Need to get back behind the wheel of my lude

Post by **Vtecmec** » Mon Feb 20, 2017 7:52 pm

Agreed with Nate dog, mine looked better superficially when I started and after getting into the detail of it was about on the limits of a reasonable repair, and I did all of the welding myself. I'd hate to think of the cost if you'd be paying labour costs.

Rich · Post by **Rich** » Mon Feb 20, 2017 8:04 pm

Guess I'm on the lookout for a new lude now then.

firstlude · Post by **firstlude** » Mon Feb 20, 2017 8:11 pm

that is a shame as much as i hate seeing them going for scrap that does look like the only choice for the shell anyway shame this didnt happen last month as a shell near me went for scrap after being stripped for its engine and gearbox

mart609 · Post by **mart609** » Mon Feb 20, 2017 10:34 pm

oh crap. those pillars were worse than what I was expecting... my arches are alot worse tho

Rich · Post by **Rich** » Mon Feb 20, 2017 10:44 pm

It came out of nowhere really, a little crack in the paint to start with. I scraped the top layer of paint off to expose the rust to treat it and it basically all flaked off and collapsed. Methinks a previous owner knew about this and hid it.

I bet the arches are a flaky mess under the paint too.

Oh well, at least it makes my mind up for me. And truth be told - my heart was never fully in this car anyway.

mart609 · Post by **mart609** » Fri Feb 24, 2017 6:42 pm

Managed to check it out today. Sorry for the phone pics

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Fri Feb 24, 2017 6:44 pm

mart609 · Post by **mart609** » Fri Feb 24, 2017 7:05 pm

got filler?
It does seem its only the arches though, the rest of the car seems ok

Rich · Post by **Rich** » Sun Feb 26, 2017 8:30 pm

Nah really, your arches don't look tooooooo bad - the rust appears to be confined to the usual spots. 'Least it doesn't appear to have spread to the sills.