2" water in my car :(

Ok... drove in the rain today to get the carbs tuned up... 1.5 hours, couple new springs and timing adjust. 70 bucks total. runs like a champ. but...

with the top up and windows in, water came in from somewhere something wicked. i just got done taking my seats out and am gona drill a hole in the rear of the pan behind the seats to drain the water... I'll also need to figure out how to get the water out of the frame rails where the heater vents are located... this is a BIG F-word..!!!!!

I've driven the car in the rain before, but it was Pouring when i left the shop... now i think im screwed... where did the water come in from, the bottom of the pan is sealed. (i think)

Nic

I have seen many speedster bodies with much daylight in the rear section of the tunnel under the rear "seat" area. Might be your source
easy fix is to buy a can of expandable foam attach a piece of hose to the can so you can get up in their from under the car and seal it. As a caution wear latex type gloves if you get any on your hands it is hellish to remove. Also check with a light along the body to pan sealing area....silicone works wonders here, just mask off straight lines and apply the silicone then pull off the tape to reveal a straight seal line.

I'm with Alan- its probably coming from where the body sits on the pan behind the seats. Sealing it is BIG FUN. I wouldn't foam it (Sorry Alan, it'll go everywhere)- I'd get (actually I DID get) a couple of tubes of silicone, a caulk gun, and a 18" piece of 3/8" ID vinyl tube. Heat the end of the vinyl tube, slip it over the end of the first tube of caulk. Remove the vinyl after it cools, open the tube, load it in the gun, and put the vinyl tube back on. Crawl under the car and position the open end of the tube in the crack. Run the caulk gun with one hand, hold the tube on with your other, and guide the tube to direct the caulk with your third. SEE- I told you it would be fun!

Thanks guys... the water eventually drained from somewhere... it took a little bit of time... i went to the hardware store to buy a cordless drill... i was going to drill some drain holes in the pan but i guess i wont have to do that...

I might have to do something about the frame rails though... they've still got water sitting in them.... i guess i could just let it idle with the heater on for a while and that would evaporate the water much much quicker...

this really upset me, i am still worried i may have permanently got water into places it will never come out of. i'd hate to have to "rebuild" my speedster frame.

Ill do the seal trick soon, but i doubt highly it will ever see rain like that again.

thanks guys.

see the pic... can i cut this section out? it looks alright going to the body in the back, but looks rough at the front... i think water is comming in underneith them but i cant see around them..

Another place to check is the front floor board. Pull the left front wheel and check the area where the master cyl and the steering column comes thru the floorboard. The tire kicks up rooster tails of water which can get in.

BD

Nic
Stan's idea will also work ...great to have different "fixes" !
From the photo, I would say water is coming in also between the pan gasket and body ,this would be under the door & quarter panel area

Let the top down hook up 2 blow dryers in the heater hoses at the rear and let it heat over night that should dry our the heat channels.
I would take up the carpet and tumble it in the dryer on a low setting. Dry out the floor then reinstall .

driving the car for about 45 minutes with the heater on full dried them out... anything i can spray in there too protect and coat or something... something that will dry and not stink me up everytime i run the heater... actually im thinking of taking my heater boxes off and covering up those holes there.. i dont need heat, i drove the car when it was 30 degrees out and couldnt even feel the heater - i really dont think it does much.

i found out where it all came in at... the front drivers fender has a hole for the wiring, there is no seal or gromet there.

also some spaces in front of where the pedal assembly is there the body around the gas tank meets the frame... will fix SOON..

Nic: Put your car in the garage at night and put the lights out in the garage, it's better if the car's up on jack stands with the wheels off for access.

Then, with you inside and someone else outside the car with a bright lamp or flashlight, have them slowly move all around, especially along the floor seams and in all the wheel wells, the trunk and engine compartment and around the doors, and shine that light all around while you're watching from the inside. Mark the places where you see light coming in (I use 3M "Stickey Pads"). Go back after you're done peeking for light and figure out how to seal all those places (I'll bet you'll find lots, like all the rest of us have).

Might as well do it once and get it over with once and for all. BTW: Me and Joe Soltis are both big advocates for Clear Silicon Caulk for sealing up just about anything.

gn