1300 FWD Rear Wheel Arch Panels

[111Robin]

Can anyone confirm if the Dolomite rear arch panels (Rimmer part no.s 910048 & 903885) are the same as the 1300 FWD ?.
Thanks,
Robin

[xvivalve]

No, they are not.

But have a look at these:

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=29484&hilit=short+tail

[111Robin]

Thanks but it's the inner wheel arch or pan I'm talking about, not the external wing arch. Items 14 & 15.

[xvivalve]

Apologies, I should have cross referenced the part numbers rather than jumping to assumption.

The outer part of the inner arch at least will be slightly different as the shape and relative position of the outer arch flare differs between the cars. However, on the understanding that the panels you describe are replicas, and require a certain amount of fettling to even fit a Dolomite, this may not be an entirely different situation to make one fit a FWD. The fitting of these to a Dolomite are photo' recorded on Rob Amey's project in the restoration section...

[111Robin]

Thanks. I would be cutting sections from the panels anyway so might be easier than fitting the whole panel. They're rather expensive though so thought I'd check compatibility first.

[xvivalve]

viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27709&start=165

[111Robin]

Thank you