At some point your fiesta will suffer from rust, tin worm or rot,
and when it's MOT time this will become a problem and an instant failure.
Like it was for me, this was brake pipe insecure and excessive corrosion
within prescribed area of a seatbelt anchorage,
Tools Needed:
Grinder
Wire brush
Trolley Jack
Axle Stands
Welder
Sheet Metal
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Repaired
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Top job
:)
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The rust, doesn't look too bad
LOL Looks are deceiving
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Push the pipe out of the way and use a wire brush or angle grinder or dremel to clean the area up.
Notice that the hole has got bigger and bigger until you get to fresh metal.
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Make a paper template for the area then cut out the metal for that size.
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Clamp it onto the bodywork and start to tack weld it, this makes sure the panel doesn't overheat.
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Go back around filling in between the tacks, until you have a complete weld
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Secure the bracket back to the metal by welding.
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Underseal the lot and that's it done,
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Hope this guide helps in some way.
Guide Written and © On 02 Feb 2008 by Andrew Whiteman AW3K
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