Hi guys, first post here been lurking for a while.
bought myself a '98 c2 coupe in August as a bit of a project and something fun, shortly after purchase I took to my local trusted garage to have it looked over and get a heads up on any mot issues that would need looking at before it's test at the end of November so I could sort them in advance.
One of the few issues my tester flagged was corrosion around the n/s rear sill that need investigating.
this weekend I decided to have a proper look at it so I got the car up on ramps and removed the rear sill trims and the rear undertray and started having a poke about,
as you can see the underside of the sill is rotton along with all of the rear edge where the trim piece covers. Having found the n/s to be in a bad way I decided I better have a look at the o/s
as you can see it's also holed although the jacking point is in considerably better condition.
Can anyone tell me what the plastic lines are that run the length of the n/s sill are? I can see the o/s lines are for the a/c system.
After seeing that lot I decided to sulk and leave the car for a bit, yesterday afternoon I went to my parents to collect my welder and big trolley jack and at some point this week I will get the rear up in the air properly so I can get at the sills comfortably with a wire wheel on my grinder and see where I can find solid metal.
As it stands Im certainly going to need 2 new jacking pieces, repair the reinforcement sections above the jacking points and possibly the 2 repair panels that contain the shape of the rear arch just in front of the rear wheels if there available.
Chris
bought myself a '98 c2 coupe in August as a bit of a project and something fun, shortly after purchase I took to my local trusted garage to have it looked over and get a heads up on any mot issues that would need looking at before it's test at the end of November so I could sort them in advance.
One of the few issues my tester flagged was corrosion around the n/s rear sill that need investigating.
this weekend I decided to have a proper look at it so I got the car up on ramps and removed the rear sill trims and the rear undertray and started having a poke about,
as you can see the underside of the sill is rotton along with all of the rear edge where the trim piece covers. Having found the n/s to be in a bad way I decided I better have a look at the o/s
as you can see it's also holed although the jacking point is in considerably better condition.
Can anyone tell me what the plastic lines are that run the length of the n/s sill are? I can see the o/s lines are for the a/c system.
After seeing that lot I decided to sulk and leave the car for a bit, yesterday afternoon I went to my parents to collect my welder and big trolley jack and at some point this week I will get the rear up in the air properly so I can get at the sills comfortably with a wire wheel on my grinder and see where I can find solid metal.
As it stands Im certainly going to need 2 new jacking pieces, repair the reinforcement sections above the jacking points and possibly the 2 repair panels that contain the shape of the rear arch just in front of the rear wheels if there available.
Chris