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Re: Yikes - Rust forming in gutter above windshield
NateB #788509 February 18th 2022 12:18 pm
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G10 too. All the same. Frscke1 found a donor van, showed the yard what he wanted, marked it, had the yard cut it. Rented a Box truck and brought it all to the Body shop. I generously received and got the 40 door, and rocker sheet metal from it for my G30. Thanks Prezz!

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Re: Yikes - Rust forming in gutter above windshield
NateB #788525 February 18th 2022 6:16 pm
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Looks like mine. The more paint we remove, the more fiberglass we find. The roof has some holes along the drip rails. Largest one so far is the size of a quarter. Gonna use my old rust doors for sheet metal and just patch, patch, patch...


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Re: Yikes - Rust forming in gutter above windshield
NateB #788554 February 18th 2022 11:26 pm
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Just pour Flex Seal on it....lol


SUNSHINE VANS-VAN DIEGO
ADRENALIN BY THE GALLON & CHASIN RACIN
ONE FOR THE DIRT & ONE FOR THE STREETS
'93 CHEVY G30 454 4X4 SPORTVAN EXT 146" WB
'92 CHEVY G30 454 BEAUVILLE EXT 146" WB
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Re: Yikes - Rust forming in gutter above windshield
DrCaldre #795756 September 12th 2022 12:16 pm
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Take a good sawzall to a wrecking yard, cut just at the B Pillar, straight across the roof. If the doors and engine have been removed from the donor van- cut across at the fuse box, saving the wiper/cowl section and all. That way you can take your part home and start drilling out the spot welds- carefully. You'll probably need some if not all of the windshield frame. Take the roof apart from the drip rail down with a spotweld drill bit. When you peel your rusted roof back, you will find more rust. Thats why you need to cut as much of the donor vehicle roof as possible.
Hope that helps.

The Moral of The Story is, never pay up front for body work and paint. If they need money up front for paint materials, speed away. If they need money for parts- buy them yourself and have them shipped to the shop.

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Re: Yikes - Rust forming in gutter above windshield
NateB #795796 September 13th 2022 10:04 am
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My new shorty has rust up along the rails, too. I plan to bring it in the garage soonish to clean them out and address the rust, thenn use some self leveler to reseal it all up. If I am driving in the pouring rain and stop at a light, water just comes steadily dripping in at the visor mount holes and the center top of the Glass. I am sure there is some cgood rust in the windshield channel as well.. I will fix all that as time goes on, but want to get the roof sealed firsrt! Cant wait to see how your turns out.

Re: Yikes - Rust forming in gutter above windshield
NateB #795807 September 13th 2022 2:09 pm
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Reseal the visor mount holes ...mine did that and this fixed the inside water fall ...Mine dumped a bucket full right in my Gson lap ...funniest thing Ive seen in a while


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ADRENALIN BY THE GALLON & CHASIN RACIN
ONE FOR THE DIRT & ONE FOR THE STREETS
'93 CHEVY G30 454 4X4 SPORTVAN EXT 146" WB
'92 CHEVY G30 454 BEAUVILLE EXT 146" WB
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Re: Yikes - Rust forming in gutter above windshield
frscke1 #795894 September 15th 2022 12:23 pm
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Originally Posted by frscke1
Reseal the visor mount holes ...mine did that and this fixed the inside water fall ...Mine dumped a bucket full right in my Gson lap ...funniest thing Ive seen in a while

if you do that, where does the water go?


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Re: Yikes - Rust forming in gutter above windshield
NateB #795904 September 15th 2022 2:25 pm
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The water doesnt get in to collect ..


SUNSHINE VANS-VAN DIEGO
ADRENALIN BY THE GALLON & CHASIN RACIN
ONE FOR THE DIRT & ONE FOR THE STREETS
'93 CHEVY G30 454 4X4 SPORTVAN EXT 146" WB
'92 CHEVY G30 454 BEAUVILLE EXT 146" WB
Re: Yikes - Rust forming in gutter above windshield
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If your not a DIY type of guy your best bet to get it done the right way would be a any local classic vehicle restoration shop. prepare for a wait…..a lot of those shops have a back log as far as 5-6 years in some states. Stop by any local classic car/truck cruise night and ask around…..


Recently purchased (10-2021) a 1991 Chevy G-20 “Shorty”. Past vans are a 1976 Chevy G-10 (purchased new in 1976 & sold in 1995). A 1978 Chevy G-20 Shorty purchased in 2010 and sold in 2015.
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