 Repairing a Repair ? |
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| 914GTSTI |
 Jul 28 2022, 08:03 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 270 Joined: 16-September 07 From: Glendale AZ Member No.: 8,123 Region Association: None  |
Have a drivers front repair that is a lap repair.
What would be the best way ? Pull it all out or make a 1/32" cut between the two parts ?  |
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| 914GTSTI |
Jul 28 2022, 11:17 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 270 Joined: 16-September 07 From: Glendale AZ Member No.: 8,123 Region Association: None |
Ok.
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| nathanxnathan |
Jul 28 2022, 11:52 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 282 Joined: 16-February 18 From: Laguna Beach, CA Member No.: 21,899 Region Association: Southern California |
Isn't that always how it is, someone makes a "repair" and it messes up everything around it. There are rare cases, and I'm always surprised when I find some small evidence that a repair has been done and properly. In this case it's inevitable that dirt and moisture will gather between the layers there.
I wonder what it's doing there. What does the top look like? |
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| Superhawk996 |
Jul 29 2022, 03:31 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,869 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch 
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QUOTE(914GTSTI @ Jul 28 2022, 10:03 PM)  Have a drivers front repair that is a lap repair. What would be the best way ? The proper way is pull it all out, clean any corrosion that is inevitably between the panels and repair properly with new metal and butt weld. |
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| Front yard mechanic |
Jul 29 2022, 05:13 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,167 Joined: 23-July 15 From: New Mexico Member No.: 18,984 Region Association: None
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I think I’m looking at the front? Passenger side? What does the top side look like. Is the whole clip done or just the corner. It can be saved (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif)
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| SirAndy |
Jul 29 2022, 10:43 AM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,662 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
So many questions ...
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| Cairo94507 |
Jul 29 2022, 10:49 AM
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Michael Group: Members Posts: 9,796 Joined: 1-November 08 From: Auburn, CA Member No.: 9,712 Region Association: Northern California
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The last thing anyone wants is to spend lots of time and money getting a car ready for paint and then after color, a couple years go by and poor prep rears its ugly head. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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| dr914@autoatlanta.com |
Jul 29 2022, 11:00 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,875 Joined: 3-January 07 From: atlanta georgia Member No.: 7,418 Region Association: None |
totally agree
QUOTE(Superhawk996 @ Jul 29 2022, 02:31 AM) QUOTE(914GTSTI @ Jul 28 2022, 10:03 PM) Have a drivers front repair that is a lap repair. What would be the best way ? The proper way is pull it all out, clean any corrosion that is inevitably between the panels and repair properly with new metal and butt weld. |
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| Puebloswatcop |
Jul 29 2022, 07:46 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,389 Joined: 27-December 14 From: Mineola, Texas Member No.: 18,258 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Wow, I'm not sure I'd even call that a repair, looks more like a brush with suicide if what I am seeing is where the shock mounts. I would probably try to access an entire inner fender so you can cut it back to good metal and the butt weld it. If it is what I am seeing , just make sure you make very precise measurements, so you can set the camber after the repair is done.
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| bkrantz |
Jul 29 2022, 09:40 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,780 Joined: 3-August 19 From: SW Colorado Member No.: 23,343 Region Association: Rocky Mountains
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Just a guess based on one photo, but to do it right might mean detaching the outer fender.
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