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I did the Majority of this work when I first got the car in the years from 1996 - 2000 |
New Drivers side inner wing and front panel already fitted by this time |
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Stone chipped and painted in Silver Hammerite |
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Passenger side is very rotten |
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Rear end panel work also needs attention |
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Both sides and note large scab by fuel filler, this turns into a hole when ground down later |
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Passenger side door is totally shot |
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Note inner door skin has been cut out, I managed to source an excellent early door but it turned out that as well as the mirror mounting being different, the window and lock mechanism was also all different, so I cut out the original inner skin and have welded it into the early door. |
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Rear lower corner being cutout ready for new panel |
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Starting to cut out the rear panel |
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It doesn't look to bad here but the base of the wheel well also needs replacing |
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New rear panel in place |
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Normally I would join the lower corners below the swage line it makes it easier to make an invisible repair, but the rust went all the way up , so the whole panel was needed, note section cutout where scab was to side of the fuel filler cap |
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Secondhand bonnet replaced damaged one, this area now totally solid |
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An early engine shot, I hope to use this later as the basis of a before and after shot |
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