Howdy,
This has been my experience as well.
For me, dealing with significant rust is something that I don't care to do.
It would need to be a _heck_ of a deal on a rusty vehicle that needed work
to make we want to deal with it.
Mark
On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 10:43 AM, Matt Wehland <mjw@littlegrassy.com> wrote:
> It's not the frame rust that will be a problem, it's everything else that
> is rusted.
> Brake lines, fuel lines, every fastener, bolt, fitting.
> I live in Northern IL and have had salted vehicles my whole life.
> I'm in the process of replacing all the rusted out brake lines on my
> mustang is right now.
> The fuel lines will be next.
> The body is in good shape, but everything underneath is rusted.
>
> Penetrating oil will be your friend, spray early, spray often. I like to
> start spraying fasteners long before starting to work on the parts, if I
> have the chance.
>
> The nicest vehicle I had to work on was was a Suburban from texas that
> hadn't seen salt. It was so nice to just put a wrench to things and have
> them come apart.
> Quickest repair jobs I ever did, an I finished with a smile on my face.
>
> Just something else to keep in mind.
> Matt
>
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