bugsntinas 29 Posted June 4, 2020 Replaced the hose today with one of the scrapper. Drivers seat back in after near 2 years too lol 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bugsntinas 29 Posted June 9, 2020 With the car turned round it's time to see the damage at the rear. Could have been a lot worse but damn is it killing my back. One piece of advice I'm after. On the pass side you can see it is rusted above the chassis rail would you just cut the rust out or would you cut a bigger area for strength. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GhiaMk4/5 207 Posted June 9, 2020 Is any of the chassis itself weak or crumbly? Pending that answer, just cut out the rot, plenty of old engine oil down the chassis when you remove the boot floor areas. Plenty of people never even cut the rot out, just plate over, which is pointless. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bugsntinas 29 Posted June 9, 2020 20 minutes ago, GhiaMk4/5 said: Is any of the chassis itself weak or crumbly? Pending that answer, just cut out the rot, plenty of old engine oil down the chassis when you remove the boot floor areas. Plenty of people never even cut the rot out, just plate over, which is pointless. I don't think the chassis is bad but will tell when the rot is out. Would you believe I don't have any oil :( Yeah pointless just plating I want it to be solid enough. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deano66 254 Posted June 9, 2020 I normally clean it all up to clean metal,then cut out the corrosion ,around an inch into the good metal. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sheffieldcortinacentre 764 Posted June 9, 2020 For the filler neck tube use a piece of plastic drain pipe. Cut the rot out. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bugsntinas 29 Posted June 9, 2020 13 minutes ago, sheffieldcortinacentre said: For the filler neck tube use a piece of plastic drain pipe. Cut the rot out. Already sorted that bit as I made one in 2018 but started elsewhere lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
btboy 50 Posted June 10, 2020 Wow! Good progress! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bugsntinas 29 Posted June 13, 2020 Done one small. This isn't a full blown resto as I'll prob do her again in a few years time. Not sure how to do the next bit as it goes underneath the light holder and out to the corner. Think I might just plate this bit as I think it's gonna be worse than it looks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deano66 254 Posted June 13, 2020 17 hours ago, bugsntinas said: Done one small. This isn't a full blown resto as I'll prob do her again in a few years time. Not sure how to do the next bit as it goes underneath the light holder and out to the corner. Think I might just plate this bit as I think it's gonna be worse than it looks Hi mate, To do it properly would mean removing some of the back panel to cut out the corrosion & get the new repair section to fit. If you are planning to do it again in the future you could just plate over it for now. Good luck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Walton 130 Posted June 13, 2020 17 hours ago, bugsntinas said: Done one small. This isn't a full blown resto as I'll prob do her again in a few years time. Not sure how to do the next bit as it goes underneath the light holder and out to the corner. Think I might just plate this bit as I think it's gonna be worse than it looks Hi, The boot floor goes under the back panel and the rear valance goes under the boot floor. So you have a triple thickness joint. It is quite difficult to take it all to pieces as it is spot welded along the joint behind the rear bumper. Cheers Steve Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bugsntinas 29 Posted June 13, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Deano66 said: Hi mate, To do it properly would mean removing some of the back panel to cut out the corrosion & get the new repair section to fit. If you are planning to do it again in the future you could just plate over it for now. Good luck Yeah I guess plate for now. I have a campervan conversion up next and I'm planing on using that for a few years and then prob sell her and put some money into proper panels for the tina Edited June 13, 2020 by bugsntinas 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bugsntinas 29 Posted June 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Steve Walton said: Hi, The boot floor goes under the back panel and the rear valance goes under the boot floor. So you have a triple thickness joint. It is quite difficult to take it all to pieces as it is spot welded along the joint behind the rear bumper. Cheers Steve Cheers Steve. Just confirms it's not straight forward. Will definitely leave it until next time as some of the chassis there needs work too Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
