28 roadster rear panel/wheel arch detail wanted

[pooch]

I would probably call the lower rear panel a beaver panel, but my project ATM does not have much to go on where this panel wraps around and I think screws into the rear of the rear wheel arch panel.

I seem to think it has 2 screws on either side that may resemble the way a door hinge is screwed on with countersunk screws .

Any detail pics of this area is much appreciated.

[Randy in ca]

Can't picture at all which panel or the area you're referring to - can you post a picture of the area in question? Is it the rear panel below the trunk or rumble lid?

[pooch]

gday Randy, this panel where it wraps around .....



here.....

[Randy in ca]

OK, the "door hinge" idea just kicked in!! Here's some pictures of the area that I think will show you what you need to know - the wheelwell panel fits between the subframe and the bracket and there are 2 rivets holding everything together. Also 2 small rivets towards the front of the wheelwell.

On another matter, are you aware of the poor quality of the repro panels used below the trunk/rumble lid? The originals were curved whereas the repros are not, and unless they are modified you'll have no end of problems with the deck lid alignment - especially with a rumble lid. I remember "Flop" saying that it was the biggest pain in the butt of anything on the whole body!! If you need more info about this let me know and I can take some measurements, etc.. Good luck!

Pictures:

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[pooch]

Pic 4 shows me all I need to know .

I have since sold my AR phaeton, but seem to remember 2 screws instead of 2 rivets at that panel.

Maybe the memory has faded.

OZ bodies have wood subframes, and the rivet that is in the USA lower cowl pillar thru the metal subframe is a long coach/cuphead bolt thru the OZ timber stringer.

As we got these bodies in kit form, I do not know what if anything was rivetted during assembly here .

The rivets around the cowl pillar base and firewall would have been done in USA/Canada before shipping.

I do now remember there is an OZ roadster here in town I can see and make sure.

Thanks for doing the pics and description Randy..

[California Travieso]

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Pooch,

I like the combination on the body and fenders of your roadster in your Photobucket. What are those colors? They really go well together.

David Serrano