The floor for the spare tire on my Vista is all rusted out. I'd like to weld in a solid patch panel than use a fiberglass layup and no one seems to make a patch panel for this area.

If you have one you'd like to sell, pm me and I'll get back to you.

 

they do make a patch panel for that area i bought one 4 yrs ago original parts group

 

I just looked on there, no patch panels to be found for that area of my wagon.

 

Might try johnfry@comcast.net as he's stripping a VC and I believe that area was in good shape!
He's on here - in Wisc. -

 

opgi has one part# ch23674 looked it up this morning go to website type number in the box on the right and hit search

 

Nope. that's the wrong part. I need the tire shaped recess where the tire resides on the side of the car. Think of the bottom of the wheel well where the spare tire resides. That bottom area is all rusted out.

 

i know your dilemma. if you could take some close up pics of the problem area, i am sure i can help.
i have a general idea , having repaired many.
i have designed a process and can build one if needed.
send any pics to johnsfry@comcast.net

 

Thanks John, I'll do that here in the next week or so for you. I'll put a tape measure in the photos for a scale reference.

 

Damn, I just took some chevy truck wheel tubs to the scrap yard today. You probably could have flipped one upside down and used that.
http://www.tuckersparts.com/Patch-Panel-18-500L.html