d1 rear quarter protection

[resto_d1]

I'm currently rebuilding the D1 rear and was sure someone mentioned there should be a guard in place between the outer panel and arch to stop water and mud going up into inner rear quarters? This would protect against chipping of my new inners too. Can any gurus confirm please?

Thanks

 

[julianf]

Theres kind of a rubber strip which presses against the alluminium skin, but is not attatched to it.

I wanted to replace mine, but couldnt find the part on any diagrams. I ended up pulling it off another breaker disco.

The whole rear quarter on the disco is, in my opinion, a **** design.

 

[resto_d1]

Thanks Julian - so just a gap filler made from rubber then. Expanding foam? lol

 

[julianf]

Yeah, it kind of looks like a window strip - it has a groove in one side where it slots over the steel, and the other side is a fin type thing that presses up against the alloy skin.

This is from memory, but, unless yours is proper stuffed, you might have one of them still in place?

Its a horrible design - unless the alloy skin is off, you cant even get proper access with under seal when you've finished welding it up.

Filling the whole void with expanding foam would probably be better than factory!

 

[resto_d1]

Ive cut out and replaced most of the panel. Just wonder if expanding foam would be porous/water trap though.

 

[Turboman]

Ive cut out and replaced most of the panel. Just wonder if expanding foam would be porous/water trap though.

Personally, I wouldn't use foam. It is likely to trap water against the panel through capillary action, and will be a nightmare if you want to weld in the area again.

Try drilling some holes, spraying in Dinitrol, and sealing the holes with epoxy putty.

 

[resto_d1]

Yeah k worried it would be a place for it to creep. You mean plate between inner and outer?

 

[Turboman]

Yeah k worried it would be a place for it to creep. You mean plate between inner and outer?

Any closed cavities.

 

[resto_d1]

Any closed cavities.

That's the thing - theres no physical seal between inner and outer if memory serves me. that's why I thought there was meant to be a strip to stop junk and water flying up into the void.

I assumed you meant plate between outer and inner via weld and rivet or similar and fill with dinitrol then. I'll be spraying in all the cavities. Pillars etc.

 

[Turboman]

That's the thing - theres no physical seal between inner and outer if memory serves me. that's why I thought there was meant to be a strip to stop junk and water flying up into the void.

It will help if you just spray cavity wax up into the void.
Or you could make a plate of metal, or indeed plastic, to fill the gap after spraying it in.

 

[resto_d1]

cheers both

 

[dieseldog69]

I'm currently rebuilding the D1 rear and was sure someone mentioned there should be a guard in place between the outer panel and arch to stop water and mud going up into inner rear quarters? This would protect against chipping of my new inners too. Can any gurus confirm please?

Thanks

It's a bit like this stuff, but can't remember how deep the seal is?

Amazon product

Clips on the edge of the wheel arch where the panels are all spot welded together, HTH.

 

[dieseldog69]

Just a thought, if that isn't deep enough you could use some rubber vulcanising glue and with a strip of old inner tube you could glue on an extra strip of rubber that would meet the outer rear quarter panel on the inside.

 

[dieseldog69]

This is the deepest one I have found so far, 53mm deep, might be deep enough?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Jumbo-Ve...865056?hash=item1c5805e2e0:g:lkEAAOSwyQtV14Af

 

[resto_d1]

Nice one. I'll measure up when she is ready to go back on