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Sahig131
 Post subject: holy bootfloor
PostPosted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 5:32 pm 
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Hi guys,
just wondering how i would go about repairing this section, preferably without replacing with a new/donor panel?

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Steve =)
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Leighton
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what is it?

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The underside just behind the rear passenger seat section?

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fiberglass perhaps
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Hammer out a panel from some sheet metal and section it in. Easy. Once you spray some under coat on it nobody will ever know.

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yep just bend up a new piece of metal thats the same size cut the old one out and weld the new one in easy.

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Blokeinamoke
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There is no rust that I can see. Just dolly the dings out from underneath
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Sahig131
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yeah, it's the section where the bootfloor and rear seat ect join up. There are rust holes visible from the inside of the car as well.

so can i just cut out the section ( boot floor and seam of rear seat0, and weld in two new pieces of metal? I just don't want to do anything to impair the structural strength of the shell.

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poeee
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How big are the rust holes? Maybe just fill them with a mig?

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Mini Mad
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it looks pretty good to me...why hack it up?

you could fill the holes with a welder if small anyway. Treat with rust converter and you're away..

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Sahig131
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sorry the first photo didn't really show the rust well..
so here's some more :)
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this is the worst of it

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followed by this.
I recon i can fill the rest of the holes with the mig, but I'm not sure about these...
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Davo111
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Holey SH1T....3 sand and 2 of cement.....new bum coming up here.....Good Luck..... :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:
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Sahig131
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nah man, that cement is gonna be used as body filler... :lol: :? :roll:
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poeee
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Carfully remove the top skin in those small areas and make a replacement piece and weld in.

Dremel should work wonders in this instance! 8)

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Polyfiller !!!

no seriously just it out and weld in some newness
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