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arska66

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« on: October 26, 2011, 11:55:28 AM »
Just peel my vinyl top of and this is what i found  curse  censored  SoapBox

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« Reply #1 on: October 26, 2011, 12:43:14 PM »
Wow, that's pretty bad. Even down the pillar.  I feel for you.

That's to the point of looking for a good doner to section from.  Otherwise it's a lot of work.

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« Reply #2 on: October 26, 2011, 02:50:04 PM »
That is what I did on my '73 Caribou --- found a donor and welded in a whole piece.  Harder part is finding a good donor.

Pic. #1 shows the damage from the vinyl top holding moisture and causing the rust.
Pic. #2 shows the "new" piece welded in and and smoothed with some filler.

Geoff

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« Reply #3 on: October 26, 2011, 04:36:22 PM »
If you weren't planning to, you really should pull the front w/shield to get at the rot and fix it the right way. 

I can say from experience, that rust under the edge WILL crack the glass.   
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« Reply #4 on: October 26, 2011, 04:46:13 PM »
Oh man, seeing that makes me thankful I have a convertible, although I've got my own rust problems in the lower body panels.
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« Reply #5 on: October 26, 2011, 07:09:02 PM »
"I can say from experience, that rust under the edge WILL crack the glass."

Ditto!  My windshield was cracked when I got the Caribou for that very reason.

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« Reply #6 on: October 26, 2011, 08:07:10 PM »
My '67 Chevrolet Impala is rusted in the exact same place as your rear window.   Actually, mine is worse. Angry

I am sure that it was GM's idea for planned obsolescence.

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« Reply #7 on: October 26, 2011, 08:46:25 PM »
Quote from: The Tassie Devil (Bruce Reynolds) on October 26, 2011, 08:07:10 PM
My '67 Chevrolet Impala is rusted in the exact same place as your rear window.   Actually, mine is worse. Angry

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« Reply #8 on: October 26, 2011, 08:49:31 PM »
Dang ST, that's rough!

My 66 Pontiac convert just had a small spot of surface rust; about the size of a pencil but it was dead center bottom and just the right spot to cause a crack.... 
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« Reply #9 on: October 26, 2011, 09:22:44 PM »
Quote from: CarFreak on October 26, 2011, 08:49:31 PM
Dang ST, that's rough!

Yes, it is.

And it was well hidden by the seller.

I've got a donor C-pilar and package shelf to replace it, just haven't got it done yet.
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« Reply #10 on: October 26, 2011, 11:20:30 PM »
Dude fix the window channels! I wish I did when I had both windshields out now mine still leak!   censored
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« Reply #11 on: October 27, 2011, 02:19:46 AM »
aska,

Sorry to see that! Your car looks really clean in he first post you made. Was the top replaced before? Makes me leery to remove mine... I'm sure there's some nastiness lurking there. The good thing is you can fix it properly now that it's all apart.
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« Reply #12 on: October 27, 2011, 11:57:29 AM »
someone had put long ago new vinyl top at it and done it wery badly, all those chrome trims and rust holes where glued whith lots of silicone  censored  Well it's kind of good thing that we have long and cold winter so lots of time to weld it together
It was kind of expected because the w/shield leaked and big rust flakes appear to the trunk  no But i would newer thougt it was so bad rusted !
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« Reply #13 on: October 27, 2011, 03:32:05 PM »
I feel much better about mine now.  I pulled the vinyl top off because I could see it starting to bubble up underneath the vinyl.
I had lots of surface rust but no real damage.  Good thing I caught it when I did!!
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« Reply #14 on: October 27, 2011, 07:33:27 PM »
Quote from: arska66 on October 27, 2011, 11:57:29 AM
someone had put long ago new vinyl top at it and done it wery badly, all those chrome trims and rust holes where glued whith lots of silicone  ...... But i would newer thougt it was so bad rusted !   Arska   

Looks like they used the wrong type of Silicone.   The rusting process would have started immediately.

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