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Hello-hello, 2 weeks into the rustoration and I've discovered a serious rust eaten spot in the inner fender well, front wheel driver side where the PO bondo'd about three or four handfuls (for lack of a better word) into where the lower edge of the inner panel meets the pan. They smoothed it over nicely, probably the only good thing to say of the job, but it sealed in a good amount of rust and now I have nothing from below the firewall around to where it meets the heat exchanger, both inside or out.. 2 questions: what is a good source for sound, adequate sheet metal stock for fabricating repair patches? What is the proper gauge to use? Next question: what is the profile of the inner panel where it meets the pan, is it rolled under in a sort of bullnose or is it flat and flush with the pan? The other side has a flush appearance, I'm afraid that it's also a bondo glop under it all. There's no pan seal or gasket present on the pan, I assume that went with the original sheetmetal. If need be, I guess I can get some stock from Eastwoods, but are there any Ghia, Bug or Bus panels that I can use to make some patches? TIA, David Walters '73 1600 L Notchback (Holey Car, Batman!) S. FL, USA ------------------------------------------------------------------- Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/