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Old 09-11-2013, 11:22 PM   #15
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Re: Too Much Rust???

If you get it or any truck, if you have any cracking at all in the rain gutter (drip rail) get all the sealant scrapped out, wire brush and spray the area down with some acid to kill the rust, then re seal it with a product made for drip rails get it at a body paint supply store.

Same for the area above and below the outside windshield on both sides, pull the cowl as the seam below the windshield extends underneath it, same treatment. Look at all the body panels under the cowl and make sure they are sealed too, i had a 1/8 gap at the widest point where 3 panels came together just below the windshield, came that way from factory, seal all the seams with seam sealer.

Pull the vent flapper doors and clean out the area just below, it fills up with all kinds of crap, make sure you find the drain hole and make sure its not plugged
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