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Posted by: riverman Feb 3 2005, 05:29 PM

What are these for?

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Posted by: redshift Feb 3 2005, 05:34 PM

Those are the rust drains, don't remove them, your car will sink.

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Posted by: xsboost90 Feb 3 2005, 05:36 PM

im pretty sure on the assembly line, they dip the car into a vat of primer. Then when they lift it out these holes let the primer drain out completely. Then they put the caps in w/ that yellow looking crap.

Posted by: jd74914 Feb 3 2005, 06:03 PM

really, thats interesting. I've always wondered what they were for

Posted by: lapuwali Feb 3 2005, 06:09 PM

I would suspect they're also access holes for a spot welder, which has to be able to touch both sides of the panel being welded. The center tunnel is spot welded to the floor, yes?

Posted by: rdauenhauer Feb 3 2005, 06:10 PM

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they dip the car into a vat of primer.

Hmmmm not so sure of that...Have you ever opened up the longs?
No primer in there.

Posted by: SpecialK Feb 3 2005, 06:22 PM

QUOTE (lapuwali @ Feb 3 2005, 04:09 PM)
I would suspect they're also access holes for a spot welder, which has to be able to touch both sides of the panel being welded. The center tunnel is spot welded to the floor, yes?

Spot welder access sounds reasonable......but they have kept all of my rust from draining out.

Posted by: Quilmes Feb 3 2005, 06:22 PM

I am not sure what they are for but REDSHIFT thanks for the laugh, I almost pissed my pants, now my co-workers are wondering what I am laughing at so loud.

Thanks

Posted by: ! Feb 3 2005, 06:42 PM

Goatboy Glory Hole?

Posted by: riverman Feb 3 2005, 07:02 PM

Thanks for the info, guys. I was thinking they were 'best before' markers like they put some food containers. If this was the case, my ride 'went off' a long time ago.

Posted by: mike_the_man Feb 4 2005, 11:47 AM

QUOTE (mikez @ Feb 3 2005, 04:42 PM)
Goatboy Glory Hole?

ROFLMAO! Don't get too close, you might lose an eye!

Posted by: bondo Feb 4 2005, 11:53 AM

QUOTE (rdauenhauer @ Feb 3 2005, 05:10 PM)

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they dip the car into a vat of primer.

Hmmmm not so sure of that...Have you ever opened up the longs?
No primer in there.

Yup, I wish that's what they did.. but the underside of the center tunnel is bare metal. It's amazing mine isn't rustier (it just had random splotches of surface rust on the inside) There is also no paint under the floor tar (they put the tar down BEFORE painting.. what were they thinking?)