It's getting Hot out west 112 temp melts the fibber glass quick.
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That is WHY I live close to the Beach *NM*
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Re: That is WHY I live close to the Beach
Many people think a Ca. car will show no rust, but living near the beach is like living in NY that uses salt.Comment
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Re: That is WHY I live close to the Beach
While that is certainly true in some or many instances - I will gladly show you a garaged '69 Camaro with ZERO rust (even in the front and rear windshield channels - currently undergoing a total restoration) and a 86 Toyota that has never been garaged with only minimal surface rust. Having grown up (at least physically versus mentally) in the Chicago area I am quite familar with the concept of rusting cars - I owned a few. I'll take (actually I have taken) the beaches of Southern California anytime.Comment
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Why do Florida (coast) frames rust more than Calif
...ornia frames ? I seem to recall some theory on this (by Joe L., perhaps ?).Comment
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Re: Why do Florida (coast) frames rust more than C
It might have something to do with the significantly higher humidity. Having been to various places in Florida during the Spring and Summer - the humidity was enough to kill me. Southern California rarely gets that level of humidity on an extended basis.Comment
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Re: Why do Florida (coast) frames rust more than C
I bought a '64 coupe in Miami in 1985 that had been in Florida all it's life. The frame was fine but the door gutters, radiator frame, etc were gone! Don H.Comment
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Re: Why do Florida (coast) frames rust more than C
On average the Florida coast is warmer and more humid than the So. Cal. coast, and the reason is that on average the water temperature off Florida is 15 degrees hotter than off So. Cal., which is also why we don't have hurricanes (It takes about 80F water temperature to sustain a hurricane.), but I have seen cars that spent most of their life outside within a few blocks of the So Cal coast that did rust from the top down.
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Re: THATS WHY EVERYBODY IS MOVING HERE *NM*
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Re: Why do Florida (coast) frames rust more than C
I looked at a 63 coupe in Daytona beach several years ago that was a victim of the salt air. It spent almost all of it's life just a few blocks away from the water. It was unbelieveable how bad the upper metal portions of the car had been almost completely eroded away. The metal around the door openings on the body were nearly non existant. Just about everything under the dash was a mass of rust and corrosion and the fuel injection unit was all white fuzz. Most of the fins in the radiator were corroded away completely and the core support had big holes in it. Amazingly, the frame/suspension looked to be in decent condition. (also amazing was the fact that the car still had it original aluminum fuel injection wobble pump, and it actually ran!)Comment
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They call them Beach cars
I lived in Florida for many years. I bought my '62 there and it had spent nearly all it's life in Florida. No rust but always garaged. If you live on or near the beach you are going to get salt spray. More or less depending on wind and surf action. Most of the beachside condos have underground parking. However, owners who park topside and rarely wash their cars will see them rust in short order, from the top down.Comment
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some beaches there in fla. *NM*
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Danger area extends well beyond the beach
Years ago when I lived in Boca, I lived near the end of the world, 441 at that time. If I washed the van in the evening so it was spotless, I could come out and find a hazy slat spray film on it the next morning if the wind was from the east, which at night was quite often. And these weren't heavy winds, just the normal nighttime breezes that kept South Florida so comfortable at night.
Even with constant washing and waxing, the roof began rusting out.
About that time, a friend located a midyear on the east side of the Intercoastal that had been sitting in a carport for probably 10 years or so. It was bad enough he passed on it, and he had a reputation of bringing home parts cars.
And in Daytona, for all driving Corvettes there for Spring Break, Daytona 500, Turkey Trot, etc, the car washes on the east side of the river were required to recycle a percentage of the water. So while they filter out the dirt, they reuse the salt washed off the previous cars. So all those thinking they are safe after driving on the beach and washing immediately on A1A, they have just coated their car but good.Comment
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