Your thoughts on this hellhole?, Fix immediately, or drive this summer and fix later? |
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Your thoughts on this hellhole?, Fix immediately, or drive this summer and fix later? |
98101 |
Mar 15 2018, 11:47 PM
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Michael in Seattle Group: Members Posts: 373 Joined: 7-October 17 From: Seattle, WA Member No.: 21,495 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Last week Rich/914werke spotted the first evidence of significant rust on this car, in the usual area under the battery tray. I know further exploration is needed, but I'm interested in your guesses whether it's something I should deal with immediately, or wait until next winter.
Related question: Does replacing the passenger side long, etc. usually mean wrecking the interior and paint? Passenger door closes, but droops a little when not latched. |
gothspeed |
Mar 16 2018, 08:22 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,539 Joined: 3-February 09 From: SoCal Member No.: 10,019 Region Association: None |
Mine was similar. Most of what rotted away is the thin sheet metal on top. Get a mirror and flash light and inspect the inner and outer long reinforcements behind/inside the thinner sheet metal.
Try to cover the hole in red, even temporarily. As that hole will allow hot air from under the engine to get sucked into the cooling fan. Maybe use that ground stud to hold the temporary cover in place. The door looks more like hinge area sagging or bent. If the misalignment was caused by the corrosion or long structural compromise, it would diminish the door gap as well. Attached image(s) |
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