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[leroy26]

a hole inside my rear wheel arch.., is it a hard/expensive area for a pro to fix?


along with
two front wings
two a panels
scuttle
front panel
drivers floor panel
pass door step
guttering
bulkhead repairs

im wondering if its worth it on an 89 car,as i need a pro to weld it so you can guess the price!

[scaffers]

Why don't you want to do it yourself?




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[leroy26]

would you let frank spencer loose with a welder.. lol

[leroy26]

should i sell or be brave?... decisons huh!

[sonikk4]

Give it a go yourself. The arches can be a pain due to the contours but it does depend on where abouts the hole is exactly???

[leroy26]

right at the top near the skin

[sonikk4]

right at the top near the skin

 

Do you mean the quarter panel side?? The big problem i have found with arches is its ok to patch in a lot of places but when it starts to go close to the flanges then you may need to think about a half arch replacement. By the sounds of it you have a lot to do anyway so one extra job won't be too harsh.

 

Shame you are too far away or i would have sorted it for you.

[leroy26]

thanks dude! woulda bin good! how much is a half arch, yes meant quarter panel

[sonikk4]

Ok this is the one you need

http://www.minispare...|Back to search

 

£31.60.

[Wise Old Elf]

http://www.minispare...|Back to search

 

 

I have just fitted one of these and will do the other soon. The hardest part is getting the old one off without damaging the surrounding panels.

[leroy26]

yep thats the one! unfortunatly i cant weld!

[sonikk4]

Done both and yep its careful drilling of spot welds time to be honest. The one W.O.E has done is a pain as the boot bracket to seat belt mount is there as well so picking those spot welds up can be tricky.

 

A bit confused now, is the inner section of the arch or the outer section you have found a hole in??

[leroy26]

the bit where all the mud clings to under the arch!, i was cleaning under there and it suddenly went tap tap crunch!

[Wise Old Elf]

For fun here's a pic of the one I have not done yet.

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[sonikk4]

For fun here's a pic of the one I have not done yet.

 

Yep that's properly rusted through. Hopefully the rust has not travelled up the bulkhead???