Once the welding was done the area was rustproofed. I don't want to be doing this again,ever!!
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| A quick tap with a hammer produced the result on the left, which didn't bode well for the rest of the area | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Once the outer wing was scrapped it revealed the extent of work needed. It was virtually the same senario as the offside front. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Left - The rot here was started when the car was new. The drill bit used to make a bolt hole had hit the inside of this piece of metal,starting a rot spot from day 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous battery tray "repairs" had caused even more rot so the entire area had to be rebuilt before a new battery tray could be fitted. Once the welding was done the area was rustproofed. I don't want to be doing this again,ever!! |
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| Once the new outer wing was welded on the only other thing will be a new battery tray. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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