Rust prevention

[cj847]

I have been wanting to post about this for a while. I've been waiting to get a bunch of clear pics and write a narrative. I've decided I might as well just start and invite others to add their input. Hopefully it will become something.

I'm going to make a bold statement that I believe to be true: Excluding air tanks, no auto manufacturer makes a sealed metal structure. In other words, every part of the body of a vehicle must have a drain. If not for water, for moisture.

I titled this rust prevention because a good portion of the rust problems in old vehicles is not that it doesn't have a means to avoid rust, but that something is making the factory method ineffective. This post is to remind us as enthusiasts to correct these problems.

So, I'll begin at the front: The very front lower section of the front fender. As you can see there is a nice drain in the "pocket" of the front fender. Unfortunately, every truck I have ever bought had this area stuffed with old rags, spare container of some fluid, mud, etc,etc