[DeTomaso] Rear Wheel house rust repair advice needed ..

[Will Kooiman]

The panels aren't that hard to replace.

Cut out all the bad metal with a sawzall and a fiber cut-off wheel in a high
speed.

Cut at least a couple of inches into the good metal.

Trim the replacement part to match.

Make sure it's aligned.

Clamp it.

Tack weld it.

Measure again.

Weld all the seams.

I'm not a body guy.  I'm decent with a wire welder.  I did mine in a couple
of weekends.  The part that took the most time was cutting out the bad
metal.  There was a previous repair, so I had to cut through multiple layers
of metal.

I have pics.

I would definitely wait on the replacement parts from Johnny Woods.  If
they're the same quality as everything else he does, they will be worth the
wait.

The parts I got are great, but they're squared off.  My car has the rounded
tubes.  I'm not worried, though.  After all, it isn't a show car.  The
squared off parts are mucho strongo, and that's all I care about anyway.

-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
Behalf Of andriykoisg at yahoo.ca
Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2009 7:40 PM
To: detomaso at realbig.com; MikeLDrew at aol.com; JJD1010 at aol.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Rear Wheel house rust repair advice needed ..

The holes I had drilled, back in 1995 were 3/8 inch diameter.  They are in
the same place Mike Drew recommends.
 
I am not in a big rush.  I am in the process of redoing my engine bay prior
to the install of a new engine.  So a quality replacement part would
interest me.  The question remains is how much should I replace?
 
I have thoroughly checked the engine bay and there is no noticable "thinness
of metal" in the inner wheel house opposite to the U channels or flat
section between them.
 
As I say, the only noticable area is about one square inch in the rearmost
passenger U-channel on the outer face (wheel well side) just at the
direction changes from down to down & in.
 
On the other hand, the amount of exfoliated rust I got out of the 3 holes
was about  the equivalent of a rusted panel 1/2 sq.ft to 1 sq.ft.
 
The issue then is how much do I repair.  The more I remove, the more the
work to replace the metal.  But, I need a solid repair.  
 
I am grateful for your advice because of your experience.  That is exactly
what I need.
 
B.G.
 


--- On Sun, 6/21/09, MikeLDrew at aol.com <MikeLDrew at aol.com> wrote:


From: MikeLDrew at aol.com <MikeLDrew at aol.com>
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Rear Wheel house rust repair advice needed ..
To: andriykoisg at yahoo.ca, detomaso at realbig.com
Received: Sunday, June 21, 2009, 6:33 PM



In a message dated 6/21/09 14 33 53, andriykoisg at yahoo.ca writes:




So, I shooved a foot long wire and then a screwdriver into the previously
drilled drain holes to dislodge any rust. WOW I got quite a pile of
exfoliated rust powder and flakes. I was shocked.


That tells me your drain holes were probably inadequate.  I make them 1/2
inch in diameter, and drill three of them (one in each of the tubes, as
close to the bottom as possible, and one on the flat metal panel in between
them).

Mike


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