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Volvo Amazon Rear Arch Repairs: Update

  This post is a short update and will not feature much in the way of photographic documentation I'm afraid.  I have not been as diligent with my camera as I should be. Following the O/S rear chassis and inner wheel tub repairs ( see previous post ), I turned my attention to the new inner arch panels. These pressings look great and come highly recommended. It has been my plan for a good while to use these as the structure from which to rebuild the whole of the rear quarters, but (surprise, surprise) I have hit some problems.  The first issue seems to be with the fit to the outer arches. I have new repair sections for these and so I thought that the best way to start would be to offer these up together, expecting them to clip together precisely; if only. I spent an entire day measuring, making card templates and trying to work out how they might marry up. I can tell you that the radius of the inner repair is not by default the same as the outer. This threw me completely....