It is spot-welded, and is relatively straight-forward job for a body
shop.
Jim
----- Original Message -----
From: <ShewFamily@aol.com>
To: <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 8:59 AM
Subject: Re: Wheel Arch, Inner Fender
> I took my '74 TR6 that I recently wrecked to the local Safeco import
car repair specialist for an estimate. Luckily, the guy who owns the
shop has a TR7 that he is renovating, so I felt a little better about
the local shop doing the repairs.
>
> The owner met me outside to survey the tragedy and told me that he
didn't have any parts or labor rates for the TR6. He said they would do
whatever it took to fix it and fix it right, including a full paint job.
>
> I took the opportunity to go over with him all the sheet metal parts
that I felt needed to be ordered to fix it the way I want it fixed and
he agreed with my assessment. He asked me to come up with the list of
parts that are required. Talk about feeling like a kid in a candy store.
I am trying to figure a way to get a set of Mini-lites into the estimate
without committing insurance fraud, but so far I haven't figured that
one out.
>
> I do want the inner and outer fender and the wheel arch replaced on
the right side. I can't tell much about this in my car because of the
under-coating (which I will remove this winter when I paint door jams
and inner fenders). It appears that the inner fender and the wheel arch
are spot-welded together and that the wheel arch is also spot-welded to
the firewall. I was hoping it all bolted together.
>
> If it is spot-welded, has anyone replaced these parts and if so, how
difficult is it? Thanks for your help.
> John Shewmake
> '74 TR6
> Chattanooga, TN
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