RE: {Chrysler 300} Torsion Bars + Eyebrows
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RE: {Chrysler 300} Torsion Bars + Eyebrows
- From: "Ron Waters" <ronbo97@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2022 12:13:35 -0500
Well, if you've ever seen, and tried to remove, the undercoating from
the directly-exposed inner fenders of a late 50s Mopar, you see that the
undercoating did its job. Those inner fenders would have been swiss cheese
without it. So if that kind of protection had been applied right up to the inner
edge of the eyebrows, it would have likely been a non-issue. But they cheaped
out and it cost them.
When I did my 58 Plymouth, the fenders were media blasted inside and
out. Then a thick layer of Bill Hirsh Miracle Paint (similar to POR-15) was
applied to the problem areas of the fender (inner eyebrows, lower rear part of
the fender where the reinforcement brace is welded) as a barrier coat, then the
entire fender was epoxy primed. Twenty years later, no problems. Same procedure
for the inner quarters and rear wheel well openings, BTW.
Ron
This was common, it was not just undercoating , design caused
impacted junk to fill that , thrown by front tire . Add damp salt , no paint can
stop that . It even takes out headlight buckets too . And all the metal holes
pierced around screws rust and fall out forward .
So after repairing 57 dodge eyebrow with hand fabbed pieces , a lot of work
( could not find eyebrow patches anymore) and painting the inside with
rustoleum , we put in a cut to shape stainless steel blocker sheet behind the
headlights , caulked far edges to fender and it bolts on a lip to apron , no
more packing in of junk . They should have done that
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On Feb 20, 2022, at 10:55 AM, Ron Waters
<ronbo97@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Don Warnaar mentioned the eyebrows rusting out on our
late 50s Mopars. One of the reasons that happened was that Chrysler never
bothered to undercoat the last 6 - 8 inches inslde the eyebrow. I discovered
that when I did a ground up restoration on my 58 Plymouth. I acquired six rust
free 58 Plymouth fenders from Western cars. The undercoating just 'ends' at a
certain point. A foolish mistake to save a few seconds of production work and
a few pennies for the bean counters.
Ron
Don Verity said it all, but I can add a
personal experience. I bought a '57 Plymouth in 1959. The
rear anchors did not have boots and they were filled with debris. Did not try
to seal them with some sort of boot, but cleaned out all the debris and kept
them clean on a regular basis. Neither ever broke. Had a '60
Plymouth which of course had the boots.
Of course, one headlight brow was
rusting shortly after getting the car.. Thoroughly cleaned out all the
caked in mud on both fenders and painted the inside of each with
Rustoleum primer and then enamel. Kept both free of debris by
blowing out with compressed air regularly. The good one never rusted
out. The other required minor repair a couple of times even with the
coating inside.
Don Warnaar
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