Finally "fixed" a thing!

"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
02/05/2016 at 18:12 • Filed to: Shade tree

Water has been leaking into my cab ever since we bought this house, and I eventually identified that it was the result of my street shoulder having a slant. the my previous residence I parked in a flat gravel driveway and it didn’t leak a drop.

I’ve known of this slick bondo job before I owned the vehicle, but it was harmless. However with a slight incline towards my house from the street, when it rained water would pour across my hood and get stuck in the bond o crack valley (probably 3/32" of gap where the major crack butted). Picture heavy rain draining directly into a street sewer under the sidewalk curb.

The result is that it would pour down my clutch pedal on onto my floormatt. So in freezing weather, I had a sheet of ice on the inside of the windshield and outside (yay!). I would run a dehumidifier in it once a month and have a small absorbant towel on my rubber matt, but foggy ass windows every time ito rains or freezes while I’m driving is pretty annoying. I don’t know if you heard, but it rains a lot in the Pacific Northwest. So...

Tada! Silicone. Only in the major crested crack. The other ones, meh, they’re fine and still fairly tight gaps in spite of their unsightliness. If it leaks still, I’ll start filling the others. But the bit you see in middle was where the bits were far from flush, letting in gobs of liquid wetness.

And more improtantly, this was silicone I had opened for something else, so this “repair” [air quotes several times] cost me zero dollars.

DISCUSSION (15)

Spaceball-Two > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
02/05/2016 at 18:36

Kinja'd!!!

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Spaceball-Two
02/05/2016 at 18:43

In this case it means I’m a cheap bastard.

Spaceball-Two > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
02/05/2016 at 18:51

Gotta save for the SC.

There was a white one behind me on my way to work thing morning. Super clean looking in white.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Spaceball-Two
02/05/2016 at 18:57

I hope it had gold badges too!

BaconSandwich is tasty. > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
02/05/2016 at 20:43

Seems like a pretty neat little truck.

I know a guy who used to drive the similar vintage Datsun trucks. I think at one point he had three. I remember riding in the box of one, and looking through it and seeing the road. It was so rusted out we found an old ski pole in the box, and were able to poke it through and touch the road while we were driving. I’d consider yours to be pretty much rust free in comparison!

Spaceball-Two > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
02/05/2016 at 22:05

I couldn't tell but that was standard on the Bellevue house wife special at that time.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > BaconSandwich is tasty.
02/06/2016 at 00:37

Thanks! Not perfect but amazing lack of rust for an old Japanese vehicle.

Spaceball-Two > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
02/07/2016 at 17:19

Should I just let this go? This guy and I battle a lot.

http://cigarlounge.kinja.com/best-and-worst…

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Spaceball-Two
02/07/2016 at 17:23

One of you is a teenager, the other an adult — high road best road.

Spaceball-Two > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
02/07/2016 at 17:23

Got it. Thanks man.

Spaceball-Two > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
02/07/2016 at 17:29