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What gauge of sheetmetal should I use if I want to make my own patch panel?

Good day everybody. I will be restoring my son's newly bought 92MX-3RS nicknamed CHLOE. I bought this for his birthday since he will be 15 and be driving soon. I also have a black 92 MX-3 RS that is in the process of painting. The black MX was suppose to be his but after fixing it up, I decided not ...

BTW, my son named the car CHLOE'. For whatever reason, I don't know. I will start post worklog in the worklog section.

Thanks again.

Hello guys, I haven't started painting my MX yet although I already got the sealer, color, & clear last weekend. I told the paint shop guy that the car is already primered with lacquer. I expressed my concerns about the compatibility of the lacquer with other paint so he gave me a 2 part sealer ...

Judging from the looks of the bad body work, it seems that the body was "hammered" back to an acceptable form. Then the hood, fender, & headlights were replaced. Are the left & the right body panel just a mirror image of each other (openings & all)? If so I will use that as a b...

Yup, worklog will be started soon. My plan for the car is as follows: 1. Grind out and temporary seal all rust spots, repairing panels when applicable. 2. Repairing the "bad body work" from the collision. 3. Re-align all body panels when necessary. 4. Strip, body-fill, prime, seal, paint, ...

It get in a front-end collision? I don't know about that car, people have bought Mx-3's for the same price or less in much better condition. I shopped around (250mile radius) and the availability of MX-3's here are not so great. The price range I saw was $500.00 (pretty bad condition w/ a lot of mi...

Sorry, no part out. Ya, butchered. But with a little TLC & talent, it will live again. BTW I was the one who took out the weatherstripping and did patches of primer. My son & I started sanding down rust spots last week and sprayed it w/ primer for a temporary seal. It was in a left front col...

The "not so good" bodywork..

PICS... http://i1190.photobucket.com/albums/z452/kudkudniyog/Picture255.jpg picture of the car... http://i1190.photobucket.com/albums/z452/kudkudniyog/Picture256.jpg http://i1190.photobucket.com/albums/z452/kudkudniyog/Picture259.jpg http://i1190.photobucket.com/albums/z452/kudkudniyog/Picture258.jpg

Ah! I took the rubber moulding from the windshield to see the extent of the rust damage under. It does not seem to be that bad. The corners are rusted bad but it does not extend into the windshield frame.

I will post pics soon.

I contacted a different mazda dealer and Im waiting for their reply.

I found this on youtube. It's an easy way to take out the windshield.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3NCfUX5-jo

I have emailed Mazda USA about the issue. I was reading the email from the dealer again and it seems that after doing the recall, an extended warranty on the part came with it and it already expired on my car. Email say": "Sorry Alex the recall has already been performed to your vehicle, t...