Phaedra

While removing the DME, I noticed water in the passenger footwell. Here we go.
When I inspected from the inside, I notices a small rusty trail towards a tiny hole that leads to the battery tray (surprise!), which should be easy to fix.
But when I stuck my head inside the passenger footwell, and I looked up to the right upper corner, I noted a gaping rusty hole:


(in the pic you can also see the smaller hole with the rusty trail below it).

Apparently, this large hole leads to some sort of cavity between the battery tray and the right fender, which has two rubber plugs (I removed them in the pic, they are laying on top of the cavity):



It is a total mystery to me how one can get inside this cavity to repair the rusty hole. Removing the fender apparently doesn't give access to it.
Does anyone have any idea?

Nashvegas

Did you ever get an answer / anyone have any ideas on this?

jeffro951

Cut open the frame rail to get access and then weld it back in place. I have a couple cars with the same issue but worse. I started cutting open the frame rail for access and revealed even more rust so that car is getting parted out. luckily the other car is not as severe and the car is a turbo so worth putting the time into it to save it.