Work on the front guards

Here i am removing sections of rust in the guards and doors.

First I'll do the metal work then I will have to  strip the  paint and remove any remaining surface rust.

This guard had the worst rust it was  a previous repair that caused more issues so I had to cut out a big piece

These guard were in really good condition for 47 years old.

New section to be welded in.

I bolted the guard back into place to avoid any distortions before continuing with welding.

Finishing off the undercarrige

 

 

 

 

Trial fitted the bumper, fuel tank, taillights, chrome mouldings  etc to make sure everything lines up before carrying on, don't want to have to redo things as it takes long enough as it is to restore a car properly.

 

Need to yidy up all the welds and clean off any surface rust before sealing and painting.

Paul Knight from Classic Autos did a great job of welding in the rear chassis rails and fitting rear panels, saved me a lot of work and he has organised the repairs to be certified.

Here the welds are all ground back an painted now begins the panel sealing then I get to under seal the rest of the rear this Labour weekend.

Here I'm sealing all welds, seams and joins this will help prevent water getting in but need to leave drain holes so if any does get in it can escape.

Let it dry off prior to undersealing.

 

All undersealing finished off today, also got to fill chassis rails with body cavity sealer to prevent future rusting from the inside off all the rails and torque tubes.

 

I'll keep rotating the body and add extra cavity sealer so that it sloshes all around tthe inner cavities.