Check this out...something doesnt add up

[vortec]

i wouldnt touch it

x2 run away! run away!

that's not worth messing with, IMO. if the salt is that bad on frames, isn't it rough on d-shafts, axles, trannies and engines, too? lived my whole life in texas, so i've never had to worry about anything like that.

 

[Cowboy_80]

cast iron doesn't mind rust. it doesn't pit out like mild steel. Besides, aren't most sbc's these days aluminum? The tranny is aluminum. Driveshaft most likely wouldn't work for a swap anyhow. I think it would still be a great donor vehicle.

 

[vortec]

yes, aluminum, but it still corrodes, which is no better than rusting. salt may be less reactive with Al, though. i'll go pour some on my dd's wheels to find out.