RE: Rust Survey

["R.J. Latherow" <rjl@inertia.org>]

I can actually concur with this- I had a 71 square and a 66 fasty, both
sitting in the same yard for the same amount of time.  The fasty's pan was
shot (it was a sunroof tho) but the body was like a tank, while the 71
(Deathrust) was just a mess everywhere.  Windows, pan, cargo.  Must have
been very different qualities of metal....  I could barrely deflect the
metal in the 66 by pushing, but my 70 fasty bends much easier.

-rj

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andre and Holly [mailto:shackedup@home.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 11:17 AM
> To: Type Three Mailing List
> Subject: Re: Rust Survey
>
>
> Here on the West Coast I often see two patterns of rust in our cars.  The
> Older cars up to about '67 rust in the traditional areas; battery tray,
> upper wings near the doors, and from the rear wheel arches up behind the
> rear passenger interior panels.  The newer cars rust EVERYWHERE,
> especially
> in the front, but high up.  The bumpers hang on faith alone.  Behind the
> brake fluid reservoir is always a goner and this rot often works it's way
> back so that under your dash you can start to see light.  The
> weirdest part
> is that the pan on theses cars is often rock solid.  Seems like the early
> bodies were sealed better and had fewer places that trapped
> water, and that
> they did something with the later pans.  maybe it's just that the
> later cars
> were more likely to have had maintenance free, non-drippy batteries in
> them?!?  I don't know, just an observation.
>
> Andre Bailly
>
> '63 Notch
> '69 Notch
> '65 Hell Wagen
>
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