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Rocker covers. I'm a bad, bad boy!, The crud chronicle |
Pat Garvey |
Jan 3 2009, 09:27 PM
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Do I or don't I...........? Group: Members Posts: 5,899 Joined: 24-March 06 From: SE PA, near Philly Member No.: 5,765 Region Association: North East States |
Could have posted this elsewhere I guess, but thought it might be better served here.
In 1974, I decided that it made good sense to annually removed the rocker covers to clean out the accumulated crap that absorbs moisture & causes rust. Did so fervently until 1990 (the last time they were removed until today). My 914 has accumulated a total of less than 4k miles since 1990, being relegated to "queen" status. So, today, being bored, I pulled them. Not an easy task for an old fart in a 44 degree garage! Good thing my 914 hasn't seen water since 1974. Don't know where the crud came from, but if water had been added to the mix I'd have had a problem. Be warned guys, this accumulation can cause MAJOR problems when left to stew. Couple of screws, couple of driven out rivtets & you can be faced with ugly stuff. Pat Attached image(s) |
ghuff |
Jun 16 2009, 09:56 PM
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This is certainly not what I expected down here. Group: Members Posts: 849 Joined: 21-May 09 From: Bodymore Murderland Member No.: 10,389 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
I have metal rivets in my car, and I also just discovered that my rocker was rotted and someone broke it in half and bondo'd it together while on the car.
I broke it in half after unscrewing the bottom. I found my long is solid, but my jack thing has a nice 2" long horizontal rust hole -- it looks liek the exact build up in the first pic in this thread sat against that nad caused it! Fortunately it is all very solid inside..... Can I get away with por15 under it, cut the rust out, leave it open, por-15 all over where surface is starting and go? Passenger side is next, and I guess I have to drill the metal rivets out to get these rocker covers off that have never been off. Better to find/fix now than later! EDIT! Thec ar is a 2/75 build date, original california car with the rockers never removed.... super clean aside from this. There is no hell hole yet, just light surface and original metal. |
Pat Garvey |
Jun 19 2009, 07:19 PM
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Do I or don't I...........? Group: Members Posts: 5,899 Joined: 24-March 06 From: SE PA, near Philly Member No.: 5,765 Region Association: North East States |
I have metal rivets in my car, and I also just discovered that my rocker was rotted and someone broke it in half and bondo'd it together while on the car. I broke it in half after unscrewing the bottom. I found my long is solid, but my jack thing has a nice 2" long horizontal rust hole -- it looks liek the exact build up in the first pic in this thread sat against that nad caused it! Fortunately it is all very solid inside..... Can I get away with por15 under it, cut the rust out, leave it open, por-15 all over where surface is starting and go? Passenger side is next, and I guess I have to drill the metal rivets out to get these rocker covers off that have never been off. Better to find/fix now than later! EDIT! Thec ar is a 2/75 build date, original california car with the rockers never removed.... super clean aside from this. There is no hell hole yet, just light surface and original metal. Replace it. Have a decent shop get rid of the old & weld in the new. I'm not saying this just fom a CW point of view. Let's say you have a flat. Pull out the factory jack, hook it up and start to lift. As the car rises, you'll probably hear a crunching sound & as you watch, the jack will destroy your rocker cover as the rocke cover becomes the strongest jacking point. Yes, it happened to me. Had to have the recievers replaced, as well as one rocker cover. Horrible things happen inside those covers, which is why I recommend removing them every 3-5 years for cleaning. It's broken - fix it! Pat |
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