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Terrigal
Registered:
May 2002
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Removing dirt/mud from inside sill panel
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Wed, 28 May 2003 06:12
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Hi all, well over the last week in preperations for the drags (damn can't believe they were canceled!) i've spent a lot of time under the Celica, changing diffs etc..
Anyway, as usual when working on your car you find things you wish you didn't, like a hole in the inside rear wheel arch leading directly into the sill panel.
Only about the size of a 50cent piece, and in a very easy spot to fix thank god. Being inside the wheel arch means no spray painting either ... But...
When I stuck my finger in there I can feel heaps of mud and dirt sitting in the bottom of the sill panel. All wet as well, probably from this non-stop rain we've been having lately.
I don't want to weld up the hole before I get some of the crap out of the sill, if not it'll all just sit there and rust it away eventually.
Wanted to pick peoples brains for ways to get it out. There are a series of drag holes/plugs along the bottom of the sill, but only small so cannot really get anything into them to dislodge the dirt out. I was thinking maybe filling it up with water through the rust hole, then open up all the drain holes and hopefully the water will carry the dirt out? Then fill it up with fish oil/rust preventitive? Maybe get an air compressor in there and try to blow it out?
Whats everyones ideas?
Many thanks
Joel
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