ROT HELP

i just started on my car and found a bit of rot was wondering where would be a cause for concern if i found rot there???

where's the rot???

To be fair any rot is a problem!

it all depends on where it is, and a bit of rot may well be a lot of rot when you start looking into it….

I had a small hole in the driver rear inner wheel arch. Once I got into it the whole inner arch panel need replacing as the tin worm was everywhere.

Same thing happened with a scab on the rear vallence, the hole got worse and has had to be plated!

A word of warning dude, if you have to buy any pattern panels or repair panels don't expect them to fit like the original!  

cheers for the help and its like you sed the more i go to work on it the worse it gets i have pictures if it will upload asap.

unfortunately you need to dig deep and find good metal. once you have that, then you can start to re build and restore!

If you happen to find evidence of filler, grid or wire brush it out, it tends to be used to cover up rot. I'd like to know who did the bodge on my car and kick them in the …….  :x

Good luck with the car mate.

just remember everything is repairable

yer i dont wanna give up on the car i love the mk1, and chris its exactly as you said its as if the car is more filler than metal its had a few knocks and dents but im going to get it repaired does anyone know where i can pick up a rear quarter

Like jelly said, anything is possible.

It may look bad, but once you get your head into the job everything will come together. I only new the very basics when I started min two weeks ago. I managed to plate a gap left by a poor fitting panel on monday!    

Panel wise,try either Big Boys Toys or Crazy Quiff for them. It you opt to have someone do the work, make sure they will do the job as you want and not leave it a mess.