Kieran
16-03-2008, 10:23 PM
Today I set to the rear wheel arches on the coupe - They looked a little frilly and closer inspection with a grinder revealed that they were a curious lamination of underseal, rust and bodyfiller....:inquisiti
Anyway - I've cut the rot out and I'm back to sound metal. I don't have any pictures unfortunately. Problem is I now need to make repairs to the inner & outer wheel arch skins and the trailing edge of the sill. Nothing too drastic but I can't get replacement panels - I've got to fabricate repair sections. The sill isn't a problem, that's a simple curve with a flanged end. It's the arches that are the headache.
A bit of searching and I've found these - which should help massively:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380003449167
Anyway, my question is - Has anyone done this kind of thing before? I have welded in new wheel arches but I've always had the luxury of repair panels in the past - I've never had to fabricate and the contour looks like it'll be an absolute sod to get right.
Any useful tips?
Anyway - I've cut the rot out and I'm back to sound metal. I don't have any pictures unfortunately. Problem is I now need to make repairs to the inner & outer wheel arch skins and the trailing edge of the sill. Nothing too drastic but I can't get replacement panels - I've got to fabricate repair sections. The sill isn't a problem, that's a simple curve with a flanged end. It's the arches that are the headache.
A bit of searching and I've found these - which should help massively:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380003449167
Anyway, my question is - Has anyone done this kind of thing before? I have welded in new wheel arches but I've always had the luxury of repair panels in the past - I've never had to fabricate and the contour looks like it'll be an absolute sod to get right.
Any useful tips?