Nasty Cowl Rust
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Nasty Cowl Rust
Well this past weekend I managed to get the (what I'll call) hack body job nastiness off of the cowl on the project car.. and I can see why it was there.
Upon taking the body panels off we found sheet after sheet of metal "tape" and body coating molded together covering the entire cowl area. After about an hour, I managed to pull off enough of the shit so I could yank the wipers and what not. Underneath all that was a rusted cowl... so no sense in fixing it correctly.. lets just slather stuff on it to give the wiper mounts enough to bite into and hold.
So now I'm going to have to cut off the cowl (all of it.. I just don't want to weld sheets into the bad spots) and weld another in (or perhaps FUSOR it). I've done some preliminary searches looking for a replacement panel and can't find a damn thing. Anyone know where I might be able to pick one up?
Upon taking the body panels off we found sheet after sheet of metal "tape" and body coating molded together covering the entire cowl area. After about an hour, I managed to pull off enough of the shit so I could yank the wipers and what not. Underneath all that was a rusted cowl... so no sense in fixing it correctly.. lets just slather stuff on it to give the wiper mounts enough to bite into and hold.
So now I'm going to have to cut off the cowl (all of it.. I just don't want to weld sheets into the bad spots) and weld another in (or perhaps FUSOR it). I've done some preliminary searches looking for a replacement panel and can't find a damn thing. Anyone know where I might be able to pick one up?
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I have an entire cowl panel...its exposed...bringn your cutting device....50 bucks...I am in tampa....off benjamin and hills...call my cell...I have exactly what you need ready for cutting...no joke.....call 813.679.0751
it's from a 91 coupe...perfect shape......call for details
it's from a 91 coupe...perfect shape......call for details
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Cowl rust was a huge problem on the early stangs. So much so that many times you'll see a clear plexiglas panel covering the cowl vents because any moisture would cause it to rust. As such, I'm sure there are patch panels from a variety of sources available.
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Originally Posted by FOXBODYPAT
it's from a 91 coupe...perfect shape......call for details
And even if it did fit, I'd like to come as close to original as possible.
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Originally Posted by Fordified
Cowl rust was a huge problem on the early stangs. So much so that many times you'll see a clear plexiglas panel covering the cowl vents because any moisture would cause it to rust. As such, I'm sure there are patch panels from a variety of sources available.
