you wrote;
Right on target Chris!
I`m just finishing up replacing the whole side panel,
exactly because of this reason.
No small job!
You can glass-blast the seam & reseal,
but the rusts still in there
and sooner than later, its going to
ruin that new paint job!
JC...
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have you taken any pictures? I am in the same boat... need replacing
that side panel.... :-(
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Karl
'81 Westy "Jenny"
Wilmington, DE