Re: evil rust

[srubano@xxxx]

Andy,

Rust is always a concern. Rust on the springs is somewhat normal for 
all cars. You might want to clean that sway bar up though. Bring it 
to a sandblaster and have them remove all the old paint/rust then 
either Powder coat it or Paint it with POR-15. As for the Lower 
control arms....GET them cleaned up of any rust, they arn't 
available anymore (as Walt pointed out) and if you do find one are 
VERY expensive. The uppers are available and are in the ballpark of 
$100+ (without the ball joint). If you have time I would strip down 
the entire front suspension, get all the parts sandblasted (remove 
the ball joints before sand blasting!) and get them powder coated OR 
paint them with POR-15.

My 2 cents

Steve

--- In dmcnews@xxxx, Soma576@xxxx wrote:
> Hey all,
> 
> today while replacing my angle drive i got a real good look at a 
rust problem 
> of mine. my sway bar is coated in rust with the paint just kind 
of sitting 
> over it, easily peeled off. also, the front suspension, upper and 
lower 
> parts, as well as my coils are pretty rusty. i mean none of it is 
totally 
> coated in rust, it's just that it seems like there is probably 
rust under all 
> of the paint, and it is super dirty around the suspension under 
the angle 
> drive with road grit. 
> 
> is this common or should i seriously think about a big 'ol 
restoration job in 
> my near future?
> 
> Andy
> 
> Soma576@xxxx
> 1982 DeLorean DMC-12 VIN#11596
> Fargo, ND 58102
> 
> 
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