Found Some Rust

[xxjoeyxxeb]

Hey guys,

Was cleaning the car today and took off the door sills and the passenger side found this.... Holes weren't there until I touched the spots with a screwdriver. Checked the floors and they are still good. This isn't a spot that needs to be replaced is it? What are some fixes i can do? I have never had to deal with rust before.

Thanks guys, I'll be searching the forums in the time being as well.

[MikeW]

Can you post some pictures?

[Arne]

Photo is pending admin approval.

[Arne]

Joey, I can see the thumbnail on the frontpage. Looks like the rocker panel is rusted through. And yes, you need to have that repaired, the rockers (also called sills) are an important part of the body structure.

[Zthing]

Tip of the iceberg. If that's all you have.....count yourself lucky. Want enough rust pictures to start a documentary......just let me know.

[zman525]

hahahaha.... rust! my worst enemy! cost me tooooooooooo much money! and put my 240Z 6 feet under :'(

[beandip]

looking at the pictures , the rust dosent look that bad. When you get the rust cleaned the holes will be larger , before you find good metal . Then you will be able to evaluate what you have . My 2 ¢

[bemmerguy714]

One thing is for sure. If its not removed, rust is cancer. It will spread like crazy.

[xxjoeyxxeb]

Thanks everyone. I will have it taken care of ASAP, but it might not be that soon. Fund went down after suspension, tools, and brakes...

[kenz240z]

That's another area on the Z car prone to rust. Moisture gets trapped beneath the sill plate and rust forms, ultimately eating away until holes develop. Have you given the rear wheel arches, front fenders, rear hatch, cowl area, battery tray area, frame rails, etc... a good once over? These are also some of the common rust areas.

[xxjoeyxxeb]

Ya, the rest of the car is pretty nice. Now I'm going to be looking for rust a lot more.:devious:

[EScanlon]

To give yourself a better idea of the extent of the rust, look through the inner rocker panel to the outer skin via the holes in the inner rocker panel. \

You'll probably need an inspection mirror to do this right, but that and a flashlight will tell you what you are looking at.

On the inner rocker panel, you'll find the vinyl overlay that's glued to the metal. Carefully lift the panel off the adhesive and you'll see some reinforcing stamped holes in the sheet metal. These allow you to look all the way through to the outer sheet metal of the rocker panel.

Enrique