Hurricane Ian got this 1968 Shelby

[Coralsnake]

If the salt water got to it, you are going to have salt in all the seams, inside the frame rails, rockers, seat pans, etc. Imagine the damage to things like the radio and wiring connectors. Not to mention the engine...

It really needs to go to bare steel and be neutralized as soon as possible.

There is a lot you can save, but its not going to be cheap.

[FL SAAC]

Easy peasy formula:

Salt water + metal (iron, stainless,  brass etc/all) = toast

Salt water intrusion is the worst enemy, no matter what any one does to attempt to negate,  you will be dealing with its corrosive results for the rest of your life.

As the Beatles would say:

"Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be .... Whisper words of wisdom, let it be"

[shelbymann1970]

Sounds like then someone underinsured their car then. 80K in a hurricane zone? Not very smart... And ask Bill if you should just dry out the interior. There is more to cleaning up a flood damaged car than just drying it out especially with bacteria it has been subject to. Not only that was it salt water?

[shelbymann1970]

Easy peasy formula:

Salt water + metal (iron, stainless,  brass etc/all) = toast

Salt water intrusion is the worst enemy, no matter what any one does to attempt to negate,  you will be dealing with its corrosive results for the rest of your life.

As the Beatles would say:

"Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be .... Whisper words of wisdom, let it be"

A chem strip will get rid of any salt problems but you know what that means... Then take all the other components...

[tesgt350]

This Jag is coming up this Friday......................

https://www.copart.com/lot/61528792/salvage-1956-jaguar-xk140-fl-punta-gorda-south

[tesgt350]

If I figure it right on the site, that White piece of Tape on the Door with the Yellow Line indicates the Water Line.

[CharlesTurner]

Pictures aren't very good to determine how bad the flood damage was.  NJ car could have already had rust repair in the past.

[tesgt350]

Here is a Hurricane thought to ponder........... You have 3 or 4 Vehicles but just 2 Drivers in the Family.......... Would you toss the keys to your other Vehicles to one or two of your Neighbors to drive them to safety or to where THEY were going, to get away from the Hurricane?  Seeing all these flooded Cars has me wondering why they just left them behind.

[98SVT - was 06GT]

Salt damage won't matter to the next owner. If he pays 85 it'll get a quick wash/wax new interior patched together engine/trans and be off to Barrett Jackson in a heartbeat. 2-3 owners down the line will be wondering why their car is disappearing before their eyes.
There is not enough room at 85 to spend another 60-70 to do it right.

[gt350shelb]

Salt damage won't matter to the next owner. If he pays 85 it'll get a quick wash/wax new interior patched together engine/trans and be off to Barrett Jackson in a heartbeat. 2-3 owners down the line will be wondering why their car is disappearing before their eyes.
There is not enough room at 85 to spend another 60-70 to do it right.

yep it  will be hosed out and detailed and flipped

[Bill]

And ask Bill if you should just dry out the interior. There is more to cleaning up a flood damaged car than just drying it out especially with bacteria it has been subject to. Not only that was it salt water?

I cannot stress that enough, the bacteria covering every surface, in every crack and crevice, deeply embedded into anything porous, can not only make you terribly sick when breathed in, but if you cut yourself on such a surface, and do not take care of it immediately, can be absorbed into your bloodstream, and kill you from the inside out.

Bill

[FL SAAC]

And ask Bill if you should just dry out the interior. There is more to cleaning up a flood damaged car than just drying it out especially with bacteria it has been subject to. Not only that was it salt water?

I cannot stress that enough, the bacteria covering every surface, in every crack and crevice, deeply embedded into anything porous, can not only make you terribly sick when breathed in, but if you cut yourself on such a surface, and do not take care of it immediately, can be absorbed into your bloodstream, and kill you from the inside out.

Bill

Bacteremia or sepsis

[FL SAAC]

Here is a Hurricane thought to ponder........... You have 3 or 4 Vehicles but just 2 Drivers in the Family.......... Would you toss the keys to your other Vehicles to one or two of your Neighbors to drive them to safety or to where THEY were going, to get away from the Hurricane?  Seeing all these flooded Cars has me wondering why they just left them behind.

With out a doubt,  turn it into an event like the film Rat Race

[FL SAAC]

Salt damage won't matter to the next owner. If he pays 85 it'll get a quick wash/wax new interior patched together engine/trans and be off to Barrett Jackson in a heartbeat. 2-3 owners down the line will be wondering why their car is disappearing before their eyes.
There is not enough room at 85 to spend another 60-70 to do it right.

By golly it's was just there a minute ago.....

[98SVT - was 06GT]

I cannot stress that enough, the bacteria covering every surface, in every crack and crevice, deeply embedded into anything porous, can not only make you terribly sick when breathed in, but if you cut yourself on such a surface, and do not take care of it immediately, can be absorbed into your bloodstream, and kill you from the inside out.

Which is why I said NEW interior. It's cheaper than trying to clean and reuse the damaged stuff. I had a friend who used an ozone generator to clean out the smells in cars he flipped. He had a bad one and left it on all night it destroyed the stitching in the seats.