 Longitudinal Rust - Water Egress |
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| RTz |
 Nov 30 2024, 12:56 PM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 18-October 24 From: Oregon City Member No.: 28,424 Region Association: None  |
Good morning gentleman, first time poster from the wet state of Oregon. I picked up a nice '72 from Mikey914 a couple months ago. I've found virtually no rust so far and obviously I'd like to keep it that way.
My question, regarding the long's, is where are the places water can/does get into them? I get the hell hole opens up the top and water has a direct path, but without the hell hole, what other ways does water make its way in? Thank you, Ron   |
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| brant |
Nov 30 2024, 01:01 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 11,806 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Colorado Member No.: 47 Region Association: Rocky Mountains 
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The rear tires pack mud, water, debris
Rockers should be removed and cleaned out as maintenance…. Annually or so |
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| 930cabman |
Nov 30 2024, 01:03 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,722 Joined: 12-November 20 From: Buffalo Member No.: 24,877 Region Association: North East States
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QUOTE(brant @ Nov 30 2024, 02:01 PM)  The rear tires pack mud, water, debris Rockers should be removed and cleaned out as maintenance…. Annually or so (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welcome.png) Great looking example, keeping her indoors also helps very much |
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| SirAndy |
Nov 30 2024, 01:16 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,915 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
The rear window tends to leak and water will puddle on the floor behind the seats and when the pan starts rusting around the perimeter it will allow water to get into the longs that way.
Remove the seats, remove the carpet on the floors, do the "crunch" test on the tar. If you see any rust around the edges, dig deeper. Reseal the rear window. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bye1.gif) PS: (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welcome.png) |
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| RTz |
Dec 2 2024, 09:06 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 18-October 24 From: Oregon City Member No.: 28,424 Region Association: None |
Great, thank you gents for the tips and welcoming.
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| Montreal914 |
Dec 2 2024, 09:37 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,709 Joined: 8-August 10 From: Claremont, CA Member No.: 12,023 Region Association: Southern California
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/welcome.png) Best place to find all you need to know about our little cars/addiction (IMG:style_emoticons/default/assimilate.gif)
Beautiful car! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) There is a ~1/2" hole on the top side in the rear upper part of the long where it ends against the forward side of the rear trunk front wall. You can use a cheap endoscope on your phone and snake it in to see how things look inside. You can also use it to spray some wax or chassis protective coating with a catheter nozzle rattle can thing. Then, along the bottom seam weld of the long there are elongated drain holes about 1" x 3/16". They are created by protrusions punched in what is called the inner rocker. You can see them in the picture below of an inner rocker repair panel.  BTW, these lower long drains are accessible without the removal of the rocker panels. You can use a hook pick or small screw driver to make sure they are clear. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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