by "Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
Published 06/30/2017 at 23:27
by "Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
Published 06/30/2017 at 23:27
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the Flintstones actually drove an XJS.
Expected and fairly typical rust. The drain lines that are supposed to carry condensation away from the A/C airbox are half the size on an XJS as they are on other cars. This results in pools of water developing in the dash which then slosh into the footwells and, amusingly, the dashboard electronics like the super finnicky A/C controls and the radio. Once moisture touches the carpet in the footwells you can kiss your floorboards goodbye. An insane half-inch of sound deadening material collects moisture from across the known universe and holds it dear against the ungalvanized yet fairly thick steel. This results in easily-repairable fairly localized rust that is trivial to cut out and weld in a new floor pan. Hopefully I’ll have that done by the end of July. In the meantime I’ve put three rubber floor mats down, replaced the plywood floor that was in place, and put another floor mat on that. Nice and quiet now.
"2Fast2Furious: Rotary Powered" (2fast2furiousfc3s)
06/30/2017 at 23:35, STARS: 0
That does not look healthy, I would’ve thought youd have seen this when you inspected the car? Especially if you put it on a lift pre purchase? I hope you planned for such rust repair when you haggled a price
"K-Roll-PorscheTamer" (k-roll390)
06/30/2017 at 23:39, STARS: 9
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That looks like cancer....I mean cutting and welding shouldn’t be much a problem from the looks of it, but holy wow that is terribad. At least you’ve a positive outlook on it.
"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
06/30/2017 at 23:50, STARS: 0
I knew what I was getting into. It’s a pre-galvanization Jag, after all. Though it’s only lived (from what I can tell) in Arizona and Kansas so the rust is pretty much localized to the Usual Suspects where rainwater and condensation ends up pooling.
"Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever" (rustanddust)
06/30/2017 at 23:51, STARS: 2
Don’t listen to them, you’re fine :P
"K-Roll-PorscheTamer" (k-roll390)
06/30/2017 at 23:54, STARS: 1
Then it should be alright then I believe. It just looks very scary.