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When a simple one day job turns into a week-long project... Bonus points if you can guess the model.

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[–] sh4zi@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I learned this the hard way with my 1974 MG B. I test drove it and looked it over from all angles and there didn't seem to be any problematic rust. But lo and behold, digging into the floors a little bit they are pretty much rotten and now I'm doing a big restoration project. The lesson I learned the hard way, rust is 10x worse on the inside of the metal than it looks on the outside.

[–] DeathsEmbrace@lemm.ee 3 points 2 days ago

That’s because it’s like food rot you only see it on the outside when the inside is so advanced unless it’s using a different coating on the outside.