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Tech Question
Brad Billson, East St. Paul, MB, Canada, 1970 Plymouth Fury Suburban 318
Hi Richard, Mopar Action is still the #1 Mopar mag out there. I've been a fan from issue #1. This is more of a resto topic. Why isn't galvanized metal used in restorations and by metal companies such as AMD? Is it cost? It seems our old Mopars would last forever with galvanized panels. Look at, dare I say it, Porsches. Thanks so much. It's always a treat reading Mopar Action. Brad
Brad-
Galvanized metal is hard to weld and paint. But, as far as I know, all of AMD's stuff is e-coated...
http://www.clearclad.com/clearclad_resources/ecoat.htmThe truth is that very few Mopars, once restored, are driven as they were in the '60s and '70s. Take me, for example. Even though I drive all my Mopars 12 months out of the year, including all of the M.A. project cars, during the winter, if the roads have been salted, I keep 'em off the streets until rainwater has washed it off the tarmac.
I also keep a spray can of Duro Extend handy anytime I'm under the car (oil changes, etc.) -- at the first sign of corrosion, I "hit the spot" with the conversion coating. I also pour heavy oil into the quarters at least once a year.
Rick
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