Ropeman
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Hi guys, first post here and I'm unsure whether this is the right forum for this question.
I've a 1988 Landcruiser and, like all of it's species, the wheel arches have rusted. The previous owner has used a liberal amount of filler and glass to rebuild them.
I'm planning, at some stage, to repair the bodywork and, as you will imagine, there is a real shortage of pattern body panels available.
I was planning to get hold of some flat sheet of a compatible thickness and weld in where needed but that doesn't leave a finished edge and the MoT are unlikely to be keen so an idea I saw on a US forum seemed a good plan but is it a) feasible and b) something that will pass an MoT?
The idea was to weld on an edge of 6mm round bar to act as a safety lip. Obviously, the welding will be a bit trick and I suppose that it would be best done by using the 'Thick to Thin' technique in the tutorials.
I'm an absolute beginner as a welder, by the way so please go easy on my stupidity
I've a 1988 Landcruiser and, like all of it's species, the wheel arches have rusted. The previous owner has used a liberal amount of filler and glass to rebuild them.
I'm planning, at some stage, to repair the bodywork and, as you will imagine, there is a real shortage of pattern body panels available.
I was planning to get hold of some flat sheet of a compatible thickness and weld in where needed but that doesn't leave a finished edge and the MoT are unlikely to be keen so an idea I saw on a US forum seemed a good plan but is it a) feasible and b) something that will pass an MoT?
The idea was to weld on an edge of 6mm round bar to act as a safety lip. Obviously, the welding will be a bit trick and I suppose that it would be best done by using the 'Thick to Thin' technique in the tutorials.
I'm an absolute beginner as a welder, by the way so please go easy on my stupidity