jfg Posted May 13, 2019 Report Share Posted May 13, 2019 I started chopping the rot out in the engine bay on the drivers side and discovered i need a replacement turret top and inner wing / wheel tub. Looking on rimmers rb7356 seems close but looks too narrow. Is this the correct piece? I need a wheel arch outer aswell but i know which panel that is. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cvtrian Posted May 13, 2019 Report Share Posted May 13, 2019 Have you tried Steve at S&S, or spoken to Robsport? Ian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wingo Posted May 15, 2019 Report Share Posted May 15, 2019 On 5/13/2019 at 1:53 PM, jfg said: I started chopping the rot out in the engine bay on the drivers side and discovered i need a replacement turret top and inner wing / wheel tub. Looking on rimmers rb7356 seems close but looks too narrow. Is this the correct piece? I need a wheel arch outer aswell but i know which panel that is. Are you after the panel that on a modern car is usually called the arch liner? Only you can know for sure if that is the panel you need but that could be the angle of the image making it look narrower than it is. I'd also have my doubts as it is called a repair panel, that suggests it might not be the full panel. Give them a call, or one of the other suppliers mentioned above. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
UlsterTR7 Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 Am I right that it's called a flitch panel? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Motorsport Mickey Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 (edited) 12 minutes ago, UlsterTR7 said: Am I right that it's called a flitch panel? Not normally, a flitch panel is a supporting panel which fits inside a fabrication. It can be as large as a girder or C section shape, if a chassis on a truck or car was cut through, after it was butt welded back up a flitch panel or section would be welded within the chassis overlapping the butt weld strengthening the section (then typically stronger than the original section). Mick Richards Edited May 16, 2019 by Motorsport Mickey Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jfg Posted May 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2019 i'm going to try to make a replacement panel. see my build thread for more info Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TR8IAN Posted May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 Try Robsport, Simon's panels normally fit reasonably well. Cheers Ian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jfg Posted June 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2019 i saw it on robsport but i think it was £170 and that's just too much considering i could fabricate something suitable. unfortunately this restoration has a small budget so i'll only buy panels that i cant fabricate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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