I've decided i'm going to attempt the welding on my Fourtrak - some of you may have seen my post last week in the brew room asking for someone to do it but the longer i've thought about it i may as well have a go! Plus i've got 4 days off work and its nice and dry outside
I've pulled the rear plastic arches off - these hold the mud and grime perfectly against the bodywork, in some places the mud was 6" thick. Needless to say the bodywork below was wafer thin. I'm trying to work out how to repair the arch section and am thinking of chopping it back about 8" all around the wheel arch and somehow welding a plate back to the inner arch? I think this would limit how much crap can stay inside the arch. On the pic below you can see the line of dirt which gives you an idea how high up the plastic arch sits. The 2 holes are where the arch mounting pins poke through.
Or do you think i would be better keeping to the same arch shape and just making sure it gets a good clean out to prevent it again? Did think about fitting some mudflap material across the gap but also thought if the mud does get in, this will just keep it in.
Oh, and i apologise in advance if i end up asking lots of questions today! I'd prefer to ask a silly question than make a silly mistake.
I've pulled the rear plastic arches off - these hold the mud and grime perfectly against the bodywork, in some places the mud was 6" thick. Needless to say the bodywork below was wafer thin. I'm trying to work out how to repair the arch section and am thinking of chopping it back about 8" all around the wheel arch and somehow welding a plate back to the inner arch? I think this would limit how much crap can stay inside the arch. On the pic below you can see the line of dirt which gives you an idea how high up the plastic arch sits. The 2 holes are where the arch mounting pins poke through.
Or do you think i would be better keeping to the same arch shape and just making sure it gets a good clean out to prevent it again? Did think about fitting some mudflap material across the gap but also thought if the mud does get in, this will just keep it in.
Oh, and i apologise in advance if i end up asking lots of questions today! I'd prefer to ask a silly question than make a silly mistake.