Rust Never Sleeps...................
 

Upon pulling the carpet back on
the drivers side of my 73E to hook up
the accelerator pedal and linkage I have
discovered quite a bit of rust forming.
The brake pedal is frozen. I'm going to have
to take the whole pedal cluster out and remove the rust. My brother said it's the lowest point of the interior and that's where the moisture and condensations going to go. From the looks of the rusty studs holding the assembly I only pray
they don't snap off. Anyone have any tips for cleaning out this rusty set back and prepping the metal? Also the pedal board is ruined. Anyone ever attempted to make one? I'm thinking about making one out of hard
plastic or something.
Thanks...all coments and tips appreciated.

Go ahead and wire brush those studs and nuts, then douse them in penetrating oil before attempting to break them. If you've got a torch, heat cycle them a few times too. Should improve their chances for survival.

Pull the cluster, disassemble it as per the Pelican tech article, cleaning rust as you go. Sandblasting is the quickest/easiest. Repaint all parts in rustproofing paint- I use POR-15. Be sure to rebuild with the bronze bushing kit- 10 to 15 bucks is worth it.

Your brother's right- some drips find their way here- but the more common reason is that a leaky master cylinder starts the rust process.

There are ABS plastic floorboards available, or you can fabricate a spiffy drilled aluminum one...

Let me know if any of your pedal cluster parts don't survive; I've got assorted spare parts from an assembly I picked up. Be happy to send whatever you need.

-d


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Dave
'72 911T to '73 RSR Replica Project

Got to disagree with DTW on this one, the most common cause of rust in this low lying area comes from spilled drinks, 32 oz Pepsi never does a ungalvanized floor pan much good. Besides, how many cup holders have you seen in our favorite P. cars? Putting a cup of liquid between the seats and expecting it to stay upright is absolutely foolish........ask me how I know this!

Touche', heheheheh.

I found that I could get a 32oz. McDonald's cup to wedge perfectly between my driver seat bolster and the door pocket. This setup survived through high cornering forces and speeds. You may wish to investigate!!!

LOL thanks for a chuckle mid-afternoon.

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Dave
'72 911T to '73 RSR Replica Project