here in the rust belt of the US this is a very common problem. i think the easiest way to fix this is to weld in a unrusted section. probably involves removing the transmission to do correctly. if you do weld in a new section make sure you caulk the hell out of those plates, then insert the bolts and encapsulate the bolt ends in caulk. jonathan On Sat, 1 Apr 2006, Jens Jakob Andersen wrote: > Hi > > What is the best way to fix the rear seatbeltmounts on the firewall > to the engine? > > They are rustet out, as well as some of the firewall. > > GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > What is your recom? > > /JJ > > > |
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