What's this Mini panel called? Need a replacement

[disasterbus]

This picture show's the passenger side, but it's the drivers side that needs doing on my 1970 Mini Clubman Estate. I can't open the drivers door without the risk of it falling off so took a pic of the other side!


The bit shaded white is the rusty bit - basically it has rotted through where the top door hinge is bolted to it, so the top hinge is now not attached to the car!



It only seems to be rusted around the top hinge, but I guess it's best to replace the whole of that bit - it's the inside of the A post I guess?


Anyone know what it's called or if anyone sells a repair panel for it? I assume I'll also have to cut the A panel off to get at it properly and replace that as well afterwards?


Any advice or suggestions or recommened panel suppliers?


Thanks!

[antman]

Like this
www.dsnclassics.co.uk/acatalog/info_2676.html

Find it here.
www.dsnclassics.co.uk/acatalog/DSN_Classics_Body_Panels_52.html

great service and real knowledgeable fellas.

[rusty998]

i think it's the a pillar panel Kerry, have a look on this link www.bmh-ltd.com/p63s.asp
if it has gone rusty there have a on the inside as it may have gone there also, good luck Rusty

[beejay]

The bit the door hinges bolt to is double skinned, made up of the A-post and the front bulkhead. Not sure if I've got my terminology right, different places seem to call them different things, hopefully the pictures of mine will help explain:



Can just about make out the two layers of metal where the hinges attach, and once cleaned up a bit and the bulkhead part cut away it looked like this:



From memory the panel I bought was called a flitch repair panel.

Minispares do genuine panels, I also used a local place who stocked Hadrian panels.

[panelbeaterpeter]

You need an O/S A post. Go genuine if possible.

[Dez]

its just 2 flat bits of steel, one thin one thick. no need for a repair panel really.