i drilled 3 1/2" holes in the bottom flange of each dogleg, front and rear and
1 hole in the front dogleg of each rear. in this manner, when you shoot the
hose in each cavity any debris has a place to discharge.
jerry wall
Simon Lachlan wrote:
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> Dear experts,
>
> Let's agree that a wing is a fender is a wing is a fender..
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> So, I've been playing around with my brakes & hubs, fore and aft, and found
> that I had space and time to clean out the wheel arch areas prior to
> squirting Waxoyl in and around the area and I've been reading one of my
> "bibles" , namely Norman Nock's "Tech Talk", which emphasizes the importance
> of keeping these areas clean.
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> The main rust traps relevant here are inside the wings, behind the front
> wheels. I cleaned mine out- they were clean and dry anyhow - and squirted
> Waxoyl around.
>
> BUT,
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> 1) the LHS wing had a drain hole and the RHS one did not. (It's all
> good original metal, no filler, no rust). Any comments??
>
> 2) should I drill a hole and file out to the normal approx 5/8th inch?
> Or, should I leave it on the basis that the car hardly ever, if ever at all,
> goes out in the wet and thus it's better to leave as is?
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>
> Simon.
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