1964 Rear Wheel Wells Rust Issue (1 Viewer)

[ssimpson]

Hello,

I have a 1964 FJ40 and I can see a good deal of rust on the top of the rear wheel wells. I cannot get a good view of it from underneath, because there is a 'brace or backing plate' welded under it.

Has anyone else come across this issue and how did you remedy the situation?

I've attached some photos I took the other day to show what I'm describing.

Thanks!

 

[3_puppies]

looks like the inside has been skim coated with bondo at some point.
the brace underneath is what is holding moisture between the panels causing the rust.
only way to correct this is to cut out the bad stuff and replace with good metal

 

[ssimpson]

looks like the inside has been skim coated with bondo at some point.
the brace underneath is what is holding moisture between the panels causing the rust.
only way to correct this is to cut out the bad stuff and replace with good metal

do you know of any good places on the front range of Colorado that would do work like that? Thanks.

 

[Unimogguy]

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[Living in the Past]

The bracket welded to the front side of the wheel well is for a seat belt. Like mentioned those collect dirt and hold moisture which leads to rust.

 

[SteveH]

The method to fix is to drill out all the spot welds holding the bracket on, replace all the metal, and then reweld the bracket. And as always, there is more rust there than meets the eye.

 

[ssimpson]

Got this project done last year. Here’s some pictures. Thanks to everyone that replied!!

 

[ssimpson]

 

[ssimpson]

 

[diesellibrarian]

That should stave off the rust demons for a few years!

Can I ask - did you do the work yourself, or did you find a shop to do the repair?