Been there with my old 87 range rover.

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LR door and window seals are notorious leakers. I recommend pulling back the footwell carpets every year, or other, to check.

Dave

 

You know, I obviously have very little experience with Land Rovers, but a small thought: Could this be the result of all the problems people seem to have with their sunroof drains and gutters? I mean, rust in the A-pillar (where I understand water drains through the tubes), and then rust in the floorpans right under the A-pillar? Could the water be bypassing the clogged/broken tubes and travelling behind the trim down to the floors? Like I say, I don't know, but seems to make sense to me...FWIW.

 

I will post more pics later, but my sunroof drain tubes look pretty good. I do wonder where they actually drain to since they appear to just disappear into the guts of the vehicle.

My front sunroof is leaking where the sealant is applied on the black framework at the frame joint.

I agree it is not significant but is irritating.

What about the rust thru at the Alpine Windows?

Also where can I get a copy of the articles/bulletins mentioned?

I appreciate all the input.

 

That rust is horrendous. What year is your vehicle and Where did it spend it's early life?

Looks like it was underwater for a hell of a long time.

 

Danny this is 1994 Montreal truck, 3.9 with distributor.When I bought it I knew it there is rust but frame is solid that's why I took it .Now when I dig deeper in to it I found more rust.That's my project truck so rust doesn't bother me much.Rear end of it I will scrap anyways.I plan to build aluminum box on the back and just two doors , it will look like ambulance.What bothers me is rust eat away my brake lines , right now I am in process of replacing them.Before I had brakes with ABS(actually ABS never worked , too much rust) , now I am ditching modulator and making it non ABS ,according to workshop manual.Maybe I should make my own tread.I don't know if somebody is interested in seeing all that?Sorry for hijacking your tread.

 

Do not apologize for any HiJacking. I posted looking for good responses. Yours was exactly what I wanted to see. Makes me appreciate the minor degree of serious corrosion that I have on mine. The operating environment is a major contributor. I guess you must have a lot of exposure to road salt in the winter driving conditions. We certainly do here in Pittsburgh.

What blows me away is that these are mostly aluminum which usually corrodes as a white powdery decay doesn't it. The reddish rust is usually steel. Are the floor panels steel or aluminum? I guess they must be steel.

My gas lines rusted so bad, they sprung pinhole leaks at the clamps when I disturbed them while getting to the starter. The fuel filter/clamp rusted together and leaked. A few of the brake lines under the drivers seat are also very corroded. I will be replacing those in the near future.

I Bought 25 foot coils of steel tubing for the fuel and brake lines. Finished the fuel lines. Still need to do the brake lines. Most fittings have corrroded together. Actually fused together due to molecular migration of the metals.

Please do post more pics of the work you do as you repair/modify yours. I like the box idea with two doors. My son has a Surburban with the Barn Doors. I like those better than a large single door or a tailgate like my Bronco had.

My frame is pretty solid, but lots of minor surface rust. I see LR used a lot of tape over what must have been fixture holes or something associated with the original manufacturing processes. I plan on sealing all those with some good caulking or something of that nature.

Guess I may be picking up a small welder in the near future. Been a long time since I did any welding. But that seems to be the best solution.

Anybody else got any info on sealing up those aggravating holes by the Alpine Windows and the backseat door wells?

 

the last photo of arm n hammer's looks just like mine. I'm sure that my pillar has rust, too, it was leaking through the corner of the windshield, and my sunroofs (both) were quite literally pissing water when it would rain, or worse, melting snow. I couldn't deal with it, and because the sunroof motors don't work, a caulking gun and marine grade silicone fixed it. I even put silicone around the roof rack mounts because they were suspect too.
Looks like crap, but no one is tall enough to see up there anyways. I hope to clean up my floors this summer, get some new carpet and some nice big mats.

 

I don't plan on putting carpet back in anytime soon. Just going to repair rust and I have Michelin Mats that are really heavy duty. Going to make it as watrertight as possible, re-route wire bundles, and put in new sound system.

 

I will add that mine did not have a headliner when I bought it. (no sunroofs either) I added dynamat to the roof and got a new backer and re-covered it. Totally worth it IMHO. Not only is it a TON quieter, but it is cooler in the summer. I guess warmer in the winter because frost developed inside on a drive to Chicago. I tried to get my back passengers to lick the roof, but had no takers.