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What Best Way To Fix This Bodywork Mess

AJRTDDI
AJRTDDI
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I was sanding down my car for respray for prep and I found this

It was full of paper and bodyfiller, I can't afford a whole new rear quarter I have brought a new rear arch to weld in but the door jam part will be hard. Any ideas ?

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    I would do a bit of plate welding, get a mate who has a welder just to weld a bit of sheet metal on to that then sand it down so it's nice and smooth

    Hope this helps

    Thanks,

    Lewis Watson-Thompson

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    I can weld fine just idk how I'm gonna get the same shape without using a lot of bodyfiller

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    Where should I weld a plate of steel when arch is cured

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    New arch

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    So no ideas about getting the right shape. How about fiberglassing?

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    I would be making that sort of repair out of several bits of metal. Using card to make templates, Sellotape then together if you think you can get a bigger section out of one piece of metal. Rolling a small section of metal should be easy enough to match that I would think.

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    I'll do alittle work and update with photos

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    I replaced the panel on arch just alittle more tidying rock. Found jacking points was also shot

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    Update pics

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