My supposed "rust free" car
06-18-2009, 10:52 PM
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My supposed "rust free" car
Well... I said when I introduced myself that the guy I bought the car from said the only major rust was on the back window... BOOOOO-HOHOOOOYY! Was he wrong or... Lied...
I pulled up the carpet and found to my saddened surprise...
The whole floor board needs to be replaced. Driver, passenger AND backseat... *sigh*... Lucky I can get floorboard from mustang unlimited for like 50 bucks a piece... yay them...
I pulled up the carpet and found to my saddened surprise...
The whole floor board needs to be replaced. Driver, passenger AND backseat... *sigh*... Lucky I can get floorboard from mustang unlimited for like 50 bucks a piece... yay them...
06-18-2009, 11:00 PM
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06-18-2009, 11:26 PM
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But yea, I did... I just didn't look UNDER the car... or carpet for that matter... rookie mistake... I know... but I'm a rookie and I just "HAAAAAD" to have it because it ran and drove and just needed "afew" thinks to be road worthy... and look what it turned into... a complete restoration job YAAY!... BUUUT Again.. It's a classic and I should have been more observant... But I had been wanting a Classic mustang for some time... since I was 15 to be exact... and It WAS to good to be true... Lesson learned.
06-18-2009, 11:36 PM
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How does one tell, without ripping up the carpet, if the floorboards are rusted out? I mean, that kind of sucks if you're looking for one and the owners tell you that you can't go ripping up the carpet to see if they're telling the truth or not.
But honestly, if the floorboards are that rusted and nothing else on the car is - he must have fixed rust elsewhere. I'd much rather replace floorboards than rust bubbles :\
But honestly, if the floorboards are that rusted and nothing else on the car is - he must have fixed rust elsewhere. I'd much rather replace floorboards than rust bubbles :\
06-18-2009, 11:46 PM
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How does one tell, without ripping up the carpet, if the floorboards are rusted out? I mean, that kind of sucks if you're looking for one and the owners tell you that you can't go ripping up the carpet to see if they're telling the truth or not.
But honestly, if the floorboards are that rusted and nothing else on the car is - he must have fixed rust elsewhere. I'd much rather replace floorboards than rust bubbles :\
But honestly, if the floorboards are that rusted and nothing else on the car is - he must have fixed rust elsewhere. I'd much rather replace floorboards than rust bubbles :\
06-19-2009, 12:26 AM
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How does one tell, without ripping up the carpet, if the floorboards are rusted out? I mean, that kind of sucks if you're looking for one and the owners tell you that you can't go ripping up the carpet to see if they're telling the truth or not.
But honestly, if the floorboards are that rusted and nothing else on the car is - he must have fixed rust elsewhere. I'd much rather replace floorboards than rust bubbles :\
But honestly, if the floorboards are that rusted and nothing else on the car is - he must have fixed rust elsewhere. I'd much rather replace floorboards than rust bubbles :\
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06-19-2009, 01:29 AM
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Then there will be the matter of the cowl. The rusty floors may have (probably did) come from a a rusty leaky cowl.
Look on the bright side. Looks like a great way to check the inside of the floor support rails.
By the way, my floors looked great from underneath but I ended up cutting out a rusted section and replacing it. It was the weld from the toeboard to the floor. It had been patched with aluminum and then undercoated.
Look on the bright side. Looks like a great way to check the inside of the floor support rails.
By the way, my floors looked great from underneath but I ended up cutting out a rusted section and replacing it. It was the weld from the toeboard to the floor. It had been patched with aluminum and then undercoated.