Fitting front valance

[alan_thomas]

I have a new front valance to fit at the same time I will be fitting lower front wing repair panels.
I can see I will struggle with access to do any plug welds on the valance/ wing joins and A few daps of braze on the outside of the joint would open up the flanges to corrosion on the inside as they flex apart. So I was considering Drilling both flanges and securing the each join with five 5mm stainless nuts and bolts and suitable spreading washers.
The advantages are that the panels can be fully rust proofed with a continuous bead of sealant run on the flange before it is bolted up.
Not original but hardly reducing any critical strength in the structure.
Can anyone suggest any reason why this should not be done? - Alan

[trunt]

Modern cars use epoxy panel glue for these type of joints. Word is that if prepped properly the metal tears before the glue fails.

I used it for the joint from rear wing to sill as that had the same access problems and it came out fine. The advantage is that its also watertight!

Terry

[Phil S]

scicaflex is a polyurethane adhesive used on modern car wing joints, sticks like brown stuff can be wiped over with white spirit to give a perfect finish and can be painted over. I used it to stick 2 kit cars together great stuff to use

[alan_thomas]

scicaflex is a polyurethane adhesive I used it to stick 2 kit cars together great stuff to use

They weren’t made by ‘Airfix’ by any chance?

thanks for both your responses I think I’ll go the adhesive route- Alan

[new to this]

You could do as BL did in the day,weld the front valance to the front wing lower repair panels,then fit the valance to the car,if you did it that way its easier to seam seal the joint before the valance is fitted

Dave