Hi,
Moving on to this repair. It's rotted below the circular hole where the brake line feeds through to the arch. There are fuel lines directly behind which i have unclipped and moved over (some tips on what to use to protect these further would be good to hear):
From the engine bay side (sorry should have moved the angle grinder spanner i was using to protect the brake line)
I've drilled out the spots on the bit I've drawn an arrow on so i can grind and treat underneath the factory overlap. I will remove the strut next and do the same on the otherside of the repair.
The metal work is quite pitted but I'd like to focus just on the section under the brake pipe hole for the repair. What;s the best approach for a longer term repair- cut out and butt a piece in or cut out and overlap all round? It's hard to see in the pic but the majority of the rotted piece overlaps the section in the lower half of the arch.
I'm attracted to overlapping becuase of the fuel lines behind and I think it might be easier to weld if the metal is pitted/thin. I would rust treat (using BH deox gel and hydrate 80), probably POR 15 on the engine bay side due to access + seam seal and epoxy prime on the arch side and seam seal + under coat.
Thoughts appreciated.
Thanks,
Matt
Moving on to this repair. It's rotted below the circular hole where the brake line feeds through to the arch. There are fuel lines directly behind which i have unclipped and moved over (some tips on what to use to protect these further would be good to hear):
From the engine bay side (sorry should have moved the angle grinder spanner i was using to protect the brake line)
I've drilled out the spots on the bit I've drawn an arrow on so i can grind and treat underneath the factory overlap. I will remove the strut next and do the same on the otherside of the repair.
The metal work is quite pitted but I'd like to focus just on the section under the brake pipe hole for the repair. What;s the best approach for a longer term repair- cut out and butt a piece in or cut out and overlap all round? It's hard to see in the pic but the majority of the rotted piece overlaps the section in the lower half of the arch.
I'm attracted to overlapping becuase of the fuel lines behind and I think it might be easier to weld if the metal is pitted/thin. I would rust treat (using BH deox gel and hydrate 80), probably POR 15 on the engine bay side due to access + seam seal and epoxy prime on the arch side and seam seal + under coat.
Thoughts appreciated.
Thanks,
Matt