Arggh! Rust

[SVO86PONY]

I've been working on the 86 I purchased last christmas. Yea I'm a little slow but just trying to do stuff right.
Had seroius rust in the D/S floor around the rear bolt holes, "the seat was actually rocking on acceleration" and at the base of the firewall. The lower corner of the P/S door frame and at the grommett hole for the antenna.

Are these common rust places on SVOs and are there any other places that I need to check out with the interior gutted?

[SVOeric]

I'm not sure they are common rust places- --

they are common stress crack areas -- the cracks -- when subjected to salt, road grime and such would make for a place to start rusting ...

this isn't a SVO thing either -- it is a fox mustang thing in-general -- a LOT of mustangs had this proplem.

oh yea-- the place on your passenger side is probably from the heater core

[svobud]

Common areas of rusting on a FOX mustang .. doors and hatch.

[Eyelawdoc]

Rusty SVO's

Another common area of rust is the roof, especially above the hatch and on the C pillars where the seams are leaded over.

[SVO86PONY]

rust

Thanks
hopefull those spots will be going away very soon

[KevinK]

The seat floor was prone to cracks which is why Ford had a recall on it. I don't know of anyone ever getting satisfaction on the recall though.

Trunk lids and hatches were another bad area. Most cars with body color spoilers only had primer under the spoiler.

[fordster]

I'm currently new to svo ownership with a rusty beginning. For sheet metal replacement I've been cutting up 79 to 93 fox bodys at the autowreckers, works great less expence.