Re: [T3] Rear air vent rust

[Ben Doughney <ben_d@clear.net.nz>]

on 10/12/2002 1:20 AM, Joe Barnes at joebarnes84@hotmail.com wrote:

> If the rusty section is above where the roof joins the body then you
> should be ok so long as you weld very carefully and only do the bottom
> seam in short bursts so that you don't build up too much heat. The foam
> is underneath the roof joint in the triangular bit behind the window and
> you couldn't remove it short of cutting this whole section out, or
> making a hole and digging it out from the top. There would be little
> point in doing this though unless the bottom of the drainage tube was
> rusted out...

I guess I will take the rear mudguard off to check it all out before I weld
it.

Thanks,
Ben Doughney

'75 1200L
'63 1200 - Ringo
'71 1600TL

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