Hello everybody!
I recently bought a fairly low mile 92 4x4 5spd Tracker that I'm in the process of tearing apart for some major rust repair. The poor ol truck has rust holes in the front inner fenders below the air intake and wiper fluid reservoir, several holes in the floor pans below each cross support, holes along the seam between the rear seat support and floor, around the e-brake grommets, next to the front seat belt reinforcement,the whole void space under the rear taillights and of course the hidden front portions of the rocker panels. The good news is the frame is completely solid and she runs and drives perfectly. I have most of these holes already patched and sealed and I plan on using the 3m rustfighter wand, body shutz, rust converter and seam sealer to rust proof the entire body and frame inside and out. This car has lived it's whole life in Massachusetts and now resides in the mountains of New Hampshire. It's my future daily driver and occasional off-roader.
Now that I got the whole back story out of the way I can get to my question. I was wondering if anybody has adapted plastic inner fender liners and rubber sheet splash guards from a newer SUV or CUV for use on a Tracker. If so what make/model is the best fit and how did you attach each piece in a way that keeps your tracker as rust proof as possible? I don't want to spend all this time fixing rust and sealing metal just to have all that protection sand blasted away and salted to death.
I figure I'm going to have to take some measurements and go junkyard part hunting since I haven't seen any similar topics or pictures here but I figured I'd at least ask and possibly save myself some trouble.
Thanks for reading. So sorry for the run-on sentences
