Replacing slam panel

Post by **4thgenphil** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 6:35 pm

secla wrote:spot welded about 40 times.
i think honda sell just the top bit though if that all that needs replacing.

i may look at that, cheers mate

Bri · Post by **Bri** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 6:52 pm

lol there are about 70/80 spot welds, drill them but be carefull. its not that hard of a job actually.

Post by **Gayno** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 7:01 pm

Looks like part 11 here:

http://www.lingshondaparts.com/honda_ca ... k_03=23166

£131

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 7:10 pm

TBH, the price of the whole front end is surprisingly affordable.

I keep hoping a 4th gen with a straight front end will be being broken round my way so I can cut the front end off and transplant one day (those who've seen my JDM profile page will know the front end of that is FAR from straight, although externally it all does sit straight and line up now).

Bri · Post by **Bri** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 7:10 pm

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 7:12 pm

Yeah, that's the jobber...

Post by **4thgenphil** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 7:13 pm

Bri wrote:lol there are about 70/80 spot welds, drill them but be carefull. its not that hard of a job actually.

it is if you cant weld for toffee

@tramroadmotors is going to teach me

Bri · Post by **Bri** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 7:18 pm

The welding bit is body lemonade easy, its the drilling that is the hard part, dont drill too far, just enough to pop them without going right through.

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 7:19 pm

I'd strip it, drill the old one off, mount the new one and get a mobile welder round to do the welding (they're surprisingly cheap!).

Either that or ask my tame body shop

Ted · Post by **Ted** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 7:32 pm

Offers there buddy, come down fit your cage, strut brace harness bar and slam panel all in a day, go out on the body lemonade, stay at mine the nught and drokk off back home the next day as a fully qualified welder fabricator with a trm certificate of competence . My apologies for the worgd night but my poxy phone is point blank refusing me to alter naght . Aaarrrrgggghhhhhh bollox