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CrudeTech · 03-30-2017, 05:53 PM

Just noticed very minor shock tower rust today when I got the car back home after winter storage. It looks like the sheetmetal has flaked (not sure how to explain it) because of the rust.

How should I proceed to stop the rust from spreading.

I was thinking about grinding the loose chunks away and coating the shock towers with POR15 paint.

EarlsWorld · 03-30-2017, 08:06 PM

I would take a wire-brush on an angle grinder with it so it takes away the rust but no metal and then use some kind of rust inhibitor and then paint over that

Feast Japan · 03-30-2017, 08:23 PM

S15 and R34's brutal for tower rust. Nissan got either stingy on the metal or just a poor coating.

On my S14 there are the gussets behind each tower reaching to the firewall. The one side blistering a little from the underside. I plan on cutting out and either fitting the Nagisa Auto braces, modify the strut bar to 3 point type or just fab up some metal to brace it up.

gaz_moose · 03-31-2017, 10:02 AM

remove the wing
drill out the spot welds and remove the rusty panel
treat the rust underneath
make new panel
weld it on.

your lucky if that the only rust you know of

03-30-2017, 05:53 PM	#1
CrudeTech Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 25 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Early signs of shock tower rust Just noticed very minor shock tower rust today when I got the car back home after winter storage. It looks like the sheetmetal has flaked (not sure how to explain it) because of the rust. How should I proceed to stop the rust from spreading. I was thinking about grinding the loose chunks away and coating the shock towers with POR15 paint.

03-30-2017, 08:06 PM	#2
EarlsWorld Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: alberta canada Age: 23 Posts: 44 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I would take a wire-brush on an angle grinder with it so it takes away the rust but no metal and then use some kind of rust inhibitor and then paint over that __________________ How cool is being cool?

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03-30-2017, 08:23 PM	#3
Feast Japan Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Canada & Japan Age: 42 Posts: 422 Trader Rating: (9) Feedback Score: 9 reviews	S15 and R34's brutal for tower rust. Nissan got either stingy on the metal or just a poor coating. On my S14 there are the gussets behind each tower reaching to the firewall. The one side blistering a little from the underside. I plan on cutting out and either fitting the Nagisa Auto braces, modify the strut bar to 3 point type or just fab up some metal to brace it up.

03-31-2017, 10:02 AM	#4
gaz_moose Zilvia Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: engerland Posts: 242 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	remove the wing drill out the spot welds and remove the rusty panel treat the rust underneath make new panel weld it on. your lucky if that the only rust you know of