chrisser
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- Location
- Cleveland OH
- Vehicle Year
- 1987
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 2.9
- Transmission
- Manual
Wheel arches on the bed of my '87 are pretty rusted.
Got some repair panels from LMC to weld in. That will take care of the outside.
But the inner liners are also rusted away and they don't seem to be available anywhere.
I could probably fabricate something, but since that seam is what originally caused the rust, I'm thinking maybe there are other options.
Can I leave the fender liner out, or will that make the bed side too flimsy?
How about some sort of tubular support instead of the liner that's less likely to accumulate crud? Could bend it in the same arch as the liner and then run a piece behind the wheel lip to strengthen that edge. Maybe use panel adhesive to keep water out.
Just curious what others have done. I can't be the first to go down this road.
Got some repair panels from LMC to weld in. That will take care of the outside.
But the inner liners are also rusted away and they don't seem to be available anywhere.
I could probably fabricate something, but since that seam is what originally caused the rust, I'm thinking maybe there are other options.
Can I leave the fender liner out, or will that make the bed side too flimsy?
How about some sort of tubular support instead of the liner that's less likely to accumulate crud? Could bend it in the same arch as the liner and then run a piece behind the wheel lip to strengthen that edge. Maybe use panel adhesive to keep water out.
Just curious what others have done. I can't be the first to go down this road.