Should I laugh or cry?

[Loach1]

I was messing about with my fuel delivery problem when something caught my eye on a trailing arm. I prodded about with a screwdriver and couldn't believe my eyes! Same on the other side. Happy that I found this while safely in the drive, sad at the prospect of getting them fixed in the USA, or shipping to UK. I was hoping to be able to re-home this car (silver) this Spring, but this will delay things a bit.

If anyone has a spare pair of trailing arms, or knows the tube size, please let me know....

[Loach1]

Griffinr said:

They look repairable, one of mine was like that, I ground out the corrosion to good metal and welded a piece in. All done from underneath whilst still on the car. Not a big challenge for most welders.
Rob

Now that I have calmed down, I think you are right. The hole isn't too big, so providing I don't find any other holes in other areas, I think I will cut out the rot and weld a nice looking patch over the top of the hole. It would be a good time to put a small pipe thread bung in the patch so I can squirt Wayoxl or similar inside. My welding isn't too shabby so it'll be a good, solid repair. Replacing the tube would be beyond the abilities of my tools.