I bought a 1986 GT a couple of months ago, after pulling the carpet to replace it I found some holes in the floor pan and took the car to a metal shop to have them patched.
Turns out those holes were caused by water leaking into the floor from under the dash, I quickly realized that the cowl is probably rusted internally and is leaking water.
From what I’ve read, I think I could take the fender off and have the rusty area repaired that way, but is their another option? Taking off the fender seems to be a daunting task for me because the most work I’ve ever done to a car myself was putting cams in a 2007 mustang, so taking an entire fender off seems difficult, time consuming and dreadful.
I saw on LMR there’s a cowl cover meant for race cars that completely seals off the cowl, but it also removes one of the wiper arms, which I really don’t want to do.
Does anyone know of any slightly easier solutions to this issue other than removing the entire fender and repairing the area? I know the cowl is a common spot for rust on these cars since the area can easily become clogged with debris, but I can’t find much in the way of solutions.
Turns out those holes were caused by water leaking into the floor from under the dash, I quickly realized that the cowl is probably rusted internally and is leaking water.
From what I’ve read, I think I could take the fender off and have the rusty area repaired that way, but is their another option? Taking off the fender seems to be a daunting task for me because the most work I’ve ever done to a car myself was putting cams in a 2007 mustang, so taking an entire fender off seems difficult, time consuming and dreadful.
I saw on LMR there’s a cowl cover meant for race cars that completely seals off the cowl, but it also removes one of the wiper arms, which I really don’t want to do.
Does anyone know of any slightly easier solutions to this issue other than removing the entire fender and repairing the area? I know the cowl is a common spot for rust on these cars since the area can easily become clogged with debris, but I can’t find much in the way of solutions.