![]() ![]() Had the visible spots been repaired, the invisible (from the outside) spots would have eaten through in another year or so. Here you can see that there are more than a couple of spots. Much of the surface was rusted and where dirt accumulated the surface rust has started to eat its way through the sheetmetal. So we removed the dogleg.īelow: Looking at the inside of the dogleg above. Left unattended these tiny spots would have turned into a major rust problem, under the new paint. Rust had eaten its way from the inside out. When a small body pick was pressed against these spots they quickly turned into "holes". Then the corrosive gases start to eat the metal.īelow: Rust hole cut out square - so new metal can be welded in-place.īelow: What "looked" like a solid, rust free dog leg turned out having several very tiny "spots" on the otherwise shinny metal. This damage is most likely caused by exhaust gases raising from the tail pipe, which in turn eat the paint and leave the metal exposed. After sanding the paint off, the spot grew to about the size of a silver dollar and it was evident it was rusted through. Prior to removing the paint, there were just a couple of little bubbles in the paint here. The problem is, by the time you see a tiny spot on top, the rust has already done its damage, eating its way up from the underside. Pictured below is a typical "spot" for corrosion or rust to eat it's way up through the metal from the underside. Petersburg) Florida.Īnyone Would Honestly "Call This" A Rust Free 240-Z. ![]() It has always been garage kept here in Pinellas County (Clearwater/St. This car was all original with 62K miles, purchased from the original owner. The Z shown below exhibited no visible rust when it was completely disassembled and "refreshed" in 1998. If the above statement is true - where do we find the rust eating away on our 240-Z's, when it's not easily spotted on the exterior of the car? ![]() This is especially true where access to the back side of the panels is not possible. Any steel bodied car that is 30+ years old will have rust working its way from the inside of the body panels out. "Rust Free 240-Z" How many times have you seen this claim made by people selling a Datsun 240-Z? The truth is, there is no such thing as a "completely" Rust Free Datsun 240-Z. ![]()
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