Hi I am Paul

[Paui443]

My interest in Welding started about 10 years ago and have learned a lot from Reading posts on this forum.I am strictly a hobbyist.I live in Norway.I have two Migs, a chinese bx 100b arc welder and an inverter I bought in Thailand that I`ve done some scratch start TIG attempts With. I have done sill jobs and wheel arc jobs that have been tolerated at the MOT.

My last job was a Wheel arc job I did on my Nissan Maxima. Buying replacement panels for this car amounts to about 400 pounds here in Norway (importing from US would also be way to expensive).
So I opted to use discarded wheelarches from a dumpster behind a garage (I did ask politely ).
Wonder if anybody has done this, using panels from other car makes to repair Wheel arches ?
If the curvature is approximately the same and you`re not aiming for perfection ?
I just wanted solid steel there in stead of the rot. The car looks decent from some distance.

 

[BrokenBiker]

My interest in Welding started about 10 years ago and have learned a lot from Reading posts on this forum.I am strictly a hobbyist.I live in Norway.I have two Migs, a chinese bx 100b arc welder and an inverter I bought in Thailand that I`ve done some scratch start TIG attempts With. I have done sill jobs and wheel arc jobs that have been tolerated at the MOT.

My last job was a Wheel arc job I did on my Nissan Maxima. Buying replacement panels for this car amounts to about 400 pounds here in Norway (importing from US would also be way to expensive).
So I opted to use discarded wheelarches from a dumpster behind a garage (I did ask politely ).
Wonder if anybody has done this, using panels from other car makes to repair Wheel arches ?
If the curvature is approximately the same and you`re not aiming for perfection ?
I just wanted solid steel there in stead of the rot. The car looks decent from some distance.

welcome to the forum.

I have used 2 fiesta wings to patch up the floor of a corsa and a fiat, that's kinda the same thing lol, as long as its solid its fine, and using other arches just makes it custom

 

[Paui443]

Thanks !
I once had a Ford Courier (Pizza van) ,they are based on Ford Fiesta I believe. It was fun to drive.
I have never welded floorpans yet but the day may come as I am building up courage to get me a renovation project.

 

[BrokenBiker]

floor pans are easy, all you have to remember is to tackle it in small sections, br aware of any fuel lines or cables under the floor and take loads of measurements for tricky areas.

i find sills the hardest, making sure the door clearances stay the same and so on. Ive been meaning to make up some adjustable bars to brace between the pillars but haven't got round to it yet