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#1 chuffed

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Posted 24 November 2014 - 08:00 PM

I'm trying to decide to continue down the rear beam route or go back down the subframe route.
I wanted to go rear beam (or rear subframe!) because I had to cut the rear mounts out to rid the rot! Doing this had meant I only have a single bit of metal there now.. The boot floor.

What other panels do I need for the rear mounts?

I think it's the wheel arch to boot floor panel and the rear valance closing panels. But am I missing one?

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Posted 24 November 2014 - 08:11 PM

The rear valence closing panel should come with 2 pieces of panel spot welded ontop of one another, heritage panels do anyway. So that is 2 layers, you then have the boot floor, 3 layers and finally the spreader bracket welded to the boot floor and the inner arch that the 2 subframe bolts go through. HTH

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Posted 24 November 2014 - 08:17 PM

As above, have a look at page 2 and 12 on my project (the green link below) and you can see the layers.



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Posted 24 November 2014 - 09:17 PM

So this panel is doubled up as the closure panel and rear subframe mount? http://www.minispare.../ALA5528MS.aspx

So 2 of these and then 2 arch to boot floor panels are needed?

Thanks for the help so far!

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Posted 24 November 2014 - 09:30 PM

Yes, the 2 holes in the centre are where the subframe bolts through, there are 2 plates welded together there. You need one of these per side and one floor to arch brackets per side. Both pieces are handed so ensure you get a RH and LH of each

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Posted 25 November 2014 - 11:20 AM

Oh cool, thanks for the help!

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Posted 26 November 2014 - 11:43 AM

Instead of starting a new thread, I will just ask in here:

I cut out both my rear subframe rear mounts to replace them. Once I had done one, I reattached the subframe and roughly marked out the holes. I then removed the subframe and cut out the other side. I got rid of the subframe in between so I didn't mark the holes for the side I had just cut out.

Now I'm eyeing up another subframe, so if I was to attach the subframe to the 3 corners already marked would this be okay? It won't make me car snake or anything?

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