Rainy season has started here in Bolivia and that means water and mud on the roads. Since I do not have a vehicle here, I have been bumming rides with my roommate, Greg. He has a 1987 Dodge Raider which is a small 2 door SUV, also known as a "JEEP". Pretty much anything that has 2 doors and is a truck they call a Jeep. Anyways, we had noticed that there was some daylight coming through the area over the rear wheel well. Upon further investigation we found a LARGE hole where the top of the wheel well used to be.
After removing the carpeting the damage was obvious.
An angle grinder with a thin cutting disk made quick work of removing the damage.
A paper template made from a manila folder was used as a pattern for the steel patch.
Aviation clecoes were used to hold everything in place while drilling the holes for pop rivets.
Some silicon under the patch and black uncoating were brush on for "corrosion protection".
With the carpet re-installed I pronounced it road worthy for the next 24 years.
1 comment:
That sure is the way an A&P would do bodywork! I love it!
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