P38A Rust Rear Wheel Arch

RangeRoller dt · Sep 12, 2020

They are worth saving is why

Lukas018 · Sep 12, 2020

Henry_b said:
That is terrible for a P38..

Time to get the Mig out

Nice got a friend of mine who does DIY welding he is doing sills for my as I am crap at that sort of thing.

Lukas018 · Sep 12, 2020

Europa486 said:
A bit harsh but probably true

My P38 is the most cursed on here

romanrob · Sep 12, 2020

Lukas018 said:
Hi mate ok great if you got his details please?

I will have to get it done with someone as looking at it further way beyond my capabilities

PM'd you

Grrrrrr · Sep 13, 2020

Lukas018 said:
Afternoon All,

I have some very troublesome rust on the rear wheel arches to the point where it needs to be cut out and new piece welded in. However I cannot seem find a pattern or original rear quarter panel and welding skills are not good enough to shape sheet metal without taking it to a body shop. As the panel is part of the main body as such, I assume, which is why you cannot buy a panel.

Just wanted to ask who has tackled this before DIY and how did they get over it?

Also the front panels are oxidising and need doing, has anyone tackled these please?

I was going to ask some scrappers to cut out a rear panel and cut/piece it in but never know what you are going go get.

Thanks.

Pretty sure my rear one was done when tgat ****wit from Redline in Aylesbury pulled out into it when the missus was sat in traffic. How can you not see a bright red Range Rover. Of course. He pretended he couldn't speak English and then denied everything and iirc I think he even tried to claim she was in the buslane.

Anyway, we had to claim on the insurance and Baldwins got both a new doorskin, rear panel and plastic skin for the bumper. Guessing they got them from the main dealer because it cost a f*cking fortune.

Grrrrrr · Sep 13, 2020

Lukas018 said:
It spent most of its life in Scottish Highlands 15 years of that and neglect but it's all solvable just a matter of how much.

The cills under the chassis need re-welding aswell.

It is the salt. That's what happens when you don't wash it off underneath. I've bought a low pressure jetwash just for that reason.

tomcat59alan · Sep 13, 2020

Grrrrrr said:
It is the salt. That's what happens when you don't wash it off underneath. I've bought a low pressure jetwash just for that reason.

Or it's been used to launch boats/jetski's

Bix · Sep 13, 2020

My old bus has started to go the same way, unfortunately once the paint gets worn off the tin work spreads like a ****er. You really have to patch it any scratches as they happen.

norseman · Sep 13, 2020

marjon said:
Wow thats bad for a P38. looks more than just the top skin too, sorry.

I thought P38's were alledgedly highly rot resistant
Clues might be in the car's past history?

P38A Rust Rear Wheel Arch

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