Classic Steel

landyboots · Feb 28, 2017

We know they all rot but, which model year were built with the best quality steel, and are less prone to the dreaded tin worm.....I happen to think it was early 80's from the ones I've seen......opinions please?

Tricky of York · Feb 28, 2017

I'm just about to sign off for the night but can offer some insight. It's not the steel but the metal treatment that counts as this is what stops the corrosion from starting. I don't know myself but may be able to find out some guidance. I'll post anything I get later in the week.

Tricky.

landyboots · Feb 28, 2017

Tricky of York said:
I'm just about to sign off for the night but can offer some insight. It's not the steel but the metal treatment that counts as this is what stops the corrosion from starting. I don't know myself but may be able to find out some guidance. I'll post anything I get later in the week.

Tricky.

Yes I agree. And we all know that L/R were never ones for rust proofing in that era. I do believe that steel quality varies from time to time and as such, some poorer grade steels will corrode faster than others. Plastic coatings accelerated the problem as far as I can tell as the plastic lifts and cracks after a while allowing moisture between it and the steel and creating permanent wet spots.

myfirstl322 · Feb 28, 2017

We are all en route to permanent wet spots, so don't wear mustard corduroy.

norseman · Feb 28, 2017

Like most vehicle manuf. LR has a history of steel quality variation & in the case of the RR a low point coincided with the launch of the Disco in '89.

landyboots · Feb 28, 2017

myfirstl322 said:
We are all en route to permanent wet spots, so don't wear mustard corduroy.

norseman · Feb 28, 2017

Tricky of York said:
It's not the steel but the metal treatment that counts as this is what stops the corrosion from starting.

Seems to be the case these days, but I suspect that's because the steel quality isn't there in the first place. I used to own WW2 US army trucks built in the '40's with paint being the only protection, they never anything worse than surface rust on the chassis 50 years later & the sheet metal (cab, fenders etc.) was usually in good condition as well.

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