Sorry to point it out, but there IS a fix for you.

The main reason to point it out was that you need to address the bare metal and/or original paint (if any) underneath that area. Since it will be behind the fender AND the support, you won't notice any problems until they are MAJOR problems.

Also, since the area is out of sight, the type of repair you do can be very localized and nobody would be the wiser now or even later when disassembled.

You've done a very nice job getting rid of the rust, don't let it hide in a small spot.

2¢

E

From bad experience, I say some sort of undercoating.

On my way home from my fisrt real road trip, at some point the front left tire must have thrown a rock up. I stopped for lunch and the paint was chipped from a dent from the underside. I built the car to drive but almost cried in McDonald's parking lot.

I had really wanted to use truck bed liner in all the finder wells and underneath but the paint shop talked me out of it.

johncdeere,

That is what I was thinking. Why did they talk you out of it? What was the reasoning?

Tx,

Bill

johncdeere

What is stopping you from using bed liner? The rock chips in the fender wells is one reason why I elected to go to POR 15 and then chassis black.

Basically, it wasn't convenient for them. They had planed to start bed liners but didn't and moving the prepped car to someone in another town was not going to be easy.

Still sick.

So, now that it runs take over and get it done. Or like several guys on the site have done is do it yourself. Too much time and effort goes into one of these to not do something like that if it is really bothering you.