Tensile strength of Dirt in the 50's

[faucet47custom]

I spent an hour removing my front passenger drum brake assembly today in preparation for for my disc brake upgrade. Half of that time was scraping, gouging, digging, and banging the old grease/dirt/mortar/hardened primordial goo substance from the bolts and assorted parts. I actually laughed out loud when I had the thought that I felt like an archeologist:rolleyes:. Just wanted to share my joy and see how many of you deal with this on your restorations as well.

PS. I also love strips of rust that parallel my car from the rotten rocker panel debri that falls with every shake and jolt to the car.

Edited August 17, 2010 by faucet47custom
added description for humorus value

[40plyrod]

PS. I also love strips of rust that parallel my car from the rotten rocker panel debri that falls with every shake and jolt to the car.

I had those too. I've cut a lot of the rust out, now I have a 45 gallon drum outside the shop with rusty metal in it. (a very rewarding feeling:D) However since I have sand blasted the car and even though it was just a bare shell and blown out and vacuumed well I have traded the rust strips for little piles of sand whenever it gets bumped around.

[TodFitch]

To be technically correct, I believe that the "the old grease/dirt/mortar/hardened primordial goo substance" is actually called "Under Coatney".

[Plymouthy Adams]

carefully sift through that gunk..I found a couple pristine saber tooth possum teeth when I did mine..

[BeBop138]

To be technically correct, I believe that the "the old grease/dirt/mortar/hardened primordial goo substance" is actually called "Under Coatney".

Great line----still laughing:D:D:D ha-ha-ha, choke,gasp!

[Greenbomb]

I just took the engine & trans out of mine. They both leaked enough that alot of the goo was pretty soft. But not all of it! Yeah, it's some tough stuff!

[greg g]

Other than for mantainance purposes, I don't understannd why you guys want to remove the world's best rust proofing material. Because once its gone, what ever you remove it from is unprotected from the elements. And since there are no dirt roads anymore, its ability to reform is gone. I only removed enough from my car to do what needs to be done, and left the rest there doing the wonderful job it does of keeping fasteners easily removeable, painted metal rust free, and unpainted metal protected.

[55 Fargo]

I had those too. I've cut a lot of the rust out, now I have a 45 gallon drum outside the shop with rusty metal in it. (a very rewarding feeling:D) However since I have sand blasted the car and even though it was just a bare shell and blown out and vacuumed well I have traded the rust strips for little piles of sand whenever it gets bumped around.

Hey I thought BC cars were rust free, like California cars.

Actually a lot of Sask and Alberta cars where it's dry and cold in Winter, are good specimens.

Manitoba old cars found in the country can sometimes be fairly rust free too.....Fred

[P-12 Tommy]

My tierod ends had probably an inch of crud caked on them.

Tom

[Rollie���]

All that crud preserved a lot of stuff on my car.

[P-12 Tommy]

I agree.

Tom

[40plyrod]

Hey I thought BC cars were rust free, like California cars.

I guess my car didn't know that. Yaba Daba DOOO:D

[T120]

...I grew up on the coast,'know for a fact that the climates of the interior of B.C.,and certainly Alberta and Saskatchewan are kinder to preserving old cars

Edited August 18, 2010 by Ralph D25cpe