Can this be repaired?

I've just been out and had the rear valance off. The rear edge of the boot is rotted through and the reinforcement panel under the valance is rotten!
Oh well, "in for a penny, in for a pound" as they say...
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Sometimes I think you're better off doing it this way, rather than stripping the whole thing down and seeing all the rot at once. You're much more likely to just scrap it, whereas if you tackle one area at a time it doesn't overwhelm you and you're much less likely to give up if you've put a lot of work in already.
 
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Sometimes I think you're better off doing it this way, rather than stripping the whole thing down and seeing all the rot at once. You're much more likely to just scrap it, whereas if you tackle one area at a time it doesn't overwhelm you and you're much less likely to give up if you've put a lot of work in already.
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Yeah, you're right. I would have scrapped the car for certain If I'd known how much more welding I'd be having to do. Of course, I would now be feeling terrible for scrapping the car so it's better that things have happened this way. Plus, It's giving me more confidence. Although I did loose my temper this last weekend when one of my lovely new wings fell over and gained a few dents! :evil: :LOL:
 
will it will be well worth it in the end i have been there with mth well at least she is coming on well i do like the series 1 grill on the front i should have put mine red lol keep coming with the pictures
 
With all this lovely late summer weather we've been having I took advantage of it by not going out and enjoying the sunshine. Rather I've been spending the weekend in the shade (and dry) welding the car. Who needs vitamin D anyway?? But, the car's coming on quite nicely :D
I'll not bore yous all with pictures of more rot though, instead I'll just show you what I cut out and welded back in! :LOL:

oops, tell a lie, here is one more picture of rust
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cut out in prep for new metal
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and with some of the new steel in place
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then more steel and seam sealer
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Will
 
I carried out a very similar repair to mine earlier this year. Then after I'd finished, painted the result and refitted everything I had a brainwave- wouldn't it be useful to fit a second battery box on that side and use it for tool storage! It might have to be a bit shallower to clear the silencer, but could still yield some handy extra space. Just a thought...
 
Willy Eckerslyke said:
I carried out a very similar repair to mine earlier this year. Then after I'd finished, painted the result and refitted everything I had a brainwave- wouldn't it be useful to fit a second battery box on that side and use it for tool storage! It might have to be a bit shallower to clear the silencer, but could still yield some handy extra space. Just a thought...
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Yeah, that's a pretty good idea. I suppose you could weld in a shallow steel box, just in case the exhaust heat melts the plastic one?
 
I was thinking more of welding in the strengthening surround cut from a donor car, then making a drop-in box modelled on the battery box.
 
Good work so far Will.

Have you got a link to the eBay seller for those circular Rover logos? I need to get a set for my wheels again after losing a cap at the weekend :roll:
 
I have fitted a similar set to this.
Somehow i like their simple clean appearance and i find the full colour badges too fussy looking.
 
A little update. With the darker, colder nights drawing in :roll: I'm finding it hard to keep motivated! As the car is over at my parents house I'd be lucky to get an hour in after work per evening, so I'm only doing weekends now. It's disappointing as the car's supposed to be my daily driver, which I'm doing less and less of (driving) at the moment :( . On the plus side, my new carpet set arrived from Coverdale this week, although I haven't got a flaming clue where/how to start fitting it as I'd already chucked the old carpet away weeks ago :roll: . But it's quite a good colour match for the paint I will be using on the car :) and very good quality .

I also got the door cards finished this weekend and fitted. I had to redo them somewhat as I never got around to sealing them when I did the seats. So some of the colour needed reapplying then sealing. They look nice though (no pics) but they're not the best of fits as they've taken some water damage over the years. I ended up completely redoing the drivers doorcard because I lost my temper when 'trying' to get it to fit (warped) and snapped the doorcard in half in frustration! :evil: . Luckily, :roll: I had a spare that I acquired with the leather interior.
Next weekend I think? will be the last of the welding (for now), then I can get some waxoyl in the sills before I fit the carpets.

Will
 
You seem to be doing fine if you ask me, I think most of us would get disheartened having to work in the conditions you are. I think your doing a great job. If I can give any advice, it would be that if you feel that way, give the car a rest for a couple of weeks. You'll feel more like going back to it after a little rest. :D
 
Your doing a grand job Will :D
We all have our off days sometimes its good to get away from it all recharge the batteries,
she will be back as your daily soon I'm sure you seem to be steaming through the jobs very nicely :D
 
Well I'm a little bit further forward after this weekend. On Friday I cut the rust out of the right side boot corner. Saturday was spent making repair pieces and welding. Today was a bit of a write off as I had a 'skinfull' at a leaving do last night! :LOL:
Compaired to the left side, this was a bit of a pig to do as I had to cut out some bits I didn't want to so I could gain access to the rot. I've still got a couple of small repairs to put in but the majority is done :) While I was on I repaired part of the battery cutout/support as the metal was very flaky.
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Will
 
Nice repairs Will.

Thanks for the link to the wheel logo vendor. I've contacted him and I think he will do them in gold now, but he doesn't think they'll be flexible enough to curve to the slightly domed Rostyle wheel centres that I'm using.
 
Once again thanks for the kind comments :) . Sometimes it's hard to keep positive when things become more complicated than anticipated. But after reading some of the other posts and seeing what others have had to contend with, I'm quite thankful the rot hasn't been as bad as it could have.

Will
 
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