Here I go again

[Mavrik]

Today I bought a '95 Metro that runs ok and the body looks good except for the rust on the rocker panels. The car drives great and seems solid but there's one glitch. It has the dreaded control arm support rust. Holes all the way through. After seeing CoyoteX's pictures of the area, I decided to buy it anyway and soon I will pull the engine and start cutting and welding. Has anyone else done this repair?

[Daox]

Keep an eye on MetroMPG's forkenswift thread. He is doing this very soon and should have pictures up shortly.

http://forum.ecomodder.com/showthrea...ift-33p34.html

[Mavrik]

Looks like I'm going to be doing this repair sooner than I thought.
I drove it for a week, to get a base line for FE (45.2mpg) and to shake the loose rust off.
in the photos, the metal in the center of the damaged area is the bottom of the tube. the top is gone.
So, it's out with the engine & steering so I can clean it up & cut and weld in new metal. I'll be removing rust and forming 1/8" plate to weld in.[IMG][IMG][/IMG][/IMG]