Darren Kent
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- Norwich, England
Hi friendly welders,
I have owned my beloved clio sport for many years, its worth next to nothing in value but I love to drive it and it reminds me of simpler times.
Its been off the road for a few years since i started a family but now i have some time again (partially thanks to lockdown) i am trying to get it back on the road. I'm trying to start with the harder jobs first and I have found some rust.
I just posted this to the clio forum and they have basically said to bin the car but for a 20 year old car it doesn't seem impossible to overcome to me however i could be wrong as i don't have much experience with welding hence why i'm on here looking for help and advice. I have seen people on youtube/tv repair much much worse cars.
My current jobs are to get the bumper back on, when i took it off it was so rusty one of the brackets fell off during removal ha ha! Not to mention every nut and bolt was rusted on and wouldn't come off! I have treated the rusty area by removing/converting the rust, i'm now working on welding a plate behind the metal to re-attach the bracket to. However whilst i was doing this i had to remove the skirt and guess what..... more rust
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I really need your help guys to understand how bad the rust on the sill is, can i convert it or is it too far gone and i need to weld in replacement?
Pictures attached, i'm really doing this on my own without much experience, so any advice you guys can give would be amazing. As you can see I've treated the front corner and cut the plate but not fitted yet as i'm not sure if i have to hammer this so its flush with the outer body work, really i'm trying to strengthen this area to take the bumper and so it doesn't rust in the future (once welded in i will treat all with Hammerite with Waxoyl undercoat). And yes this was old accident damage (not me, or the repair) so happened 16 odd years ago.
And as for the sills i'm not sure what to do here, I've had a go at it with the drill and wire brush which has unveiled all the holes and it gets worse toward the rear wheel.
Please help with any advice and experience, i had this checked over by a professional a year or so back and car is in good structural condition its just these cosmetic bits that bother me and before i start messing with the interior (very good condition) i thought id try and future proof it.
Thanks for reading
I have owned my beloved clio sport for many years, its worth next to nothing in value but I love to drive it and it reminds me of simpler times.
Its been off the road for a few years since i started a family but now i have some time again (partially thanks to lockdown) i am trying to get it back on the road. I'm trying to start with the harder jobs first and I have found some rust.
I just posted this to the clio forum and they have basically said to bin the car but for a 20 year old car it doesn't seem impossible to overcome to me however i could be wrong as i don't have much experience with welding hence why i'm on here looking for help and advice. I have seen people on youtube/tv repair much much worse cars.
My current jobs are to get the bumper back on, when i took it off it was so rusty one of the brackets fell off during removal ha ha! Not to mention every nut and bolt was rusted on and wouldn't come off! I have treated the rusty area by removing/converting the rust, i'm now working on welding a plate behind the metal to re-attach the bracket to. However whilst i was doing this i had to remove the skirt and guess what..... more rust
I really need your help guys to understand how bad the rust on the sill is, can i convert it or is it too far gone and i need to weld in replacement?
Pictures attached, i'm really doing this on my own without much experience, so any advice you guys can give would be amazing. As you can see I've treated the front corner and cut the plate but not fitted yet as i'm not sure if i have to hammer this so its flush with the outer body work, really i'm trying to strengthen this area to take the bumper and so it doesn't rust in the future (once welded in i will treat all with Hammerite with Waxoyl undercoat). And yes this was old accident damage (not me, or the repair) so happened 16 odd years ago.
And as for the sills i'm not sure what to do here, I've had a go at it with the drill and wire brush which has unveiled all the holes and it gets worse toward the rear wheel.
Please help with any advice and experience, i had this checked over by a professional a year or so back and car is in good structural condition its just these cosmetic bits that bother me and before i start messing with the interior (very good condition) i thought id try and future proof it.
Thanks for reading
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