28-05-2021, 12:50 PM
I was wondering just how important a sevens rear inner arches are to the rigidity and strength of the car, on my ruby i have no metal left under the rear window where the arch meets the body however bellow that all is sound, I was wondering about the feasibility of cutting out the rot, taking it back to bare steel and temporarily making fiberglass repair sections, yes i know its bodge however i do use my old cars very regularly and I'm extraordinarily poor at welding, so its either a local snooty classic car garage taking the mick with prices and insisting on replacing the entire inner arch because of their "reputation" and refuse to just but weld in fresh steel (they're usual dealing with jaguar xk150s and the likes) or just repair myself with fiberglass for a few months while finding someone willing to do it reasonably (no MOT grade welding) look forward to your suggestions!