Checking your convertible for Body Rott!

[davemotohead]

This is a old video of my poor convertible I drove for a year until I figured out the massive flex I was feeling was from bondo bucket body rott POS syndrome! Looked nice when I got it, but 2 years later, well watch the video

[Jake]

I've got a 65 Corsa convertible...

Had to stop watching that!

[vairchet]

I too, have a convertible that has questionable amount of rust. Other than leading edge of trunk lid and Fred Flintstone floors, car body is actually in good condition. No dents as well as external and structural areas appear to be free of rust and rot. Bought the convertible years ago as a running project. Not certain what to do with it now.

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[Frank DuVal]

Questionable? The question is what rust? I see none in the picture. You people out west don't know what rust is. To you it is something you need to sand in order to paint.

Early convertibles are overdesigned, so it is structurally fine.

Unless you imported it from northern New York, but I know you didn't because it still has wheel well arches and headlamp brows!

[66vairguy]

The general consensus is the EM convertibles stand up to rust better than the LM convertibles. I have NEVER read a reason for this!!! I do know the sheet metal used on the LM cars was thinner as anybody who has done body work on an EM versus an LM knows.

The EM cars ran the heater hose through the rocker - did that help? The LM cars used a brace in the "flush through" rockers that are prone to rusting - even in the dry West.

I'm putting a new top on my 66 convertible and after reading the Fisher Body books and examining the body --- good grief what a leaky bucket design!!!! I plan to carry a tarp so if I get caught in the rain I can cover the top to keep water out of the car

There is a reason many of the LM convertible lower rear seats rusted to nothing!!! The rear seat pan tends to fill up with water after a rainfall (or car wash). There are drains in the quarter panel into the rockers, BUT some I've examined were filled with seam sealer - no drain.