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Is anyone's car not rust proofed?

Reply #15 –
yep...Rusty Jones


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Is anyone's car not rust proofed?

Reply #16 –
Quote from: daminc;333793
Mine was rust proofed new, and garaged all it's life. Still trying to figure out what went wrong there. :punchballs:


one word: buffalo.

Is anyone's car not rust proofed?

Reply #17 –
Ziebart hasn't stopped the rocker rot on the 95. Then again I think MN-12s came from the factory with rocker rot:hick:
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

Is anyone's car not rust proofed?

Reply #18 –
Wasn't that the py recycled metal era
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5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
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Reply #19 –
my red 86 was sure sealed, no rust on it but by the rear window. i wonder what it looks like now.
the other 86 wasnt rustproofed (from what i could tell) but nothing worth mentioning on it either.

what plugs are you guys talking about, the only plugs i remember seeing are body plugs.
anyone have a pic of them?
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Reply #20 –
Sorry, all my plugs rusted off the car with the panels.
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5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
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Reply #21 –
Quote from: daminc;333815
Wasn't that the py recycled metal era


I think so. When ever I see a fox at the yard it will have rot but not near as bad as the MN-12s. The odd thing is most of the MN-12s are newer than the fox cars....
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

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Reply #22 –
Quote from: thunderjet302;333827
I think so. When ever I see a fox at the yard it will have rot but not near as bad as the MN-12s. The odd thing is most of the MN-12s are newer than the fox cars....


Aren't ALL the MN-12's newer than the Fox cars?:poke:
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Reply #23 –
Yeah good point:dunce:

I should have said from the 90s. Most Mn-12s are from the 90s, except for the 89s;)
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

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Reply #24 –
No coating, no rust
Mike

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Reply #25 –
I have no rust or coatings. And why I have no clue.
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Reply #26 –
Dono about coating... I don't think I do, but I have found no rust anywhere on or under the car other than minor surface rust and a little in the windshield pillars.

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Reply #27 –
I've heard that if you shoot rustproofing into doors and rockers, you plug the weep holes and it holds more water in the panels. No coating would mean that the moisture can escape easily, and air can circulate to dry it out. Kinda sounds like a good theory to me. Not sure if it's the reason though.
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5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
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Reply #28 –
Underside of my car and the doors are good. Lots of small spots starting to rust on the roof and body panels though. Couple of our trouble spots I have avoided looking at... No rust proofing either.

Under side sure is bent up. Looks like someone took the car curb hopping.
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Reply #29 –
-what is this "rust" you speak of???? :hick:
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