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Dynorog
V4 Fanatic
United Kingdom
250 Posts |  Posted - 11 Jun 2017 : 16:57:22  
| Hi All,
Can anyone give some advice on a rust problem I have on the offside rear wheel house.
Exactly in the location of the shaded in "No5" and in the boot where the shaded dots are in the below diagram.
Wheelhouse- came across this area and thought it would just be surface as other areas I found in the foot well, but not the case started to wire brush and found it had gone through and will require a patch.It looks to be double skinned. Is this the case?
I am also a bit concerned as the whole of the car has been Waxoyled or similar and I could do without a fire.has anyone done work in this location?
The second area in the boot,I haven't dared to look at yet but I'm guessing it may be a leaking rear window seal.
I will add some photos when it stops raining and I can take the cover off her.
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melle
V4 Guru
United Kingdom
3833 Posts | |
Dynorog
V4 Fanatic
United Kingdom
250 Posts | Posted - 12 Jun 2017 : 20:38:53
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Thanks Melle, you "Master of Understatement" - a bit of metal indeed. You have done a great job of it.
I had a poke about this evening and took a couple of photos which are attached.
It was the way the metal had laminated through rusting, which gave me the impression that it may be double skinned.
It looks like the usual story of moisture behind bituminous underseal.
The section in the boot, which I have only scratched at the moment is not going to be too bad(I hope) but don't want to start working on too many fronts at once and I ll have the rear screen out first.
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melle
V4 Guru
United Kingdom
3833 Posts | Posted - 12 Jun 2017 : 21:05:08
| Doesn't look too bad, I think you caught it just in time. Keep a close eye on the areas around the captive nuts for the wings, looks like they've been treated already? They rot out on all 96s, rubbish design... (Or maybe we shouldn't complain too much after nearly half a century; when did you last see, say, an Austin 1100??)
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Originally posted by Dynorog
I ll have the rear screen out first.
That's a job I've been putting off for a while as well... also need to do the front screen surround and smarten up some ugly old bulkhead/ air box repairs.
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Dynorog
V4 Fanatic
United Kingdom
250 Posts | Posted - 14 Jul 2017 : 10:58:09
| Progress on the rust eradication? will be continued under Project Dilemma
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andydeans3
V4 Guru
United Kingdom
2016 Posts | Posted - 15 Jul 2017 : 15:05:07
| Forget my question below, I've just seen the posting about Photobucket, in the Idle Chat section. I see my photos in older postings have also now disappeared. Time to move across to Flickr....
Andy
Why can't I see the photos?.
Just a message, in the posting, saying " Please update your account to allow 3rd Party Hosting".
Below it says "For important info go to photobucket.com/P500"
Andy
1978 LHD SAAB 96
1978 MGB Roadster
2008 LHD "Classic" Renault Twingo |
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Rear wheel house rust
