MartyS
10th July 2022, 01:40 PM
GQ long well base station wagon style
So I have the dreaded rusted gutters. Design flaw in the GQ, the panels there are bent and pressed so at some points there is a sandwich of three overlapping plates and the seam rusts from the inside out.
anyway
ive cut out the rust. yes it was 100 times worse inside than out. Yes it may eventually come back in the future further down the gutter, but this will give us a few more years. Will weld new sections in. This is a new project for us, never done welding and patching, but hey I will just give it a crack and see how it goes. Worst comes to worse I get a real fabricator in to fix my stuff ups.
see photos. Yes the previous owner had simply bogged a few holes without doing anything more
The issue is rust prevention on the inside.
questions
1
i will want to rust proof the inside of the patches . I will use gal primer spray on the inside of the patches before assembly. Weld area will however need more on the inside (the bald spray will burn away - and even weld through would need more treatment). Then I’m thinking of drilling through from the inside of the cab through the liner and inner sheet, then spray primer and then fish oil on the inside of the patches. The liner seems glued around the edge. Not really removable. Any tricks there? Just drill a hole then put a clip through the hole (I’ve got a box of assorted car trim clips)?
2
I’ve made the patches. I’m pretty please with the fit considering this is my first time ever. Just took my time and got a nice fit. I’ve hit a problem. how to make the gutter. I tried to bend the metal patch to make a new gutter, but it dint have the equipment to accurate tight bends like that. So I made a flat patch and then to weld a new gutter onto the patch. Buggered if I can do it though. The patch isn’t straight (I’ve made to flow similar to car original lines, which isn’t dead straight. Do I even need a new gutter? Is it just for roof racks?
3
strength. The original sheet there is sometimes three sheets together. Would a single patch be OK. Would it matter if it isn’t? The gutter section is quite low and just above the bottom join. The three sheet section is above the gutter.
thanks for any tips.
So I have the dreaded rusted gutters. Design flaw in the GQ, the panels there are bent and pressed so at some points there is a sandwich of three overlapping plates and the seam rusts from the inside out.
anyway
ive cut out the rust. yes it was 100 times worse inside than out. Yes it may eventually come back in the future further down the gutter, but this will give us a few more years. Will weld new sections in. This is a new project for us, never done welding and patching, but hey I will just give it a crack and see how it goes. Worst comes to worse I get a real fabricator in to fix my stuff ups.
see photos. Yes the previous owner had simply bogged a few holes without doing anything more
The issue is rust prevention on the inside.
questions
1
i will want to rust proof the inside of the patches . I will use gal primer spray on the inside of the patches before assembly. Weld area will however need more on the inside (the bald spray will burn away - and even weld through would need more treatment). Then I’m thinking of drilling through from the inside of the cab through the liner and inner sheet, then spray primer and then fish oil on the inside of the patches. The liner seems glued around the edge. Not really removable. Any tricks there? Just drill a hole then put a clip through the hole (I’ve got a box of assorted car trim clips)?
2
I’ve made the patches. I’m pretty please with the fit considering this is my first time ever. Just took my time and got a nice fit. I’ve hit a problem. how to make the gutter. I tried to bend the metal patch to make a new gutter, but it dint have the equipment to accurate tight bends like that. So I made a flat patch and then to weld a new gutter onto the patch. Buggered if I can do it though. The patch isn’t straight (I’ve made to flow similar to car original lines, which isn’t dead straight. Do I even need a new gutter? Is it just for roof racks?
3
strength. The original sheet there is sometimes three sheets together. Would a single patch be OK. Would it matter if it isn’t? The gutter section is quite low and just above the bottom join. The three sheet section is above the gutter.
thanks for any tips.