With the heater box removed, there are several holes that allow water into the cabin of the vehicle. I taped these closed with the intention of degreasing and washing down the engine bay, which looks great on the top, but below the halfway point of the engine is coated with a thick layer of gunk. During the wash, I managed to get some water into the interior of the vehicle, so I thought I'd remove the carpets to make sure I get all the water out (so as not to let it rust). However, rust had already taken hold in the front floorpans, rear floor pans, right side subframe box, and both subframe outrigger arms.


Starting with the area underneath the rear seat, I began rust-proofing using POR15 products. Grinding to base metal, using cleaner degreaser, metal prep, and then the POR15 paint. Below are some photos of the two sections currently completed, the area underneath the rear seat and the trunk.







The plan is to rust proof the interior of the car first, from the trunk up to the metal that holds the front of the front seats in place. After that is complete and all replacement metal pieces have arrived from Omicron, the repair will be done from the inside of the vehicle by removing first a section of the inner sill and replacing the boxes that the subframe attaches to. New sections of inner sill will then be fabricated and welded back in place, after which the rest of the interior will be rust proofed, as well as the entire underside of the vehicle.
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