Hi Mark,
Welcome to the list!
>From what I've seen and read, what you mention are some of the usual spots.
Main one is where the front fenders are attached just ahead of the doors.
Dirt can collect inside the fender-well in the back lower corner. The
drainage in the cowl-area just ahead of the windshield dumps directly into
those corners. The dirt stays moist for a long time and eats away at the
metal. Try to keep those corners clean and dry. Where the fenders bolt near
the hinges there is a horse-hair type pad that can trap water, you'll also
see rust there.
Trunk side areas are another. They can trap a lot of water, and usually
rust through. Rear seam in the trunk floor gets some rust.
Yup, under the battery tray.
I've also seen rust at the leading edge of the hood.
Also the firewall around pass-through holes to engine compartment.
And where the body bolts to the frame, again the horse-hair pads may trap
water and rust the frame, mostly the front ones under the firewall.
Fred - So.SF
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>Subject: Rust question
>Author: "Mark Haverly" <mhaverly@citlink.net>
>Date: 1/11/2001 10:15 AM
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>I have started stripping my '69 2000 (finally). Lurking on the list I have
>noticed comments like "rust in all of the usual places". What are those
>usual places? I was suprized to find a fair amount of rust on the flat
>surface in the trunk (under the liner), with very little in the side areas
>(by the fender wells). It wasn't even where the spare goes, it was to the
>right. There is also rust under the batter tray; the sheetmetal flaps a
>little. Are these common areas? Can someone demystify for me?
>
>If it helps, the car has been in Northern California its entire life.
>
>Thanks for the help!
>
>Mark Haverly
>'69 2000
>Sacramento, CA
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