Ack! frame rust...

[AKADriver]

I knew I shouldn't have looked.

I was poking around my engine bay today at a meet and I noticed that the paint at the bottom of the strut towers, where they're welded to the frame rails, was flaky. Uh oh. Feel around a bit, I've got a healthy amount of rust at those welds, especially on the driver's side.

This wouldn't bother me so much if my 240SX were a daily driver, but it sees most of its miles on the track being driven HARD. Now I'm paranoid of having my strut towers rip right out of the body.

This definitely changes my plans about the car, I just don't want to spend any more money on this chassis. I'll probably drive it in its current state of tune for another year then just part it out. Hopefully I can find a nice rust free S13 coupe somewhere and transfer my good parts over.

[transient]

I had the same thing happen. Rust around the strut towers and actually down on the front "frame rails." I went to a local shop and had it welded up. Good as new :). Cost me about $820.00 though, including the tow truck.

[Drift Style S14]

same thing happend to my old gunmetal s13 coupe. One day i was washing the car and i noticed that the paint had bubbled up near the sun roof. so i tap it with a penny really lightly and a half dollar size hole apears. rust is my biggest fear.

[Rownan]

I have this problem with my '95 S14.. A friend and I are in the process of fixing it little by little.

It doesn't help that the strut towers are half spot welded half glued together. :rolleyes: