Quote:
Originally Posted by Tobra
or a Fiat
You can get reproduction sheet metal for any part of an early Rustang
|
Fiats and Vegas/Pintos would totally rust out in four years when I was a kid in New England. I once put my foot entirely through the door sill and rocker of a Fiat straight through from the top. That car was 6. I had a 68 124 spider, and had it rustproofed 2 times. Drove it in the salt one time, and lost the box ends of the rockers and got a little rust at the back of the front fender. I flushed out those rockers too, once a year. By 79, Fiats had plastic fender liners and better ruyst protection, which is why most of the spiders you see on the road are 79 or newer. The rear wheel arches go, but the rockers and front end remain intact.
It was the floor pans that went out first in a Mustang, but those early cars deteriorated fast. I could never drive that car in the salt.