4th gen rust
Just asking for opinions, if anybody has seen any areas on their cars prone to rusting. i know like 3rd gens had floor pan problems, and a few other areas. I havent seen any major rusting besides some surface rust on the inside of the door area ( been fixed) but has anyone had problems with the wheel wells, or chassis, or floor pans?
I just want to prep my car and fix it ahead of time before anything goes bad lol, thanks guys. |
rear shock tower / wheel well areas are a known issue to heavily exposed cars
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also top of the front strut/upper control arm where it bolts through in the fender wheel
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I've noticed on my 96, the platewhere the stock airbox would be opposite the battery, theres a little rust forming there.
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rear wheel wells, even with the factory undercoating, likes to fall off in big chunks
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Right around where the molding is on the door
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im perplexed on how composite doors can rust
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Idk it looks exactly like rust bubbles, even my dad thinks so lol, could've sworn they had a thin metal covering
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maybe the paints delaminating from the surface
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lol the doors are effin plasticy stuff, ur paints just FUBAR'D (yea theres an old term for ya!!)
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I might expect to eventually see rust along the firewall in the corners where the wheel wells slope down, like behind the ecm. the 99 I stripped had a pine needle & leaf pile back there. No big rust yet but eventually there would be.
I saw very little rust on the 99Z I stripped, ~9 years/80000 miles. I remember the shock mount on the UCA was a total disaster. IIRC there is a rubber isolator that must trap water. What a mess. And the fuel and brake line nuts. The lines had some green coating and looked like new but the nuts were quite rusted. Other than that not bad. I was more amazed how the bottom of the car looked just like the bottom of my 82 TA. 1980 engineering lives! |
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