Found rust on the shoebox :(

". ." (xllx) 01/29/2015 at 17:29 • Filed to: shoebox, blue torpedo

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The reason we bought that particular 126p is because it seemed relatively rust free. We inspected the body, which was fine aside from a touch-up below the rear windshield. The undercarriage seemed ok as well. It had a little surface rust, but nothing some sandpaper and rust inhibitor couldn't fix. The worst bit was the jacking point mount which we planned to replace. For a 126p to survive our salt heavy winters with a factory floor is quite remarkable.

Unfortunately, while we had the offside rear wheel off to get to the petrol tank I noticed something wrong with the metal around the spring mount. It had a thick layer of weirdly crunchy black rust protector on it. I decided to jab it with a screwdriver and the bloody thing went right through. By poking a few more times I got a hole that was about 2,5cm tall and 1 cm wide - not massive but definitely less then ideal a few cm from the spring mount.

Tomorrow I'll tow the body to a workshop to have it properly assessed. I hope the bill for having all the rust fixed won't be crippling, because it'd be a bloody shame to have to abandon the project now. While a complete new floor for that car only costs about $65 if it's really bad I reckon we'll just scrap it and get on with our lives. I'd be gutted if it came to that though. :(

Cé hé sin > . . 01/29/2015 at 18:38

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Old rustproofing does that. It cracks, water gets behind the cracked rustproofing and magic! Your rustproofing is now acting as a corrosion promoter.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Cé hé sin 01/29/2015 at 19:00

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It's like using rain x. You pay for it, apply it, but then it rains anyway!

. . > Cé hé sin 01/29/2015 at 19:04

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Yup. There doesn't seem to be much of that stuff on the car though (just inside the wheel wells) so I'm hoping that there's only one disaster area. If there's more I might just scrap the bloody thing and cut my losses. I think I'd cry though. :'(