i would feel safer driving a 25 year old cruiser with 800,000 miles and rust holes in the frame than a brand new kia or hyundai
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Come on man. Have you ever driven a car and had your brakes fail and lose all your brake fluid in a matter of seconds? I have. It’s not fun man.
I think his point is more so that the holes in the frame aren’t really a super dangerous scenario. Unless they are like 3rd Gen 4Runners and render your trailing arms dangerously useless. My point in this is, take care of what needs taken care of and prepare to walkaway when the time comes that you can no longer nurse her. My girl is rusty, but all of my brake lines have been replaced and fuel lines have been replaced. Critical components need addressed for sure. But every point made in this thread have been spot on.
The holes make you go faster. Less wind resistance, duh!
Agreed. Imagine the bill at the mechanic shop when they quote him to replace brake lines. I don’t even wanna know.
It will be an egregious amount I’m sure
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Reformed Boston driver; I know rust. What is your goal with this car? You’ve been given a lot of good, (but conflicting) advice… but only you know what your preferred path is.
That said, why are you so holding onto this rig, if you’re concerned about rust? Just sell it and buy a rust free car from all the places where cars don’t rust! Any loss on price of selling a rusty LC in California will be far less than the rust mitigation and added labor costs over the life of the vehicle if you’re not doing it yourself. And, if you are working on it yourself, don’t hate yourself so much… that is a miserable road! As said by others, the frame rust isn’t what scares me on this, it is every piece of hardware and line that will round over when you put a wrench on it. Everything will takes hours longer… it is not just the frame failing when driving down road; it is everything else! To be clear, you will spend less money cutting losses now.
That said, why are you so holding onto this rig, if you’re concerned about rust? Just sell it and buy a rust free car from all the places where cars don’t rust! Any loss on price of selling a rusty LC in California will be far less than the rust mitigation and added labor costs over the life of the vehicle if you’re not doing it yourself. And, if you are working on it yourself, don’t hate yourself so much… that is a miserable road! As said by others, the frame rust isn’t what scares me on this, it is every piece of hardware and line that will round over when you put a wrench on it. Everything will takes hours longer… it is not just the frame failing when driving down road; it is everything else! To be clear, you will spend less money cutting losses now.
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Thanks for input everyone. I'm not so concerned as I want a return on my investment. If we're at hindsight and you tell me I can get 5-6 good years without major repair I'll hold it. But as you can tell im not experienced in rust so the holes got gave me concern.
A 100 series is not an "investment" it is a labor of love. These trucks are old and expensive to maintain to a high standard. Large repairs will come up routinely and the rust issues you are dealing with will only compound the cost.
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haha I like the poem. Trust me if I were in it for that type of investment I would've bought a Corolla
Honestly that is not even that bad compared to other cars in the NE. I saw the new thing is Laser Rust Removal they bring it to the Metal. then paint coated again.
Fluid Film smells like wet sheep... if you're not familiar with that, if you've ever gotten a wool sweater wet, it smells like that but a LOT stronger. Smell goes away after a while.