Rusted ae86's... Show us your rust

[Matt]

Thought it would be an appropriate area to show off how badly your ae86 has rusted. Not that rust is a good thing, but here are some pictures I stumbled across the other day.

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[AIROCOBRA]

Do not do this Matt some of us are a bit squemish when it comes to this type of thing. 1st two photos made me rush to the shed a fire up the mig , just so I could feel a little better !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here is a photo of me and my MIG ?

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/2/2/8/8/513736.jpg (http://s1104.photobucket.com/user/AE86SPRINTER/media/QLDTRIP2006020_zps336b9530.jpg.html)

[ChrisBest]

This is worse than ebony porn

[MoNsTaR]

This is worse than ebony porn

AAAAAAHAHAHAHAAA this made my night

[ChrisBest]

It's like I know that if I look ill most likely feel sick but I look anyway.

[ChrisBest]

Rust makes me sad :(

[maxhag]

Any before shots of the Drift Pig AIROCOBRA?

Just to confirm, thats Drift PIG, not Drift MIG.........

[AIROCOBRA]

Sorry JO , LOST THOSE SHOTS IN THE GREAT COMPUTER CRASH !!!!!!!!!! But do have a couple shots of what I found when I ground out the bog in the (KE15 Sprinter ) . ---- nothing , just fresh air .

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/2/2/8/8/514099.jpg (http://s1104.photobucket.com/user/AE86SPRINTER/media/KE15%20Sprinter/IMG_7108_zpse8df0372.jpg.html)

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/2/2/8/8/514100.jpg (http://s1104.photobucket.com/user/AE86SPRINTER/media/KE15%20Sprinter/IMG_7105_zps3d8b77e7.jpg.html)

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/2/2/8/8/514101.jpg (http://s1104.photobucket.com/user/AE86SPRINTER/media/KE15%20Sprinter/IMG_7101_zps6fcc2b49.jpg.html)


Bugger !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Gunner]

Rufus, before I got sick of fixing rust, and passed it on.

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/514142.jpg
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The rust in this car would of been no where as bad, if it wasn't bodged up, and covered with silicon/silastic in the first place. Doing so had trapped water and dirt and accelerated the process. Sad thing is, a $5 can of fish oil would have almost stopped the progression of any rust if it were used in the spots where rust had started to take hold.

Moral of my story? Research what you need to do to prevent rust taking over and DO NOT TRY TO JUST COVER IT UP! Let someone with half a brain do it for you if you can't figure out how to google rust prevention.

[Matt]

Another common mistake is people cut out rust and bog it up and leave undercoat covering the bog. Undercoat attracts water and makes it worse

[Matt]

Any before shots of the Drift Pig AIROCOBRA?

Just to confirm, thats Drift PIG, not Drift MIG.........

Pig is going back to metal in allot of spots so ill share what I do with it. Once I get more gas for my mig

[drift kid]

Fuck me rhyce, that thing was haggard

[AIROCOBRA]

Honestly Rhys I think you where a bit premature in getting ride of Rufus ......... Most of that will just buff out !!!!!! :DD

[Gunner]

meh new car is better, and has no rust, and lots of roll cage :D

[AIROCOBRA]

Pictures are required !!!!!!!!

[Gunner]

nope ;)

[maxhag]

nope ;)

+1 ;)

[dove grey 64]

Pictures are required !!!!!!!!

The seller of your trueno said it was full of rust. When can we see pics.

[AIROCOBRA]

Ok , Bottom line is that the rust is not as bad as I invisaged ( every one has a different perspective to the term --- bad rust ). But I still intend to reshell it ( as I have a staight, no rust shell ) . So the car has had it's rust areas treated and sealed and after several projects in front are completed then it will be rebuilt as an ( AUST) Trueno.

Here is the rust before treatment.

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/2/2/8/8/514183.jpg (http://s1104.photobucket.com/user/AE86SPRINTER/media/Trueno/IMG_7136_zpsd0434b8b.jpg.html)


http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/2/2/8/8/514184.jpg (http://s1104.photobucket.com/user/AE86SPRINTER/media/Trueno/IMG_7135_zps014ba831.jpg.html)



http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/2/2/8/8/514185.jpg (http://s1104.photobucket.com/user/AE86SPRINTER/media/Trueno/IMG_7133_zps67310f75.jpg.html)


http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/2/2/8/8/514186.jpg (http://s1104.photobucket.com/user/AE86SPRINTER/media/Trueno/IMG_7132_zpsab54a0a9.jpg.html)



OH! Not pictured and as usual , the Hatch is total crap ---- they nearly always are --- but I have a couple of good spares . Also this shell will be FIXED , lightened and prepared as a spare race shell .


In WW2 they would have classified it as CAT 2 medium FLAK damage .:DD

[dove grey 64]

Thats not too bad. I think I also saw rust around the top passenger side windscreen / a pillar aswell

[AIROCOBRA]

Yah ! both pillars will need some love , and I have not striped the car down ---- there will be more --- there always is !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[RolandGTV85]

Pictures are no longer working but does anyone remember following this build a few years ago in iceland????? Crazy crazy rust...... was super impressed that they even bothered to attempt restoring it..
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/showthread.php/51128-AE-86-Restoration-in-Iceland/page2