Pulled the interior out over the last couple of days, got to the carpet today and lookie what I found.
Not as bad as I thought, I felt the carpet was wet a few times. Hopefully shouldn't to big a deal, I'm supposed to be driving to LA in 2 weeks to swap in a full black leather interior, so I hope I can get this taken care of quick!
Rust is a plague. Good luck with it.
Your best bet is to just pretend that you didn't see that, trust me.
My E34 535i had a pretty good rust issue once I started tearing into it, I found that a LOT of patience, a grinder and about 200 bucks worth of rust inhibitor paint make for a fun . . .and somewhat floaty when it's raining outside and you're doing this in a garage . . . time. I just pretend it's a game, and the way to the end is to beat the boss (big rust spots) and various enemies (little rust spots).
Grind and paint my friend . . .grind and paint.
-Stig
Nothing a few minutes with some tin snips and a MIG welder couldn't fix.
Not from New England are you?
TOZOVR wrote: Not from New England are you?
I live in charleston SC now, but I lived in PA and Rochester NY for a while.
my first thought was, "where's the rust?"
my second thought was... "Since your vehicle is plagued by extreme rust, I'll Gladly take it off your hands cheap.."
I once used that second thought to very nearly purchase a 98 wrangler that had its, "axles covered in extreme rust." The owner started an axle swap to some junkyard axles that weren't covered by rust and then quit.
TOZOVR wrote: Not from New England are you?
That was my first thought also, "you are not from the north where they salt the roads."
Around here (Northern Ohio) that would be listed as either as "rust free" or "minor, typical rust"
Black Stig wrote: My E34 535i had a pretty good rust issue once I started tearing into it, I found that a LOT of patience, a grinder and about 200 bucks worth of rust inhibitor paint make for a fun . . .and somewhat floaty when it's raining outside and you're doing this in a garage . . . time. I just pretend it's a game, and the way to the end is to beat the boss (big rust spots) and various enemies (little rust spots).Grind and paint my friend . . .grind and paint.
-Stig
LOL I thought I was the only one who made a game out of it!
Hahaha, no I'm in OK. They only have to salt/sand roads maybe 1-2 weeks a year.
I'm hoping I can find someone in the Tulsa/OKC area who can help me out with that. Pretty happy that's all thats there.
3/4 ply wood on the bottom and 1/4 inch on the top. Sandwitch it and forget it.............
You're kidding me, right? that's about 15 minutes of work with a grinder, snips and a mig. Easy, flat panels...and no worries of cosmetics so it's a good first project.
Buy your own tools...get to work!
Per
Hell, for us British car guys, that's not rust...
...it's patina
for socal that outragous car neglect. I wag my finger at your sir!
Per Schroeder wrote: You're kidding me, right? that's about 15 minutes of work with a grinder, snips and a mig. Easy, flat panels...and no worries of cosmetics so it's a good first project.
Buy your own tools...get to work!
Per
Hahahaha, how much can I get a decent welder for? I'd love to learn to start taking care of stuff like!
