Arch repairs

[dezmondo]

As part of the restoration of my willy 1, I need to get the ubiquitous rear arches repaired. I wondered if anyone else had done this and how much it cost, so I have an idea when I trawl the local bodyshops for a quote.

Cheers

deZmondo

[KingStromba]

Ive just paid £150 for a new arch section to be cut in, sealed, zinced and painted whole rear quater


When it comes back ill get the pics up

[dezmondo]

I assume this was a local bodyshop and not rob you blind reno!

[dezmondo]

Just had a couple of over the phone quotes for arch repairs, with slightly different prices

Reno - New 1/4 panels fitted and sprayed, bootlid tidied - £3250 (I kid you not - how I laughed )

Local Bodyshop (Davlyns' - famous for a yellow escort with red 'blood' running from the front (in lax power etc!!). - £375 same job. Whole car professionally polished (and/or flashed over I assume with lacquer to bring back the shine, an extra couple of hundred!!! Gonna look good!)

Who the hell would use reno though???

Got yours back yet stromba???

[KingStromba]

That body shop wont be fitting new quarter panels for that price. They are very expensive and only Renault sell them. Just the quarter panels would be hundreds of pounds.

Any body shop that fitted new quarters would be looking at thousands of pounds. They are a real bitch to fit too, as you basically have to strip the car bare to get them on. So labour costs just mount up.

[dezmondo]

Thought that might be the case, reno wouldn't consider a locar repair though, only the full 1/4 and for a piece of rust 4" by 1" this seems a little ott. Davlyn's it is I think. How's yours going Stromba?

[KingStromba]

Ill find out on Monday when i go see her.

You want the rust cutting out (ask them to keep the bit they cut out so you can see they have done as you ask) and then a new piece welding in. This should be sealed both sides and then galvanised (zinc is very important as is donated electrons and prevents rust coming back).

[dezmondo]

Get the pics up soon.

Went to see the williams today to get the wheels off as Lap-tab are refurbing them next week, I will attempt to post a before and after photo shoot when I get them back!

Good news is, only one arch has gone, the other is still perfect (£150 saved and there for a new steering column for certain now!)

[KingStromba]

Weld it

[dezmondo]

An ex-collegue of mine had a part tmie job fixing trucks and they used to make new engine mounts out of a 2 pack vulcanised rubber compound that started runny the went hard but had a small amount of play in it. Was wondering whether to try it before going for the welding option.