Spare wheel carrier

[Graham Filmer]

The trusty welder and I and large piece of sheet metal have made it to the front of the car - hurrah!

I am now fabricating the bottom of the spare wheel carrier. I wanted to check; should this be welded to the bottom of the front clip? If so I'm guessing with some spot welds and then seam seal the rest to make it watertight. As i say I'm guessing so any advice would be appreciated BW Graham

[Lee Hedges]

The spare tire carrier is a removable part that mounts to the frame with several 10mm bolts and has a gasket inbetween to keep the elements out.

[Graham Filmer]

Many thanks Lee, roughly how big should the gap be between the bottom of the carrier and the front clip? BW Graham

[Lee Hedges]

Not sure exactly what you need but here's a guess. The gap between the spare tire well and the red body has been captured here with a ruler. Looks like about 7/16" gap.

[Graham Filmer]

Hi Lee, many thanks for the pic, it was a great help! Job done (ex paint) so its on to the headlights next!

BW Graham

[Carsten Klein]

still have the headlights as offered previously