Anyone cut there car apart to find it orange everywhere?

[ugf 70]

My chevelle is getting quarters and a roof skin. After removing metal it's all orange underneath and in-between spot weld, never sen this before, it is a Cali car. Usually it's light surface rust from bear metal. Thanks for any input

 

[cheveslakr]

Looks like the factory dtm primer used in that era, but never seen it inside the door. They dipped the rockers in a zinc coating, and it looks like your door bottoms may have been treated that way which again, I've never seen before and I've been deep into dozens of Chevelle. Curious if the car has a very early vin number.

 

[ugf 70]

It's everywhere, under roof sk7n, under the car, can't find a place it isn't. Even when you drill spit welds it's under the panels. First for me.

 

[Shovelrick]

I wonder if your car had been previously restored and someone dipped it??

 

[ugf 70]

It came from original family, went off the road and hit a gard rail in 1985. Ben sitting in a where house since I picked it up. 48.228 miles. No rust, had dents in every panel.

 

[77cruiser]

That's what my Monte looked like when I had it apart.

 

[ugf 70]

That's what my Monte looked like when I had it apart.

What year, I have a 72 apart and it doesn't.

 

[77cruiser]

What year, I have a 72 apart and it doesn't.

77

 

[ugf 70]

What year, I have a 72 apart and it doesn't.

I have a lot of monte parts if your looking for anything, even a new full quarter and doors.