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[TheBoy]

Toying with sikaflexing a plate over the hole, or trying to fibreglass over it. Or both.

In all cases, it needs to be dry, and I'm struggling on that, because even when its not raising, the air is so damp

[STEMO]

Toying with sikaflexing a plate over the hole, or trying to fibreglass over it. Or both.

In all cases, it needs to be dry, and I'm struggling on that, because even when its not raising, the air is so damp

Why don't you bite the bullet, tight arse, and give it to a professional to do.

[Nick W]

Toying with sikaflexing a plate over the hole, or trying to fibreglass over it. Or both.

In all cases, it needs to be dry, and I'm struggling on that, because even when its not raising, the air is so damp

Why don't you bite the bullet, tight arse, and give it to a professional to do.

He could buy a nice replacement car for what that will cost to fix.


It needs cutting back quite a lot further just to expose  the rest the of rot.

[STEMO]

Toying with sikaflexing a plate over the hole, or trying to fibreglass over it. Or both.

In all cases, it needs to be dry, and I'm struggling on that, because even when its not raising, the air is so damp

Why don't you bite the bullet, tight arse, and give it to a professional to do.

He could buy a nice replacement car for what that will cost to fix.


It needs cutting back quite a lot further just to expose  the rest the of rot.

I wasn't aware you charged so much, Nick. Sorry 

[Nick W]

That would be a very cheap job for me.


"scrap it.


You owe me a pint"

[dave the builder]

"scrap it.

 

it's an omega,
 they only rust between the front and rear number plates 

[ronnyd]

Is a pop riveted plate frowned upon in these circles? That's if you can get in there to do that. 

[Nick W]

Is a pop riveted plate frowned upon in these circles? That's if you can get in there to do that. 

Pop rivets aren't a structural repair.

[dave the builder]

decent panel bond is stronger than welding i've heard
I doubt there's room to get a rivet gun or self tappers in anyway 

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Toying with sikaflexing a plate over the hole, or trying to fibreglass over it. Or both.

In all cases, it needs to be dry, and I'm struggling on that, because even when its not raising, the air is so damp

Hot air gun to get it dry and warm before you do the job. If your basically replacing the black plate, Im pretty sure its sikaflexed in place to start with so no worries.

[TheBoy]

That black plate surely isn't structural?

[Doctor Gollum]

That black plate surely isn't structural?

It is.

Look at the shape of it. Has a massive box section across the top and is bolted to the A posts, effectively holding the front of the car together. It is also the foundation of the plate across the bottom of the windscreen.

It's a pity Omegod cba to pull the dash of that breaker as it's one part of the Omega that noone ever sees, yet is clearly becoming a problem area on many cars...

Understanding how it all goes together helps to fix it. Might keep a couple on the road a bit longer

[omegod]

That black plate surely isn't structural?

It is.

Look at the shape of it. Has a massive box section across the top and is bolted to the A posts, effectively holding the front of the car together. It is also the foundation of the plate across the bottom of the windscreen.

It's a pity Omegod cba to pull the dash of that breaker as it's one part of the Omega that noone ever sees, yet is clearly becoming a problem area on many cars...

Understanding how it all goes together helps to fix it. Might keep a couple on the road a bit longer

He definitely CBA  , anyone who want's the rolling shell can come and get it gratis. After breaking it it's probably the cleanest Omega front end I've ever seen 

[Doctor Gollum]

If someone has a space to put this/store the constituent parts, then I would be interested in doing the work to break it down.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

That black plate surely isn't structural?

It is.

Look at the shape of it. Has a massive box section across the top and is bolted to the A posts, effectively holding the front of the car together. It is also the foundation of the plate across the bottom of the windscreen.

It's a pity Omegod cba to pull the dash of that breaker as it's one part of the Omega that noone ever sees, yet is clearly becoming a problem area on many cars...

Understanding how it all goes together helps to fix it. Might keep a couple on the road a bit longer

Isnt the plate stuck on to the bulkhead with Sikaflex or similar ?