Montana Derek Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Sorry for the poor quality on the pictures. As you can see below the rust on the left wheel well is much worse. I want to know what your opinion is to the severity of the rust? How should I fix it? The shock towers seem ok but I have no experience with rust. I tried to take an angle grinder and grind away all the loose stuff and then I put some POR 15 on it but I obviously didn't do a thorough job. Should I cut out more and have someone weld in some new metal? Should I try to have someone cut a well from a parts Brat so I can have that welded in? The exterior is clean which is weird. The right wheel well is not as bad. Any feedback you can provide will help immensely. [/img] Left wheel well [/img] Left inside view [/img] Rust on right wheel well [/img] Right inside view Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomRhere Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 ettev, a member on here, found some new wheelwells, but they were quite expensive. To repair what you have, you'll need to cut-out all of the rust, then form replacement panels to be welded in. That area tends to rust due to how the shock mount bracket is formed/attached. It leaves a pocket between the bracket and the fender. Dirt/water collects there leading to rust. You can make some close-off pieces to weld in there to help eliminate that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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