Rust on racecar?

[brokecollegekid]

So I'm brand new to the whole E30 scene but I wanted to get into some track/autox and maybe SE30. I've got an 89 sedan with a little bit of cosmetic rust, nothing more than 2 inches in diameter. Frame rails are straight and not rusty at all. I was just wondering how strict are they on rust during tech inspections?

[e30_302]

Hit it with some Rustoleum and move on.

[e30s50dan]

^^ agreed,because racecar!

[djjerme]

^^^This.

A race car is a tool, like a shovel.

If it really bothers you, find someone with a cheap wire feed, grab some scrap sheetmetal, weld it up and lay a thick coat of self etching primer and maybe some paint.

[brokecollegekid]

Alright thanks guys.

[rcsoundn1]

Free weight reduction

[djjerme]

..and if you race the car long enough, rust will be the least of your worries.

[brokecollegekid]

So when I go through tech inspection they won't be like, oh you have some rust you can't race. They just look at tires, cage, seats ect. and if that's all fine you're good to go.

[djjerme]

If tech was worried about that sh*t, 95% of the chump cars (and good section of SCCA/NASA) would never make the track.

Now, if the floor looks like swiss cheese where the seat mounts, yes, they will probably have some words and might not let you out there.

The order of importance:

-driver competence
-driver safety
-other drivers safety
-turn workers safety
-fire risk
-what you had for dinner the night before
-numbers/class readable
-what your ideal mate looks like
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-how your car looks.



get the picture now?

[TobyB]

Race long enough, the rust gets worn off.

True of the driver, too... eventually....

DO look carefully, though, because SOME rust always means SOME MORE rust in other
places, and if you've already found most of it, tech will be easier on you.
Like the rusted- away Y- pipe under the rusted- away cover plate
up under your right rear wheel that lets you dump fuel out there when you have
a full tank....

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[djjerme]

Not that we EVER seen that on an E30.

[Cephas]

Stupid question I'm sure, but curious: Can frame rail rust be properly repaired?

[M-technik-3]

We have raced our shitcan Lemons racer for the better part of 4 years and was rust when we started. Depreciation is done on it and if it makes a half of 2016 season we are retiring it in a blaze of glory.

[exhaust]

We have raced our shitcan Lemons racer for the better part of 4 years and was rust when we started. Depreciation is done on it and if it makes a half of 2016 season we are retiring it in a blaze of glory.

My Lemons 325is has about 20% of the body missing from rust including a giant scar from the driver side door going back until about 2 feet from the end of the car.

The outside looks like hell but the cage is solid and the frame is healthy. Cosmetic doesn't really mean anything. I feel less bad when I hit stuff too

[QUKBMER]

Because ..........rust patina