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Cracked panels ???


Johnny

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Are these cracks damaged panels, or were they made this way?




It's 30+ years since I last had a Herald 12/50, but I'm pretty sure that had these cracks too.
These pics are of a 13/60 I'm considering buying. Looks simple enough to repair, but just checking if it is necessary.

Johnny.

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Thanks for the comments guys. I'm surprised no-one has seen this before though. I thought it was quite common.

Don't know the year of build yet, but it's a Genuine 13/60 Estate, so it can't be too ancient, as Heralds go that is.

I presume that these panels are just dirt shields and non structural. Are they easily removable so I can weld them back together, or maybe replace them with good ones ?  Perhaps if it is useful for them to be this way for maintenance, just stitching them back together using a riveted back plate and self tappers might be a good solution?

Feeding 'Herald Engine bay' into Google images, I didn't see any other examples of these cuts, but I did note that the panels are missing on quite a few heralds. Mostly on show standard cars with twin carb. or Turbo set ups.

Possibly good for a "Hmm, I don't like that, but I can fix it." statement, with a price reduction, maybe? There's a few bits on it like that, but it's got an MoT and he's not asking a high price.

Johnny

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They're called engine valances and are held on by two nuts by the suspension and two more screws at the front where it touches the chassis. Some say they also help with cooling but they manly keep dirt off the engine and its electrics. They also support the radiator so you'll need to do it another way if you remove them. I've been running without them for years.

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Hmmm? I think I'll go with the idea of putting a plate behind the cut ... riveting one side and self tappers on the side most useful to remove. Assuming I do buy it of course. It ticks most of my boxes, but it's 200+ miles away and getting away to view it isn't too convenient at the moment. :(

After 30 odd years playing with big Citroen, Volvo, Jaguar, and Range Rover, I'm really looking forward to playing with a relatively simple Herald again. I considered a Vitesse, but I just don't need the acceleration, speed, or mpg, and I really do want an estate.  Yes, I know there are a few retro-built Vitesse estates around, but as I said, I don't need the extra performance.  I might not be able to resist putting a Vitesse front end on it though. Always did luv twin headlights. 8)

Johnny.

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