Swampy442 Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 A member on Club Aristo has been in touch with her car, basically the front strut tower has failed due to rust, can it be replaced by cutting/welding or is it beyond repair? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safcdixon Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Yes in my opinion any good bodyshop/metal shop should be able to sort it on my merc cossie i replaced the whole inner wing because of rust just below the strut top, massive pain in the ass to do but defintley doable, do she have any more pics of the damage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pulley Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Easy as peas, as safcdixon says It's only metal at the end of the day, any decent bodywork/metal fabricator would do this easy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted April 1, 2013 Author Share Posted April 1, 2013 Safc, no more pics Im afraid bud. Pulley, theres plenty of GS's around in breakers to get the tower off but my concern is if thats one area, what other rusty horrors does the car hold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Safc, no more pics Im afraid bud. Pulley, theres plenty of GS's around in breakers to get the tower off but my concern is if thats one area, what other rusty horrors does the car hold? My first thought was i'd be having a proper look at the rest of the car before fixing this part Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 My first thought was i'd be having a proper look at the rest of the car before fixing this part That looks like the beginning of the end to me. Would you want to be in an accident knowing that one major part of the car has corroded like that. The strut is on it's way aswell. H. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted April 1, 2013 Author Share Posted April 1, 2013 My first thought was i'd be having a proper look at the rest of the car before fixing this part Yep, my thoughts exactly. Cheers for all your input as usual Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suprasurrey Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 The aluminium cross brace is also damaged, looks like a hair line crack starting near the mounting bolt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 The aluminium cross brace is also damaged, looks like a hair line crack starting near the mounting bolt. That was what I meant but couldn't remember what they were called. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted April 1, 2013 Author Share Posted April 1, 2013 Strut brace maybe? But yes I noticed that as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraD06 Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 No input about fixing the damage, But that engine bay is sending my OCD wild. Id hate to have my bay looking like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted April 2, 2013 Author Share Posted April 2, 2013 Yeah me too, Ive never seen such a dirty engine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethr Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 (edited) The aluminium cross brace is also damaged, looks like a hair line crack starting near the mounting bolt.It's been holding the car together... Does she drive across a beach every day? It's not worth spending money on repairing that. It would be easier to buy a decent cheap GS and do a swap. Edited April 2, 2013 by garethr (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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