More rust potential to be aware of

[rollingpinz]

The exterior panel, just behind the driver’s door, has a foam gasket and mine must have been holding water. The body tub is fine, but the panel actually built up enough rust that it got through. Ugh.

[rollingpinz]

I’m going to be changing the muffler in a week or 2, so I figured I’d clean up the heat shield. It was covered in rust on both sides. When I pulled it down, a lot of dried mud and some grass fell from between the shield and the body. I cleaned the rust as much as I could and applied rust encapsulater.
Just a warning for anyone else battling rust.
Also, the front has washers to act as spacers. I put a dab of silicone to hold them together and in place while I put the bolts back in.

[Hugues]

I’m going to be changing the muffler in a week or 2, so I figured I’d clean up the heat shield. It was covered in rust on both sides. When I pulled it down, a lot of dried mud and some grass fell from between the shield and the body. I cleaned the rust as much as I could and applied rust encapsulater.
Just a warning for anyone else battling rust.
Also, the front has washers to act as spacers. I put a dab of silicone to hold them together and in place while I put the bolts back in.

I've replaced my exhaust heat shield with a custom made aluminum shield
that was 2 years ago, still holding good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zw03UNO5F08

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[rollingpinz]

I like that it’s one continuous piece.