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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2016 19:27:09 GMT
Compared to some the P5b isn't really that bad when it comes to going rusty. Yesterday I pulled the trim out of my taxi to have a look at the inner wheel arches. I knew they were a bit crusty,but when I squinted over the back tyres and could see the roof lining I knew they were getting bad.  |
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Post by Warwick on Mar 18, 2016 23:24:17 GMT
It's good ventilation like that, that helps minimise the trapping of damaging moisture.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2016 12:01:02 GMT
Yes the fairways have many built in self venting areas. The sills have large gaps to let water out,to ensure they have plenty to do large gaps are provided at the top to let water in. The fuse box is also water cooled when it rains water comes in via the screen and wipers to wet it and also cool the drivers feet. I've welded up one arch and protected it with some gloss black I found in the shed.  |
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Post by Warwick on Mar 21, 2016 6:47:25 GMT
You must find this sort of damage extremely frustrating. We're very fortunate down here, not needing the salting of roads in winter, and for most parts having a dryer climate.
My brother was looking for an Austin Healey years ago, from the US, and he was lucky to find one in Arizona. No rust in it at all.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2016 9:13:17 GMT
I've a regular customer for tools in New Zealand who has two P5s and a collection of old motorcycles. he reckons although salt isn't a problem,the sun drying out interiors and paintwork etc is. Some while back he sent me some pictures of a couple of huge scrapyards,I can't remember if they were in Australia or New Zealand but there were hundreds of old cars with the paint bleached off them but surface rust only on most of the panels.
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Post by Warwick on Mar 21, 2016 23:48:42 GMT
Yes, we have a high UV level in the sunlight. It destroys car interiors, plastics, and rubber; and fades paint. The paint isn't really too much of a problem, but cracking and embrittlement of plastic is a big problem. Local manufacturers learnt to formulate interior materials to resist UV better in the '70s, but it took British, European & Japanese makers a long time. We were a small market too, so there was probably no big incentive to try.
UV blocking window glass made a big difference too.
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