Looking at a minor to buy, and the body in general looks ok. Only thing that I'm worried about is that one of the rear wings had no beading and had filler in the gap where the beading should be. Oviously the wing will have to come off to repair the bodge.
I'm expecting that the panel behind with the captive nuts will be rotted, explaning the filler.
How difficult is it to repair this section? I'm fairly decent with a welder, having restored quite a few jalopies in my time.
if you are a competent welder then it should be ok
but the rot may extend to the outer bit of body as well as the inner flange
look very carefully, you can see this section if you take off the inner card if its a 2 door
The it looked like it had a bodged repair in the boot to the inner wheel arch. Didn't look to bad though.
The vendor is asking 750 for the car so I'm still trying to decide on weather to go for it. My budget is small so selection is limited!
If any of yo feel like lloking on e-bay it's the '70 1000 in Durham I'm looking at. Any comments welcome
Paul
Repair panels are available so worst case you would have to cut out all the rot and weld in the new panels. If the rest of the car is good then go for it but little bits can add up so check carefully....
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It's a bit 'multi-coloured' but if it runs (and stops) ok and has that essential 10 month MOT - it could be worth a punt. Depends if you see that roof as an advantage - or not. It may leak !!
i want a webasto! can never tell if one has been made for the car or commandeered from a different car. it looks like you could get a bigger one on the roof thats all. very very jealous though. good buy!
