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More rust potential to be aware of
Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2025 8:45 pm
by rollingpinz
The exterior panel, just behind the driver’s door, has a foam gasket and mine must have been holding water. The body tub is fine, but the panel actually built up enough rust that it got through. Ugh.
Re: More rust potential to be aware of
Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2025 9:28 pm
by rollingpinz
I’m going to be changing the muffler in a week or 2, so I figured I’d clean up the heat shield. It was covered in rust on both sides. When I pulled it down, a lot of dried mud and some grass fell from between the shield and the body. I cleaned the rust as much as I could and applied rust encapsulater.
Just a warning for anyone else battling rust.
Also, the front has washers to act as spacers. I put a dab of silicone to hold them together and in place while I put the bolts back in.
Re: More rust potential to be aware of
Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2025 4:30 am
by Hugues
rollingpinz wrote: Sun Feb 23, 2025 9:28 pm
I’m going to be changing the muffler in a week or 2, so I figured I’d clean up the heat shield. It was covered in rust on both sides. When I pulled it down, a lot of dried mud and some grass fell from between the shield and the body. I cleaned the rust as much as I could and applied rust encapsulater.
Just a warning for anyone else battling rust.
Also, the front has washers to act as spacers. I put a dab of silicone to hold them together and in place while I put the bolts back in.
I've replaced my exhaust heat shield with a custom made aluminum shield
that was 2 years ago, still holding good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zw03UNO5F08
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Re: More rust potential to be aware of
Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2025 12:48 pm
by rollingpinz
I like that it’s one continuous piece.