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Old 08-27-2018, 11:12 AM   #1
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Never seen a hood rust like this


This was at the Concours De Lemons show in Seaside, Ca and I thought it was cool as hell it lived its whole life on the California and Oregon coasts a few blocks off the ocean and I am guessing the hood at least was under a tree for a long time.

The rest of the truck was immaculate and I think the owners said it had around 50,000 original miles. It ran and drove great as well and even passes California smog tests

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Old 08-27-2018, 01:29 PM   #2
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Re: Never seen a hood rust like this

patina level 10 !!

close enough to the beach, sea spray is brutal..
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Old 08-27-2018, 11:27 PM   #3
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Re: Never seen a hood rust like this

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patina level 10 !!

close enough to the beach, sea spray is brutal..
It is. I made the mistake of buying a Jimmy from Monterey once.

It was rusty from all the salt air
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Old 08-29-2018, 07:55 PM   #4
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Re: Never seen a hood rust like this

That is the special high perf hood for performance engines.
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Old 08-30-2018, 04:01 AM   #5
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That is the special high perf hood for performance engines.
Air cooled.
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Old 08-30-2018, 10:58 AM   #6
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Re: Never seen a hood rust like this

I would not have changed one thing on that truck, exactly like the owner has kept it. 50k truck runs and drives fine, Keeps the predators off it.
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Old 08-30-2018, 11:21 AM   #7
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I would not have changed one thing on that truck, exactly like the owner has kept it. 50k truck runs and drives fine, Keeps the predators off it.
Me either it’s awesome and the owners love it
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Old 08-30-2018, 03:49 PM   #8
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Re: Never seen a hood rust like this

I had an 88 Mazda B2200 once that had a hood and front bumper that looked nearly as bad while the rest of the truck was in decent shape, with over 400k mi. It had spent life being toted behind a truck as a wide-load chase vehicle.
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Old 08-30-2018, 07:49 PM   #9
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Re: Never seen a hood rust like this

Here's mine that I've been driving for 15 + years now.



And,here it is with a new hood---



The old hood had so much rust it was loose in front,and I couldn't drive it on the interstate.Now I can.
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