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Re: Rusty rockers at 4 jack points (archive)
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Posted by MikeC on October 07, 2001 at 19:03:31:

In Reply to: Rusty rockers at 4 jack points posted by Jack on October 07, 2001 at 07:58:49:

These cars are strong as tanks.
Mine had rust holes in the floor and the rockers were like Swiss cheese, and the back valance (where the bumper goes) was almost GONE, and the bumper was loose.

I used a gallon of fiberglas resin and a bunch of glass cloth, then used a gallon of roofing tar over it to hide the texture of the glass down low where it looks like undercoating (I sprayed it while heated with a "shoots" gun I got from a body suppy shop). I sold the car after doing this, and it passed the local inspection, and it is STILL running around my area a year later nonetheless the rusty spots.

Don't let anyone scare you about safety. These cars won't ever let you down. PLUS, as long as it passes state inspection, if it does crumple in a crash, you can always sue the shop that passed it, so you can't lose in any case.
Mike



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