McPherson dome in Typ 43 Audi 100 corroded..

[Per Lindgren]

One solution could be to get fresh metal from a junked California car.
There are several listers residing in California.

PerL
92 Cabrio 2.3



robwill2 at wxs.nl wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> On my Audi 100 (1978) typ 43 one of the McPherson
> strut domes (mounting points in the wheelarch) is
> corroded to some extend.
> Is this repairable??
> In a booklet I have over here once there were metal
> cappings available for reinforcement: they were plug-
> welded over the weakened top of the dome..
> Problem: these caps are no longer available while 1978
> seems too long ago :-(
> I think it may not be possible to mould such a cap myself
> from sheet metal with hammer and dolly (the metal to be
> used is too thick to form it in multiple curvatures (??).
> A good dome from a scrap car may be hardly possible to
> source, while these cars seem to be nearly all converted
> to iron-dust...
>
> Has someone a good suggestion on this?
> I would really like to revive my oldie (the engine runs nice
> now (2 litre, 4-pot, carburettor) after some adjusting of
> ignition; has done 200000 km's yet!).
>
> Bye to all,
> Robert
> robwill2 at wxs.nl