midwest & rust considerations

Dave,

I've lived in Iowa all of my life and yes they use a lot of salt. Now they have a chemical they spray on the roads "Before" we get snow or freezing rain but I don't know if it's better or worse. If I was you I would have the truck steam cleaned underneath and undercoated. If you have to drive it in the snow & slush the secret is to wash it as soon as possible. Keeping it garaged would certainly be the best if you can do it. I have a '67 Chevy Shortbox fleetside that I drive when it's cold but not when the roads are shitty. I just bought a '65 c-10 and if you hang around the group for a couple of days I will put a couple of pictures on my web site and post the link so you can see what Iowa winters do to a vehicle. What part of Iowa are you moving to? I live about 60 miles East of Des Moines.

Leon Rowell

The Dave© wrote:

Thanks for the input. I'm moving to the Cedar Rapids area. I'd like to see those pictures, yes.

Dave,

I got the pictures put on the web site. You will know which ones they are, just click on them. If you click on the "Misc" link you can take a look at my '67 pickup & some of my other cars too.

Leon

The Dave© wrote:

Might help if I included the link. This is a personal web page, no ads or popups.

Dave,

Very nice. You're more into restoring than I am. I'm almost embarrassed to show you mine. I want to fix it up decent, but still use it as a work/camping truck. I bought it in July 2003 and have been concentrating on the engine first and just about have that done. You can check it out here:

The name isn't really Dave, as you'll see, and there's a very uninteresting story behind that. I see you're from Montezuma. My sister used to live in Grinnell and now lives in Marion.

Why would anyone want to move to iowa?? Nothing here to brag about.

Wash it at the end of winter? No, you wash it at least once a week including underbody. That's how you prevent rust in the saltbelt.

Cheers, - JJ in Wisconsin now formerly Fremont, CA