More weird rust

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More weird rust

April 27, 2007, 08:20:39 PM

So I pulled off the weatherstripping on the driver's side and found this:

This is the strangest car I've ever seen. It doesn't rust in the places it's supposed to, and it does rust in the places it's not. This'll be a fun one to fix...

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Reply #1 – April 28, 2007, 08:50:37 AM

Ouch.I'm glad we don't have rust in Oklahoma.maybe a little surface rust after years and years of baking,but nothing serious.Oh well,it's just something else to keep you busy.

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Reply #2 – April 28, 2007, 09:43:05 AM

I have the same problem only mine is WAY worse then that. Check this out, there are actually holes right through it. Alex's '84 had the same problem as well. I brushed some fiberglass resin over it to seal it for now, and prevent it from spreading. My parts '86 is mint in that area, so I am going to cut it out and weld it in soon.

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Reply #3 – April 28, 2007, 10:03:54 AM

Sweet merciful . I'd have fainted if I'd have found that under there (although I'd have known it was there - obviously that rust was showing). I'm thinking I'll probably brush some resin on as well, after sandblasting and then treating with rust converter. I might even put a small strip of fiberglass mat there where it looks like the "lip" is missing

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Reply #4 – April 28, 2007, 10:19:19 AM

yeah the paint was bubbling there, and when I hit it with the blaster It blasted some holes right through it, I thought , how in the hell am I going to fix this?!?! but then my buddy mentioned my '86 and we found it to be mint. problem solved for me.

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Reply #5 – April 29, 2007, 09:06:39 AM

i can say honestly ive never seen that before...that sucks. shouldnt be too much of a biggie though i supopose. it just realy sucks to find something like that.