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Old December 28th 2003, 23:11
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Just got done installing new heater channels...arg

What a weekend. Spent all day saturday and all day today removing the rotten pieces of shat, and installing the new channels. I finished up tonight, but still have to make a few patch panels to fix some places that the rust has taken over. The bottom of the A-pillar on one side was pretty bad. When I got done I POR-15'd all the welds and any other place that I thought rust would form, or already existed. I can't wait till I get this car ready for paint. It's been a slow process, but it's coming along. When I first got it, both floorpans were so bad I was afraid to sit in the seat. I am going to go downstairs and snap some pics. I'll post them up in a little while.
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Old December 29th 2003, 09:12
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Good job!

Now spend a little more dosh on some Dinatrol for cavities, and inject it into your channels. You may need to drill 3 holes on the top of each channel (one at each end and one central). Mine came with the holes already there...
Inject a half tin into each channel, then raise/lower each end of the car (try and get it into all the nooks and crannies!). Then your channels should last for a very long time

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Old December 29th 2003, 15:55
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Thanks for the tip Sam! What is Dinatrol?
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Old January 4th 2004, 16:06
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hi
wax suspended in white spirit or rust preventative the spirit evaporates the wax covers your metal makeing it very difficult for rust to get a good hold waxoyle is another or there is the time hounered favotite of my old grandad the oil you emptied out of your car on its last service!!

i must admit to have ended up where my grandad did i sqirt my old engine oil under pressure into all those unseen cavities once a year im a bit overdue this job actually . needs to be done on a friday with lots of drip trays under the car for a weekend as well a very messy job
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