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tyrannosauROSS

Member Since: 24 Jun 2016
Location: Kent
Posts: 136

Aluminium for Holes

Good evening.

I have a 110 SW and have removed the rear seats on the wheel arches. Where the seats were bolted through I now have holes.

My plan is to bond some aluminium "patches/pannels' to the underside of the wheel arch as to maintain a flat surface on the inside.

To bond the patches in I intend to use CT1.

Does anyone have any recommendation on what type of Aluminium to use as to reduce the corrosion between the two types. I know I am incredibly unlikely to find an exact match for the tub.

Also, the underside the wheel arches and chassis have been coated using a Waxol type product. Any tips on how to clean this off as to get a good bond between the two metals?

Thanks
Ross

2nd Nov 2016 9:51pm

scotty38

Member Since: 21 May 2011
Location: Lincolnshire
Posts: 571

2012 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Aintree Green

I feel quite inadequate, I just used duct tape on the inside.....

2nd Nov 2016 9:56pm

ken

Member Since: 18 Aug 2009
Location: Banging Birds with my bitches !!
Posts: 4328

Buy an old tub perhaps ?

3rd Nov 2016 6:53am

Cupboard

Member Since: 21 Mar 2014
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 2971

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 HT Corris Grey

I just bought some aluminium sheet from eBay and used some two part epoxy.
Scraped off crud from underneath, cleaned with WD40 then degreaser, put patch on, left for 24 hours.

My patches all have a 4mm hole in the middle so I could clamp them tight whilst the epoxy was going off.

Given that there is going to be very minimal metal-metal contact on account of the stuff you're using to stick them, I wouldn't worry too much about getting the grade exactly right.

3rd Nov 2016 8:28am

Leviathan

Member Since: 24 Oct 2015
Location: Staffs
Posts: 248

Is it this panel?
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I replaced it with a new one because of holes in the aluminium. Not difficult but time consuming.

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I glued a thin shim of rubber sheet between the steel crossmember and the new panel.

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3rd Nov 2016 2:55pm

excossack

Member Since: 22 Feb 2012
Location: North West
Posts: 5852

1999 Defender 110 Td5 SW Caledonian Blue

How do you remove the white section of metal? 1999 Defender TD5 110

Regards
John M0VAZ
Econet Station 48 no clock

3rd Nov 2016 4:13pm

Leviathan

Member Since: 24 Oct 2015
Location: Staffs
Posts: 248

Lift the floor, drill out the rivets, use a grinder to cut it out leaving about 20mm lip.
Then use a scrapper to separate the sealed joints.
Most awkward part is easing the folded corner uprights out to fit the new panel.

3rd Nov 2016 11:16pm

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