it comes in over the kick panels. anyone ever stop the leak and how did you do it? i can not get by the plate over the top of the fender to seal it. i tried to pore fiberglass down the top inside fender but it did not stop it. any ideas?

 

OK, I have done this on my chrome shark, but never on a plastic nose shark..the fenders are shaped differant near the windshield ....but on my chrome shark, I just took about 2 large caulking gun sized tubes of RTV black and filled the area all around there totally sealing it up against the glass and plastic, wiping the area down neatly, hardly tell it's there....cured the 'problem'...
in fact, it's a temporary fix for about nearly 7 years now....
thing is a real fix would require pulling the fenders and fixing the rust...
it's that traiangle shaped piece of metal stamping linking the windshild moulding to the A pillar....it's rusted out....

GENE :D :D :cool: :cool:

 

filled it at lunch will rain tonight will see if it works.

 

I took my '69 to a Corvette specialist and they found leaves, debris and all sorts of junk blocking the drain hole (slot). Water would pour in during rainstorms or even washing and my feet would get wet. It was THAT bad. I tried to find and fix the problem...but couldn't. It cost me $150...but it is fixed now and worth every penny.

 

This is a pretty common problem. I didn't check the archives (there's usually a thread on this one every now & then), but here are some things to consider (based on what I've read here & in magazines):

1. Are the kick panels properly positioned and screwed in? Apparently, it's not unreasonable for water to run behind the kick panel (according to Corvette Fever, I think), but if the kick panels are not positioned & secured correctly, they can let water into the passenger area.

2. Are all of the seams sealed up in the windshield / cowl area? I used caulking around all of the seams in that area and then covered everything with undercoating.

3. Are the plenums (I guess that's the term) at each end of the cowl area clean to allow drainage? I moved the plastic screen out of the way and was able to vacuum down in the plenums to remove any debris that made its way past the screens.

4. Are you sure the water is not starting out higher (like around the windshield somewhere)? I removed my inside winshield post trim and was happy to see only surface rust and no water leaking in.

5. Finally, I think this is the area you're talking about http://users.erols.com/jerryp58/corv.../vetteseal.JPG . It should have a rubber seal between the fender and the windshield. Mine was there on both sides, but it didn't look like a nice firm fit against the windshield so I used clear caulk there too.

OK, I know I've racked up several Bubba-Points here :rolleyes: , but I did go from a passenger side footwell full of water to a completely dry footwell :D

Hope some of this helps. Good Luck.