I have it worse on the passenger side and as a temp fix have pop riveted
some thin gauge steel in place - some very crumbly rust there.  Waiting for
the body work gods to say it is my van’s turn.  Never thought that the
undercoating as the culprit but that makes sense.

Bruce

On Wednesday, August 18, 2021, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:

> Exactly. Drivers side. I knew it was happening. I just didn’t do anything .
>
> It’s the heavy undercoating there that’s the root cause. I hate that
> stuff, I should have removed it years ago
>
> Ab
>
> > On Aug 18, 2021, at 7:00 PM, Neil <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Good spot to poke a finger through I say. Rust is near front seat belt
> > lower anchor?
> >
> > Now I'm afraid to explore that area in my '81 !
> >
> >> On 8/18/21, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> It’s just a little demoralizing at first, when you poke thru metal with
> >> finger :-)
> >>
> >> Alistair
> >>
> >
> >
> > --
> > Neil n
> >
> > VE7TBN
> >
> > 1988 Westy 50º ABA swap: https://tinyurl.com/yap5hpwt
> >
> > 1981 Westy 15º ABA swap: https://tinyurl.com/y9n4xob8
> >
> > VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay>
>