most rust prone spots on the fc?
12-12-05, 02:27 PM
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most rust prone spots on the fc?
hey i was reading the thread about driving the fc in the winter which im forced to do and it got me hype to rustproof her. So far ive been getting her washed, including the underbody and rust inhibitor service every week. But now i went out and bought a few can of rubber underbody coating. I am sure I need to hit the metal; sections of the wheel wells but where else would be important. DOnt say the whoel underside cause i just dont have the time.
Im going to continue getting the underbody wash and rust coating but i just want this extra protection.
Im going to continue getting the underbody wash and rust coating but i just want this extra protection.
12-12-05, 03:15 PM
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check where the rocker panels meet the floor boards on both sides of the car. My seven had rust holes there I pushed a screwdriver through with no effort at all. I welded new metal in and fiberglassed both top and bottom then appled undercoating.
12-12-05, 03:22 PM
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Im sorry, I don't mean to tease or burn here....
but you have a thousand something posts on here and don't know what a rocker panel is????????????what do you discuss on here?
the rocker is the section of the body that is underneath the door...it makes up the sill plate (the bottom of the door jamb that has the plastic panel that says "Mazda") basically the area that will be covered by a side skirt
but you have a thousand something posts on here and don't know what a rocker panel is????????????what do you discuss on here?
the rocker is the section of the body that is underneath the door...it makes up the sill plate (the bottom of the door jamb that has the plastic panel that says "Mazda") basically the area that will be covered by a side skirt
12-12-05, 03:43 PM
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Originally Posted by classicauto
Im sorry, I don't mean to tease or burn here....
but you have a thousand something posts on here and don't know what a rocker panel is????????????what do you discuss on here?
the rocker is the section of the body that is underneath the door...it makes up the sill plate (the bottom of the door jamb that has the plastic panel that says "Mazda") basically the area that will be covered by a side skirt
but you have a thousand something posts on here and don't know what a rocker panel is????????????what do you discuss on here?
the rocker is the section of the body that is underneath the door...it makes up the sill plate (the bottom of the door jamb that has the plastic panel that says "Mazda") basically the area that will be covered by a side skirt
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12-12-05, 03:47 PM
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Originally Posted by BklynRX7
Just never used that term before thats all. Thanks for the description.
12-12-05, 04:18 PM
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"Posi-traction" was a trademark for GM's LSD unit, so that's how it got the name... You'd be surprised how many rednecks have argued with me saying Posi's weren't limited slip... 
As far as FC rust areas... These are the main ones, along with ways to prevent it...
1. sunroof (clean drain tubes)
2. around edge of rear wheel well (wash your damn car regularly!)
3. rocker panels (clean drain holes)
4. along bottom of door (clean drain holes)
5. along where hatch rests (drain plugs at the corners with tubes)
6. lower window trim (good luck)
As far as FC rust areas... These are the main ones, along with ways to prevent it...
1. sunroof (clean drain tubes)
2. around edge of rear wheel well (wash your damn car regularly!)
3. rocker panels (clean drain holes)
4. along bottom of door (clean drain holes)
5. along where hatch rests (drain plugs at the corners with tubes)
6. lower window trim (good luck)
12-12-05, 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by 13b4me
"Posi-traction" was a trademark for GM's LSD unit, so that's how it got the name... You'd be surprised how many rednecks have argued with me saying Posi's weren't limited slip...
As far as FC rust areas... These are the main ones, along with ways to prevent it...
1. sunroof (clean drain tubes)
2. around edge of rear wheel well (wash your damn car regularly!)
3. rocker panels (clean drain holes)
4. along bottom of door (clean drain holes)
5. along where hatch rests (drain plugs at the corners with tubes)
6. lower window trim (good luck)
As far as FC rust areas... These are the main ones, along with ways to prevent it...
1. sunroof (clean drain tubes)
2. around edge of rear wheel well (wash your damn car regularly!)
3. rocker panels (clean drain holes)
4. along bottom of door (clean drain holes)
5. along where hatch rests (drain plugs at the corners with tubes)
6. lower window trim (good luck)
i gotta start trackign down those drain holes but for ohter reasons. I have a mysterious leak that rises form beneath my rear seat.
12-12-05, 05:58 PM
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Originally Posted by BklynRX7
my lower window trim is GONE LOL
i gotta start trackign down those drain holes but for ohter reasons. I have a mysterious leak that rises form beneath my rear seat.
i gotta start trackign down those drain holes but for ohter reasons. I have a mysterious leak that rises form beneath my rear seat.
Originally Posted by arghx
yeah where are these drain holes at? I didn't know the sunroof had a drain hole...
12-12-05, 06:03 PM
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Rust is probably the most annoying thing in the world. For instance, my paint job was stellar when I bought my car in 02. One winter in St Louis and BAM! both rear-wheel wells rusted up like the tin man.
12-12-05, 06:15 PM
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Originally Posted by 13b4me
"Posi-traction" was a trademark for GM's LSD unit, so that's how it got the name... You'd be surprised how many rednecks have argued with me saying Posi's weren't limited slip...
12-12-05, 11:02 PM
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Originally Posted by arghx
I don't think I could stand to bust 50 million more plastic interior pieces in an attempt to remove the sunroof panel. Broken interior pieces are probably the most annoying thing about owning an Rx-7.
12-13-05, 12:30 AM
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I gutted my car as well I went over it top and bottom and rust proofed it all and repaired a few rust holes. I resealed the **** out of it. I even removed the gas tank and got underneath that and recoated the tank. The filler neck all that ****. It sucked doing it but now I know what my car has. I did this before I even really did any work to the car. Why put money into a car that could be a rust bucket??? In my opinion everyone should check before they pour money into something like that.
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12-13-05, 12:39 AM
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the front floor pans behind the front wheels . god my 2nd fc had it bad on both sides corse living half its life in boston where they put salt on the roads . then the other half in corpsi christi (gulf coast) doesnt help either so by the time i got it you could see the light in some places if you pulled back the carpet . so i sold it for 600 dollars and bought my present one for 550 with 60k on the motor . i'd say i won on that deal
12-13-05, 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by arghx
I don't think I could stand to bust 50 million more plastic interior pieces in an attempt to remove the sunroof panel. Broken interior pieces are probably the most annoying thing about owning an Rx-7.
Oh and one other notorious rust area is behind the mouldings...
12-13-05, 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by 13b4me
You don't have to remove any plastic to pull the sunroof panel... That's where the tubes coming from the sunroof connect with the outbound drain tubes... That's where you'll have to disconnect them if they need cleaning... Any water behind the seat either means you have holes in your floorpans or the sunroof tube has become disconnected from the outbound tube, and is leaking directly into your car...
Oh and one other notorious rust area is behind the mouldings...
Oh and one other notorious rust area is behind the mouldings...
Im gonna do it all at once, remove the seats, and sides, repair the leak and put back in storage bins
12-13-05, 11:17 AM
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Yea you'll wanna start by removing the door sills... Then remove the plastic piece that wraps around the top edge of the rear corner and secures the speaker covers... After that you can remove the seatbelt hook and pull the main plastic panel... You'll find the tubes behind that panel... There should be some sort of "T" there where the tube connects...
