Buying a Fox... Where to look for rust.

Adam95GT · Oct 8, 2008

know its got rust on the fender wells were are other problem areas

bynummustang · Oct 8, 2008

:search: Really, there is a thread that was dedicated to the check-list of where and what to look for when buying a fox.

SVT32VDOHC · Oct 8, 2008

I'll help ya out.

Left front corner of roof and windshield.

Front area of floor boards where they weld to the bottom of the firewall.

Rear area of floor pans where they weld to the torque boxes.

Pull up the trunk carpet and check the trunk floor over the frame rails.

Front frame rails where they meet the strut towers. The headers like to heat the chit out of that area and rot them out.

Behind the rear wheels the lower quarter area. They are notorious to hold moisture, dirt and mud in there.

Obvious areas like the doors, trunk/hatchlid, fenders etc...

IF you buy a GT, make sure you may a few extra bucks for a clean, lower mileage one. The ground effects hide ALOT. I bought one for parts only that looked solid. I pulled the moldings off, and there was no metal behind there.....haha

Duncan McDougal · Oct 8, 2008

Get a screwdriver and take of the cowl and have a look down inside. Leaves build up in there and start to rust the firewall area.

Also try and get a southern car. There are tons of rust free foxes here in Florida.

Adam95GT · Oct 8, 2008

thanks its for my g/f my sn95 is still being built... here are pics looks like that bottom rear 1/4 behind the tire is bad... its it an expensive fix???

1993 Mustang 5.0 convertible

SVT32VDOHC · Oct 8, 2008

Whoa...if that car has rust that visible from a poor quality Craigslist picture, than I wouldn't even bother looking at it. The car is gone.

Coast2CoaStang · Oct 8, 2008

look under the front to see if the radiator support is straight and rust free. Also, yes that rust will require extensive repairs. I can only imagine how much rust is inside that quarter/ rocker area. Rust like cancer doesn't sleep. If you don't get it all out, it will come back to haunt you.

NIKwoaC · Oct 8, 2008

NOT worth it. There are still Foxes that can be had for cheap with no rust, or very little surface rust that can be fixed by a little sanding and rattle canning. If its growing from the inside out, its too far gone.

A spot that I see rust on a lot of cars is the lip of the trunk/hatch lid right above the license plate. Moisture seems to collect in there.

Coast2CoaStang · Oct 8, 2008

I know the northeast is a tough place to find to find a solid, and or affordable 5.0, but there are some over there. If you hold out the right car will come along. I would rather find a car from the west coast, and either drive it or ship it, than fix bad rust any day. It would probably be cheaper in the end

04gtboy · Oct 8, 2008

Check the driver side strut tower below the brake valve they are known to rust there and all the usuall spots !

Adam95GT · Oct 8, 2008

NikwoaC said:
NOT worth it. There are still Foxes that can be had for cheap with no rust, or very little surface rust that can be fixed by a little sanding and rattle canning. If its growing from the inside out, its too far gone.

A spot that I see rust on a lot of cars is the lip of the trunk/hatch lid right above the license plate. Moisture seems to collect in there.

fiber glass trunk so that shouldnt be a problem... She is just looking for a daily driver and doesent have much to spend... im not sure what to do its a 2 hour drive to go see this car... im waiting on more pics of the rust spots ill keep you posted!

Thanks alot for the help guys

Adam95GT · Oct 9, 2008

Got the pics... let me know what you guys think... this able to be saved... if so what should my offer be.

Beasty306GT · Oct 9, 2008

Take a rain check on that hunk of junk...go look for something better

Coast2CoaStang · Oct 9, 2008

Yeah, man forget that one. You want your girl to have something solid and safe. If the rust is that prominent on the outside, then most likely it is in every body seam, which is not worth fixing. Unless you plan on using the car for a short time, and parting it out, I wouldn't buy it.

It will cost more to properly fix it, than the car would be worth. DON'T buy it

Adam95GT · Oct 9, 2008

the frame is apparently rust free he said he would send me pictures...

Coast2CoaStang · Oct 9, 2008

I have done body work, and restoration professionally. Take my advice. DO NOT buy that car, you will regret it. I guarantee, that car has already been painted in the past, to hide rust. The only way to fix the rocker panel, and lower rear quarter is to cut the rust out, and section in new metal, but even then, it's probably spread further inside the rocker panel, and body

I'm not trying to discourage you, but the only way to get all the rust out is to totally strip the car down, and either dip, or blast the body. You will never get it all out otherwise. Keep looking man, just trying to help you

Mr. Rustypwnz · Oct 9, 2008

nothing worse than to get in a wreck with a rusted vert, especially with the flex-o-matic platform its on..

FrankenStang · Oct 9, 2008

Adam95GT · Oct 9, 2008

yea... guess i should keep looking...

Trbofox · Oct 10, 2008

The way those pics look, I'll put money on the floor pans being bad.

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