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Old 11-25-2007, 08:33 PM   #90 (permalink)
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04-30-2006, 07:24 Pm

ah, rust.

weekend project #3 (of many)...

pulled up the carpet, got out the grinder, and transformed the 2 small holes in the blue car's floor into a small future welding project.

it's not nearly as bad as the red car's floor though.

i hadn't yet started grinding the red car. those holes (only 2/3 are visible in the pic) would have grown by at least 50% before i got to "good" metal (halfway to the hatchback by then.)

the blue car is very fixable.

driver's side: (click to zoom)



pass side:



despite having not been driven for 6+ months, the carpet underpadding was quite wet when i lifted it. just 1 small hole + always wet underpadding = accelerated & extensive rust.
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