And (lightly) daily drive all year round? In MI? An older, ie 40's, 50's, 60's era truck. Im not talking pristine, just something to tow occasionally with and run to the home depot. But is there anyway to stop rust? Install fittings all over it to blow oil in all the nooks and crannies? Are you stuck with something built after they started galvanizing?
Thanks!
Joey
Based on my 97 F250 and it's 4 MI winters under my ownership, NEVER EVER park in a garage or if you do, wash it IMMEDIATELY and dry THROUGHLY. Right now after crawling around under it, the frame and crossmembers look like E36 M3, but most of the body panels are in some damn fine shape. Most of the rust I see was there starting when I bought it back in 01.
well if my truck is any indication I'd say yes. She's almost 60 years old and except for a light dusting of surface rust she is clean, no rot no significant rust. And I'm pretty sure the farm she lived on didn't coddle her or keep her indoors.
The secret as someone else pointed out in my thread is although she saw the elements she didn't see the salted roads. So if you are going to drive it out on the roads in the winter then you need to wash it down good afterwards.
These old trucks have some pretty heavy sheet metal and hold up well. Keep em clean, give em a coat of paint to protect them and they hold up well.
Waxoyl is a product the Brits use, and I think I will use it on my Mini when I redo it. Should be good for trucks also. The problem is the old trucks don't have galvanized metal. Unless it got paint on it, it's unprotected, and there's a lot of pockets where moisture can collect. I did a short how-to page on cleaning out the orifices on my '65 F100 that will give you some idea of problem areas. F100 rust cavities
Hmmm, could you strip it down to bare nothing and have the whole truck dipped????
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