Valance and Closing panels
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Hello,

Has anyone on here not put the closing panels on when replacing a valance?

ive got a rear beam, so extra strength isnt really needed around the back of the boot floor.

They just seem a trap for rust, they have little slots at the top and bottom to drain water, but these just clog up with dirt. and if you seal them off, wont they just get condensation inside and rust out ?

id feel happier just leaving the whole valance open and making sure its nicely painted on the inside....

cheers

Dave

Dave the Cake

i Like your thinking, classic wise.
However, it will be a major mud trap, being directly behind the wheels and all. These panals act like mudflaps .

Racewise, i think run the floor back level, to join up with this valance, ground effect like.

Just acts as an air brake
as said with the mud and all....

Put the valence closing panels in, and make a panel from the floor to the rear valence.

I changed my valance but just attached the closing panels to the valance to keep the crap out. No welding and I cut the bit off which goes beneath the subby bolts if I remember rightly

ok so if i put them on, do you leave the drain and breathing holes open of weld them up ?

Thanks for the replys

Dave the Cake

I always leave them open, nice big downward ones. And you can get waaxoil up into them after too.

i dont have any, i queried my mot tester when i had my clubby tested, his reply: if its bad with rust its a fail, if its not there it cant be rusty

Yes i moved to the darkside

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