well i took off the front gurads expecting to see gaping rust holes, and there was nothing! yay! so i went up to bummings and said to the guy "you remember that add in the eighties where the guy got that metal strainer for peas and sprayed it with that grey stuff and it sealed..." and he went and got me a can of this stop leaks spray. sick. so i'm gonna clean up the inside of the upper bit where the dash goes and spray the bejesus out of it. thanks for the help fellas