Moisture, salt and sand is not a kombi\'s friend

Not even to bright metal yet and the effects of moisture are evident...

hey hotrod is that the freebie?

Yeah...

Exposed even more in the chassis members this afternoon....

🙁

EEEeeeeeeekkk!!!

This is not good news!!

My Kombi is parked over the road from the beach and this is something that worries me.

And I thought living by the beach was a good thing.

Beachside living or preserved Kombi? What a tough choice 🙁

What's the history with yours Matt? Have you just bought or have you been storing it near a beach? Did you discover this rot when you 'opened her up'?

Joel

Judging by the sand that fell out of the outer chassis rail I suspect a lot of time at the beach. Still investigating now with a nail and will wire brush until I see bright metal.

Then get an opinion on how much to replace/repair etc...

Sad to say, but bad repairs have caused a lot of the rot... trapped water in like here...

Nasty , i used to park my car 2 subrbs away from the water , underground etc at $30 a week just so this doesn't happen. The Ocean kills cars!!

Dan🙂

I am telling you now in my fairly professional opinion that you are better off getting another Kombi.
You would have to spend thousands to get the rust repaired and even then there would be area's that could be 99% rusted through, ready to show.

Trust me- do not spend any more time on that body.

HotRodMatt wrote:Then get an opinion on how much to replace/repair etc...

[Edited on 23-5-2004 by Helbus]

I tend to agree, I know it was a freebie and you feel you should persue but this is more than a project, it will be a life changing, budget eating experience................

I agree.. Toss the bloody thing and look around for a better deal.. I'll u2u

I agree.. Toss the bloody thing and look around for a better deal.. I'll u2u