so back to the boot, well it needed work so i made a patch for the wheel arch to keep stuff tidy,

and then welded in the next panel

followed by the top panel and the subframe reinforcement mount and gave it a lovely coat of paint

then following advice from my dad and that much of the rear seam was corroded i decided deseaming was in the agenda so this is the first half completed

i was now waiting for money for panels (heelboad etc) so made a start on the front drivers side, cleaned up the wing and welded the water bottle bracket back on

moving to the drivers side i began grinding down surface rust which brought me to a section of filler


which once removed revealed this. so i decided to remove the wing as there was rust in the seams anyways

the front panel lip needed some work

and so do the shock mounts (but i got all the bolts out!!)

i then lost the camera charger for a few days so pictures are missing as i continued work. 3 patches were need, 1 by the scuttle closing panel, 1 new scuttle closing panel and one patch for the air vent hole
close up of scuttle minus the top part

the partly cleaned and partly painted drivers side innner wing

scuttle panel end rewelded on, took my time to avoid distortion, now just needs a slight skim of filler to be loverly

the hole in the roof has been filled with weld too and now just needs a skim of filler to be loverly also

passengers side inner wing now painted, just shock mount needs finishing to be ready for new wing

and a picture showing the doorstep all painted and the floor and crossmember completed.

and so thats pretty much bang up to date, current work is the shock mount which is partly done and then starting work on the drivers side wing
hope you like this update, comments would be nice too

Lawrence