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waveydavey:
It is probably expensive but you could try specifically anodes inside? Basically weld a block of zinc (yes I know it doesn't weld, you get it cast onto a steel bar) inside so that if it gets moisture that corrodes instead of the steel ; that is basically what galvanising is anyway.

V8MoneyPit:

--- Quote from: Disco-Ron on January 25, 2009, 18:10:14 ---Mids 70's classic mini;'s had their sills filled with foam.......
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Not quite true, but not far off. Extremely early Mini's had foam filled sills (from 1959 to 1960 or 61 at the latest). Then, when they found it held water more than it stopped, they left it out. Then the water drained into the floor instead, so they redesigned the sills from 1963 onwards.

Anyway, filling sills with foam is a bad idea!!

Drift:
Ive heard this but not done it, run used engine oil through the inside your sills make sure it coats all the inside, so fill them then drain, will leave a nice oily coating to protect them.

barnhill4x4:
My grandad had a vauxhall firenza from new, every oil change he would spray the underside with oil. He then sold it (without me knowing as I wanted it!) about 5 years ago, the guy that bought it steam cleaned the underside and it was still factory white with no rust!

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