Sid
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In an effort to stop just lurking, here's some shots of my Subaru Justy.
Did this in the middle of last year to get the old girl through it's MOT. The car financially just isn't worth saving (are they ever?) However, it's welding practice for me (and fun of course), it's quite amusing to drive, and it has been incredibly good in the last two heavy winters we've had. You have the AWD, and even if you do have a prang, who cares? The car has been the go to vehicle in the snow, so she was saved.
The following work was on the rear nearside wheel well (that's the left side of the car for our American cousins ).
So the small hole found grew a bit after a bit of poking about
And then it grew some more
Then a little more
It may not be obvious, but two layers of sheet metal came out at this point, here's the first sheet being formed and offered up.
This then was spot welded onto the chassis, and seam welded to the sheet.
This needed grinding down, as another sheet needed to go on, and the hole needed filling completely. The glove is there to stop the grinding sparks setting light to the boot (trunk).
The second sheet was a pain to form like this. I was trying to form the steel/repair to match the original, including the little ribs. I doubt there was any point to this, but that's just me I guess.
Apply some stone chip paint and this part of the job was done.
Did this in the middle of last year to get the old girl through it's MOT. The car financially just isn't worth saving (are they ever?) However, it's welding practice for me (and fun of course), it's quite amusing to drive, and it has been incredibly good in the last two heavy winters we've had. You have the AWD, and even if you do have a prang, who cares? The car has been the go to vehicle in the snow, so she was saved.
The following work was on the rear nearside wheel well (that's the left side of the car for our American cousins ).
So the small hole found grew a bit after a bit of poking about
And then it grew some more
Then a little more
It may not be obvious, but two layers of sheet metal came out at this point, here's the first sheet being formed and offered up.
This then was spot welded onto the chassis, and seam welded to the sheet.
This needed grinding down, as another sheet needed to go on, and the hole needed filling completely. The glove is there to stop the grinding sparks setting light to the boot (trunk).
The second sheet was a pain to form like this. I was trying to form the steel/repair to match the original, including the little ribs. I doubt there was any point to this, but that's just me I guess.
Apply some stone chip paint and this part of the job was done.