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With the rear sub-frame removed I could finally take a look at the body panels at the rear. Oh dear. The drivers side rear jacking point area is totally rotten out. So is the mounting point for the radius arm.
According to the parts catalogue it should look like this, with the jacking point and the radius arm attachment points on the underside of the rear side member. Fabricating a new rear member is not going to be easy. It is a load bearing structural component first of all, but secondly the radius arm needs to be positioned in exactly the right place so the rear suspension tracks properly. Whilst I am sure I could do it, I think I would prefer to buy a rear side member and graft the lower portion in place where there is good metal to weld to.
So it looks like I need to source the following:
- RTC1599 – Rear side member
- BD.44956 – rear jacking point
- SF606061 (3) – Jacking point fixings
- JS254 – Radius arm mounting plate
- BD7948 – Radius arm mounting plate fixings