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that work is being completed to a very high standard I salute you sir. mega attention to detail. keep it up, can not wait to see it in metal.

oo new clean metal.. you really are not scared of molten metal now are you? always seem to get beautiful results in the most awkward places

good evening everybody... ;D its time for part 2 the nearside which seems to involve bit more then the offside.

cheers for the comments guys ;D who likes photos put your hands up.. now now we have a few for today

started this side by bracing the edge of the light brow by spotting a sheet to hold it in shape





then cut out the shape for the inner light mount



cut a slimmer strip to make the edge



tacked all nice and tidy



and stitch welded it



good penetration me thinks



cut the rotten one out and stuck the new one in place



fits about right



i had kept the edge of the light brow so i can maintain the shape of the inner light mount, and keep size within the limit. chopped the whole lot off



copied the shape from the off side and reversed it cut it out on sheet metal and started tacking it together



then made the the top and sided of the new wing the reason i make it in two pieces is to get the sharp edge on the top and its easier to stretch and shrink in to shape. not the easiest curves Tbh



looks about right



finished that off and took the whole lot out to make the inner light surround apologies as i am missing some pictures I can't seem to find them, but here is the finished light surround



primed in some rust primer



then caped the whole lot back together and painstakingly seamed it together trying not to warp it i know it looks like pigeon poop but hey its the penetration that counts



i had done this lot from underneath





and then the good old flapwheel comes out





looks about right



8-)next update we will be lookign at this culprit



till next time goodnite, hope you enjoyed this session of Weldathon ;D

droool... megaa want... ;D bigger tubs is that to stop it from rubbing at full lock while drifting?

dang that looks smart I think the colour of the wheels really suits the car. love the stance too

yea al i think after this lot of steel and waxoil it should see it a another 40 years haha

cheer guys ;D

Colonelk - does the job, your welder needs it too its quite heavy lol

nickbrad - kool mate some more updates are planned.

xbo11ox - yea i think its actualy easier workign with that stuff also it holds the shape quite well compared to cheepo thin stuff.

elmotheewokking - its a proper design flaw with these old cars plenty of places where the rubish from the wheel sits and hold water endsup eating the untreated metal.

pauldaf44 - naa I'm not going to be changing the engine its staying stock, i can say for a 1500 its proper nippy. however i still need to do the headgasket on it not mixing water/oil or loosing compression but just leakign alittle bit on the side.

update time its a big one you might want to get the kettle going

Note (pictures might not be in order of works carried out)

so started stripping the front end and walla see what we has



from under



the other side









Enough inspection, was time to get the big boys toys out hammers, tin snips, dollies and the welder grinders and the lot

sheet metal donated by my good mate Matt


started with light surrounds





looks just about right, no laughing at the high tech welding trolley









too the whole lot off to weld it properly



and stuck it back on properly



some rust treatment





while i was waiting for it to dry knocked this up and welded it





caped it all off



and some rust primer



this was a pig to do but got there eventually





underneath



trimmed it in to shaped and tacked in properly





a painstaking process of welding without warping eventualy got there





looking ok



then flap wheeled the whole lot in to shape



take a break next update will be the other side hope i am not boring ya all

supachager mmm.. once in action that is going to make a sweet sound ;D its called the sound of powwwAr. Are you going to run it twincharged?