rusty wheel arches.....:(

[ford-duncan18]

ok so my pumas rear wheel arches have some rust on them, i'm hoping to get a full respray(different colour) i'd rather get rid of the rust properly and cut it out then weld a new piece of metal onto the area. is there wheel arches for pumas u can buy to weld into the area that you've cut out?

 

[Dal]

Peugeot 206 front wheel arch opposite side. i.e. if your passenger side rear arch is gone on your Puma, get a front 206 drivers side Peugeot wing.

 

[Deano1403]

:shock: My gawd , a piece of pugot on a ford , Never. I say never. by eckaslike, a real ford man would make one or get a descent fabricator to make one , I mean sounds a good idea , but pugot , on ford , :'(

 

[hotrodspike]

Mine was done a few months ago with a Pug wing. The guy that did it said it saved him about 4 hours of pratting about and it's a near perfect fit first time. So, what's it to be, £20 or less for a pattern wing or 4 hours at £30 an hour to make one?

P.S. I've owned Fords since 1969, and have had everything from Escorts/Cortinas to Mustangs and Lincolns!

 

[ford-duncan18]

yeah well my uncles a great welder and i can do it all myself so might have a go doing it myself

 

[martinthrapston]

:shock: My gawd , a piece of pugot on a ford , Never. I say never. by eckaslike, a real ford man would make one or get a descent fabricator to make one , I mean sounds a good idea , but pugot , on ford , :'(

whats the problem? it is only a sheet of metal at the end of the day made for a different car,but if it is a suitable replacement for puma's rear arch its a bonus for us puma owners...

 

[wrayvon]

Any ideas where you can purchase 206 arches from?

Cheers!

 

[ford-duncan18]

ebay

 

[red]

Or.. Peugeot.

 

[TyeBoi]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PEUGEOT-206-1998-2009-NEW-FRONT-WING-LH-/110523737403?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM#ht_510wt_913" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

that the correct one ?

 

[ford-duncan18]

well i think any 206 wing works, i've not done mine yet

 

[hotrodspike]

Any 206 wing except GTI (slightly different shape)

 

[TyeBoi]

I think I will purchase them and get it sorted!

 

[roadrally]

Just done mine with the 206 wings

 

[ford-duncan18]

how much of that is the 206 wing?

 

[ford-duncan18]

its ok i see it now, looks good, and not too hard to do.. how long did it take u to do this?

 

[roadrally]

Depends on how much of the inner arch you need to replace.
The first one took a whole day but I managed the other side in about 5 hours.
I use a joggler so I can slide the new arch under the old one, but you can just put the new one on top and bog further up the rear wing.
I use loads of tack welds, starting with one in the middle then opposite ends to dissipate the heat.
Make sure you take out the rear 1/4 cards because there is sound deadening that will set on fire when welding up, also I sprayed waxoil in the rear quaters so I wont have the same problem again.

 

[ford-duncan18]

has anyone got there arches cut out and repaired by a shop? how much and where did u get it done?

 

[yippeekiay]

IIRC I'm sure I've seen £200-£300 bandied around.

 

[Scotty1.7]

Aks hotrodspike- he had this work doen