JoergMoeller
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- Jul 22, 2014
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Hello,
I'm new on the forum and happy to sse that here are a lot of Terranos guys around ... in Germany it's hard to find other Terrano owners that are taking care of their cars.
Like mentioned in my introduction I'm trying to get my Maverick in good condition. Some of the work is already done, other still needs to be done. One of the main areas of concern are the front wings (both, left and right). I don't need to post pictures, they look like all other Terrano wings - totally rotten ;-)
I know that there are fibreglas wings available for ~150€ each. But they are not lega in Germany (chances are lwo that the TÜV guy will realize ... but in case of accident ... you never know).
I some of the threads I saw a mixture of metal work and fibreglas "art". Looks great but I suspect that this combination lasts very long.
So what I would prefer would be to cut out the rotten parts, what would basically everything below these plastic covers, and rebuild / weld them. I've a welding machine, a 60cm bending machine for steel sheets, hammers, metal shears, pneumatic tools, angle grinder, ... but I'm lacking a flanging machine and a .... aaargh not in the the dictionary ... a machine for stretching / crushing metal plates in curves ... I'm planning to buy a plasma cutter (wife wants some rusty garden decoration made of steel).
Has anyony already rebuild the wings, without fibreglas, using bits and pieces of metal sheets using amateur tools?
Currently I'm planning to cut two or three archs from a metal sheet and bend the middle one with the bending machine and weld them together to form a new edge for the wing. Cut out the rust from the wing and weld the replacement in.
I'm wondering if someone already did it like this and is willing to share his/her experience and give some advice?
The wings don't need to be beautiful, it's a "practical car" - no garage queen. It needs to be solid and has to last at least two decades (and the TÜV guys needs to accept it).
Btw: I'm sorry for my English, ... especially some car/metal work specific words are hard to translate from German to English.
Cheers,
Jörg
I'm new on the forum and happy to sse that here are a lot of Terranos guys around ... in Germany it's hard to find other Terrano owners that are taking care of their cars.
Like mentioned in my introduction I'm trying to get my Maverick in good condition. Some of the work is already done, other still needs to be done. One of the main areas of concern are the front wings (both, left and right). I don't need to post pictures, they look like all other Terrano wings - totally rotten ;-)
I know that there are fibreglas wings available for ~150€ each. But they are not lega in Germany (chances are lwo that the TÜV guy will realize ... but in case of accident ... you never know).
I some of the threads I saw a mixture of metal work and fibreglas "art". Looks great but I suspect that this combination lasts very long.
So what I would prefer would be to cut out the rotten parts, what would basically everything below these plastic covers, and rebuild / weld them. I've a welding machine, a 60cm bending machine for steel sheets, hammers, metal shears, pneumatic tools, angle grinder, ... but I'm lacking a flanging machine and a .... aaargh not in the the dictionary ... a machine for stretching / crushing metal plates in curves ... I'm planning to buy a plasma cutter (wife wants some rusty garden decoration made of steel).
Has anyony already rebuild the wings, without fibreglas, using bits and pieces of metal sheets using amateur tools?
Currently I'm planning to cut two or three archs from a metal sheet and bend the middle one with the bending machine and weld them together to form a new edge for the wing. Cut out the rust from the wing and weld the replacement in.
I'm wondering if someone already did it like this and is willing to share his/her experience and give some advice?
The wings don't need to be beautiful, it's a "practical car" - no garage queen. It needs to be solid and has to last at least two decades (and the TÜV guys needs to accept it).
Btw: I'm sorry for my English, ... especially some car/metal work specific words are hard to translate from German to English.
Cheers,
Jörg