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RobThomas
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Rusty Lowlight

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I've just removed the left wing on my lowlight and found a rust hole. It has never been welded or restored since it was built in 1949. I poked hard with a screwdriver but I can't get the hole any bigger than that!

Is this rust hole terminal or should I save the car from the scrapman?

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bmcecosse
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Post by bmcecosse »

Definitely terminal - there's no hope for it. I'll come and take it off your hands!!
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Re: Rusty Lowlight

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Is this rust hole terminal or should I save the car from the scrapman?

WOW i wish mine was as bad as yours :D

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Post by ASL642 »

Offer to swap then :lol:

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Re: Rusty Lowlight

Post by Dean »

RobThomas wrote: Is this rust hole terminal or should I save the car from the scrapman?

Hmm.... No choice.... the whole inner wing section needs replacing... :(
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Post by taupe »

Hmn...

Much more worrying - some of the original paint appears to have flaked off
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Post by stevey »

hole?....... oh yes you'd need a microscope to see that!!! nothing wrong with that!!!!

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Post by Dean »

stevey wrote:hole?....... oh yes you'd need a microscope to see that!!! nothing wrong with that!!!!
Are you sure... looks like a complete catastrophic failure to me. The amount of body twist experienced from this level of rot.. is ... is.... insurmountable!
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stevey
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Post by stevey »

could be fatal i suppose well scrap value then...... i pick it up soon. :D

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Post by limegreen »

That hole is nothing!
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Post by youngun »

Total rebuild of the inner wing from the A pillar forwards...... :o never seen so much rust!!

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Ultimate rust cure for your moggy....paint it brown, at least that way you dont notice the rust as much!!
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