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(Message started by: grandadman on Dec 5^th, 2007, 10:25pm)

Title: Bad attack of the TIN WORM eating my Scorpio
Post by grandadman on Dec 5^th, 2007, 10:25pm

I need to identify the rear floor pan cross member part number. Can anyone help ??? A picture would be very helpfull.

THIS (http://www.x100p.co.uk/xmbr.html) is the area.

Title: Re: Bad attack of the TIN WORM eating my Scorpio
Post by Highlander on Dec 6^th, 2007, 12:54am

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Title: Re: Bad attack of the TIN WORM eating my Scorpio
Post by jonnycab on Dec 6^th, 2007, 3:25am

This is where a slight leak in your diff pinion seal comes in handy....a light spray of oil about the place prevents the rust from getting a grip ;D

Title: Re: Bad attack of the TIN WORM eating my Scorpio
Post by scorpio_man on Dec 6^th, 2007, 6:46am

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Title: Re: Bad attack of the TIN WORM eating my Scorpio
Post by mr._floppy on Dec 7^th, 2007, 12:26am

I'm just pondering the cost of sourcing and fitting this big chunk of metal .

It's a big undertaking. ???

Is the rust too far gone for welding ?

Title: Re: Bad attack of the TIN WORM eating my Scorpio
Post by pappa on Dec 7^th, 2007, 6:49am

Yikes, looks pretty sickening.

But it also looks good to me! (In a weird way)

Being a fin, we usually have at least 2 millimeters of wet sand which about hides
all the rust under it. ;D

Seriously, what I would do is I would take to the someone who has a sanding
machine, (sorry, don't know it's English name) the one that blows sand with
pressurized air and peel all paint, rust and stuff out. Then I'd put a zinc paint
on it, let it dry and then paint it. In addition if you were in Finland I might consider
putting a rustprotection compound on top of everything.