[alfa] Re: Buying a GTV6 in the rust belt

[Joe Elliott <jee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Inner front fender/shock towers are probably the most rust-prone 
structual element.  A good indication of what tends to rust is what 
patch panels people manufacture.  I think IAP has the inner fenders, 
front fender liners, rear wheel arches, and front-most and aft-most 
portions of the rockers (so actually, part of the fender).  I think 
floor pans and spare wheel wells are also likely candidates for rust, 
as are A-pillars & cowl.  I may be forgetting something, because my 
GTV-6 is severely rusted just about everywhere, so I don't really 
remember what's normal and what isn't.

Joe Elliott
'82 GTV-6


At 6:00 PM +0000 10/27/04, alfa-digest wrote:

> Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 13:26:10 +0000
> From: "Matt Swartz" <swartz100@domain.elided>
> Subject: [alfa] Buying a GTV6 in the rust belt
>
> I'm currently Alfa-less and virtually all of my past Alfa experience is with
> Bosch-injected Spiders, but a coupe or sedan would better suit me now.
>
> I've read about all that I could find on the internet regarding buying a
> GTV6, but there has been relatively little about specific rust issues with
> the car.  I've located a GTV6 (w/ parts car!) which seems quite solid
> (albeit w/ badly oxidized original paint) but I just wanted to tap the
> collective knowledge of the AD regarding on what may lie beneath.  In what
> hidden areas does rust tend to lurk on these cars, especially that of a
> structural nature?
>
> Thanks for the help!
>
> Joe Swartz
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