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...and found rust.
I have a leak in the passenger side window(that part that squeegee's the window) and water got inside the cab under the flooring. While I was Replacing my seat belts i discovered the wetness. After a quick inspection I discovered the leak and the (very) wet insulation under the plastic flooring. Considering the condition of the flooring I decided to Pull out the flooring and insulation. After unbolting the (rusty) seat bolts and removing the seats I Hacked away at the flooring. It took me all of 30 minutes to remove it all and I found EXTENSIVE rust damage. It looked like this had been happening for years. There were small rusts pockets all over the passenger side and even a few on the driver side. What surprised me the most was that the most damage was on that hump that runs down the middle of the cab. I can only guess that the water got soaked up by the insulation and when the rain ceased it sat there and caused the small rust pockets. As it warmed up the water evaporated and condensed on the hump, causing the most damage. The rust spot on the hump was as big as both of my hands.
Here is my idea to solve this problem and fix the rust.
1. Fix the dad gum seal on the window
2. Get a drill grinder or wire brush and remove all of the rust.
3. salvage some of my junk ammo cans for scrap metal.
4. cut the scrap metal to size with 1/2'' overlap.
5. seal the whole thing with roofing tar(leftover from a roofing project)
6. drill holes every 3'' max along overlapping scrap metal
7. rivet plate into place
8. paint with rust olem primer and paint(who cares what color,Its gonna get covered anyways)
Hope this helps someone, i looked all over the site and found nothing on this subject.
Moral of this story
INSPECT EVERYTHING
Remember, Not only was it made by the lowest bidder, the CUCV's were never treated right/maintained properly.
I have a leak in the passenger side window(that part that squeegee's the window) and water got inside the cab under the flooring. While I was Replacing my seat belts i discovered the wetness. After a quick inspection I discovered the leak and the (very) wet insulation under the plastic flooring. Considering the condition of the flooring I decided to Pull out the flooring and insulation. After unbolting the (rusty) seat bolts and removing the seats I Hacked away at the flooring. It took me all of 30 minutes to remove it all and I found EXTENSIVE rust damage. It looked like this had been happening for years. There were small rusts pockets all over the passenger side and even a few on the driver side. What surprised me the most was that the most damage was on that hump that runs down the middle of the cab. I can only guess that the water got soaked up by the insulation and when the rain ceased it sat there and caused the small rust pockets. As it warmed up the water evaporated and condensed on the hump, causing the most damage. The rust spot on the hump was as big as both of my hands.
Here is my idea to solve this problem and fix the rust.
1. Fix the dad gum seal on the window
2. Get a drill grinder or wire brush and remove all of the rust.
3. salvage some of my junk ammo cans for scrap metal.
4. cut the scrap metal to size with 1/2'' overlap.
5. seal the whole thing with roofing tar(leftover from a roofing project)
6. drill holes every 3'' max along overlapping scrap metal
7. rivet plate into place
8. paint with rust olem primer and paint(who cares what color,Its gonna get covered anyways)
Hope this helps someone, i looked all over the site and found nothing on this subject.
Moral of this story
INSPECT EVERYTHING
Remember, Not only was it made by the lowest bidder, the CUCV's were never treated right/maintained properly.
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John