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alfapat Member Since: 09 Apr 2017 Location: Elgin Posts: 349 |
Please feel the pain!
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17th Oct 2020 8:20pm |
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Cam-Tech-Craig Member Since: 03 Aug 2011 Location: Gloucestershire Posts: 16284 |
Ewwwww |
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17th Oct 2020 8:57pm |
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SoggyBottoms Member Since: 05 May 2012 Location: Northants. Posts: 457 |
crikey! that could be any of us |
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17th Oct 2020 8:59pm |
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Cam-Tech-Craig Member Since: 03 Aug 2011 Location: Gloucestershire Posts: 16284 |
With all respect, it is Scottish! That means far more salt etc on the road! |
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17th Oct 2020 9:06pm |
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alfapat Member Since: 09 Apr 2017 Location: Elgin Posts: 349 |
Wouldn’t bank on it , I’ve only had the car 3 full years , so not sure if it’s history . I have see that the front subframe Has been patched in the past 4 yrs ago. |
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17th Oct 2020 10:46pm |
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alfapat Member Since: 09 Apr 2017 Location: Elgin Posts: 349 |
Moving on a bit , the nearside is nearing completion , so I need a bracket .
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29th Oct 2020 2:35pm |
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Cam-Tech-Craig Member Since: 03 Aug 2011 Location: Gloucestershire Posts: 16284 |
Its part of the mudflap kit... Maybe Britpart could supply them? |
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29th Oct 2020 4:46pm |
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alfapat Member Since: 09 Apr 2017 Location: Elgin Posts: 349 |
Cheers Many Thanks .Will try!
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29th Oct 2020 7:51pm |
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alfapat Member Since: 09 Apr 2017 Location: Elgin Posts: 349 |
Repairing nearside sill , nightmare , but nearly done. |
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30th Oct 2020 9:27pm |
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alfapat Member Since: 09 Apr 2017 Location: Elgin Posts: 349 |
So now my sill repair and wheel arch is back to a near normality with the original design, with a few mods.
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2nd Nov 2020 7:51pm |
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oggy Member Since: 09 Sep 2020 Location: padstow cornwall Posts: 395 |
i have been in the body shop nearly all my working life sad i no . years ago you wear welding cars every week to get them through mots apart from one was the vw . i have used a lot off stuff to keep rust at bay and after many fails found one that works . epoxy resin . and as stated waxoil the black is better under side and wear you will see it use clear . and the upol raptor coat is very good very strong and covers well instead of schutz which peels off after a period of time . paint the hole underside with epoxy resin not a very nice job but no more rust or welding as water can not get past it . best to do this in the summer time when it is a bit warmer . |
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3rd Nov 2020 10:38am |
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stenh02 Member Since: 30 Jan 2011 Location: Somewhere not warm Posts: 341 |
Now you have your eye in, I'm about 30 miles West of you so will drop her by next Tuesday.......
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3rd Nov 2020 1:30pm |
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oggy Member Since: 09 Sep 2020 Location: padstow cornwall Posts: 395 |
more work in to that area than meets the eye no good filling got to be cut first as last |
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3rd Nov 2020 1:43pm |
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stenh02 Member Since: 30 Jan 2011 Location: Somewhere not warm Posts: 341 |
Yes, not for the faint hearted looking at Alfapats work. Lukcily the 'inner' sill still appears intact and the jacking point is solid...for now.. |
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3rd Nov 2020 3:08pm |
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