Where can i find one of these?
08 June 2005, 11:39 AM
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Where can i find one of these?
I am in the process of repairing my Carlton GSI 3000 24v before I sell it.
I am almost done, the Drivers door lock is fixed, its wearing brand new tyres all round, all it needs now is the final thing done and I can sell her.
As with most Carltons it has rust on the rear arches, the offside one has already been repaired by the previous owner(s), I need to do the nearside one now.
I tried to find a picture of the rust on the net but failed, but anyone who has owned a carlton will know what I'm talking about, as you open the passenger door, you can see the arch and where it goes from the horizontal of the arch and the horizontal to the sill, it is rusting.
I have been told you can find "repair arches" that enables you to cut out the rust and weld in a new panel complete, but I cant find one for love nor money, does anyone know if these exist and if they do where I can find them?
Any help would be appreciated, the sooner the Carlton is fixed, the sooner i can sell her and the sooner I can get my AE86 on the road!
Thanks in advance,
astraboy.
I am almost done, the Drivers door lock is fixed, its wearing brand new tyres all round, all it needs now is the final thing done and I can sell her.
As with most Carltons it has rust on the rear arches, the offside one has already been repaired by the previous owner(s), I need to do the nearside one now.
I tried to find a picture of the rust on the net but failed, but anyone who has owned a carlton will know what I'm talking about, as you open the passenger door, you can see the arch and where it goes from the horizontal of the arch and the horizontal to the sill, it is rusting.
I have been told you can find "repair arches" that enables you to cut out the rust and weld in a new panel complete, but I cant find one for love nor money, does anyone know if these exist and if they do where I can find them?
Any help would be appreciated, the sooner the Carlton is fixed, the sooner i can sell her and the sooner I can get my AE86 on the road!
Thanks in advance,
astraboy.
08 June 2005, 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by David_Dickson
Thanks dude!
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08 June 2005, 11:36 PM
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Originally Posted by astraboy
I am in the process of repairing my Carlton GSI 3000 24v before I sell it.
I am almost done, the Drivers door lock is fixed, its wearing brand new tyres all round, all it needs now is the final thing done and I can sell her.
As with most Carltons it has rust on the rear arches, the offside one has already been repaired by the previous owner(s), I need to do the nearside one now.
I tried to find a picture of the rust on the net but failed, but anyone who has owned a carlton will know what I'm talking about, as you open the passenger door, you can see the arch and where it goes from the horizontal of the arch and the horizontal to the sill, it is rusting.
I have been told you can find "repair arches" that enables you to cut out the rust and weld in a new panel complete, but I cant find one for love nor money, does anyone know if these exist and if they do where I can find them?
Any help would be appreciated, the sooner the Carlton is fixed, the sooner i can sell her and the sooner I can get my AE86 on the road!
Thanks in advance,
astraboy.
I am almost done, the Drivers door lock is fixed, its wearing brand new tyres all round, all it needs now is the final thing done and I can sell her.
As with most Carltons it has rust on the rear arches, the offside one has already been repaired by the previous owner(s), I need to do the nearside one now.
I tried to find a picture of the rust on the net but failed, but anyone who has owned a carlton will know what I'm talking about, as you open the passenger door, you can see the arch and where it goes from the horizontal of the arch and the horizontal to the sill, it is rusting.
I have been told you can find "repair arches" that enables you to cut out the rust and weld in a new panel complete, but I cant find one for love nor money, does anyone know if these exist and if they do where I can find them?
Any help would be appreciated, the sooner the Carlton is fixed, the sooner i can sell her and the sooner I can get my AE86 on the road!
Thanks in advance,
astraboy.
They tend to rust really badly 
This is what the rear nearside one on the red one I bought was like, this is very common
09 June 2005, 10:48 AM
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**** me, thats horrendus!
Even after Lee had taken all the loose rust off its not as bad as that.
That makes me feel a lot better now.
I'll feel even betterer when Lee takes the car off me and works his magic
astraboy.
Even after Lee had taken all the loose rust off its not as bad as that.
That makes me feel a lot better now.
I'll feel even betterer when Lee takes the car off me and works his magic
astraboy.
09 June 2005, 03:00 PM
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Have you spoken to him? That above is the normal state for the rear arches on Carltons of that age and can actually get alot worse than that! I looked at one that the whole part that the rubber trim goes along had rotted away too and come away from the inner arch 
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yeah I've spoken to him, he's a bit tied up atm, so I said I would drop off the car after I come back off Holiday.
Will be a lot easier with a pre fab arch though, otherwise he has to fabricate the part.
We will be getting the 86 next! cant have him not welding now can we
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Will be a lot easier with a pre fab arch though, otherwise he has to fabricate the part.
We will be getting the 86 next! cant have him not welding now can we
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