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just cut the front end off me mini !
cut the inner wings in half pretty much
trying to clean everything up really
i removed both front shocks and the mounting plates to find rusttttt. trying to clean it up ive created holes both sides
do i just plate it up
orrrrrrrr, i duno lol
any ideas???
cheers

Chuck some pics up so we can see what's what.

In the 13's at last!.. Just

lol when i did mine, ground out all the rust, acid etch primer, anti rust primer, than 3 coats of hamerite, plated over same on the plate, sorted

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that photo is exactly like mine mate , wats behind it !!!
did u pre drill holes in a plate ?
do u have a photo or the repair

i only have a couple of inbetweenies and then the final pic before paint:)

the hole just goes through the main bulk head i am almost certain it is accessible from just under the dash,

i did not plate over the hole, i made a plate than fitted into the hole then seem welded around it and ground it flat, after paint you could not tell

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these are the pics . i will be cleanin them up but just well anooyed at these holessssssss



this one doesnt look as bad but im sure once i had a dig itll be the same as the other

any suggestons welcome

they dont look too bad lol,

1) wire brush cup on an angle grinder then neaten up with a grinding disc
2) make a template out of cardboard,
3) cut out of steel,
4) weld in to the hole keeping the plate flush with the original lines
5) not forgetting to treat / remove all the rust and cover with an etch primer and something like hamerite

jobs done.

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cheers for the help brett !

Seems to be acommon problem caused by the double layer of metal there, Heres's my fix, I used thicker than normal plate to make up for the double thickness..

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Hi,
Factory fitted that rust!
The brackets are bolted on before they paint it!
Cheers,
Gavin :)

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On 14th Oct, 2008 Bat said:
Hi,
Factory fitted that rust!
The brackets are bolted on before they paint it!
Cheers,
Gavin :)

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When I was repairing my van I made up a template for the piece behind the inner wing that makes it double thickness. Will find it tomorrow measure and scan in. M

nice and neat!