Hi i am Claudio.. new in this nice forum!
I have a problem in my C3 1980, whit rain i found water in the floor.. gaskets is brand new..
I need help..
Sorry but i talk italian and i have problem whit my english..!!


Claudio
Corvette Club Italy
www.corvetteitalia.com

 

Welcome aboard Claudio, youe english is good enough for in here.
OK, rain getting in: will come from a couple places. The windshield frame and "Birdcage" are the most common culprits. The parts rust through. Pull off the kick panels and look at the #2 body mounts, take some pics and post if you can. The lower corners of the windshield frame trap water and then rust thru allowing rain to run in and down the door pillars and on top of the #2 mount. That causes the mount to rust.

Here are a few pics of what I am talking about
This is the lower drivers side windshield frame. The fenders (front clip) is removed and you can see how bad the rust is. This is the part that is usually covered up by the back edge of the front fender


Here is the same area after I repaired it. I had to fab the metal pasts since none were available. Now there a couple vendors just starting to make the parts


The upper windshield frame and sides are also suceptable to rust

I also fixed that with home made parts although they are comercially available



This is the passenger side #2 mount taken from the inside. Its not a good pic, but you can see the hole for the bolt is rusted out pretty good. I had to fab a piece of sheet metal here too


Now that I have scared you, have you looked carefully at the TTop seals and door/window seals? Those will likely need replacement also.

 

Wow fantastic answer.. whit picture to help me!!
I print and go to control... nice job

Thank you!!!

 

Anytime

 

Maybe this is only a C2 thing, but I have seen leaks where the windshield wiper arms come through the body up under the cowl. There are gaskets that can go bad over time.

 

In a C3 they are surface mounted on the firewall, so at least they fixed that