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Now I had to replace the brackets that the rear subframe bolt into. They are at both ends of the heelboard. Since that part seemed really difficult to have new, I didn't have much choice but to make them.

 

I mesured the bolt patterns from the subframe, marked the heelboard and drilled holes in it first.

 

 

Then I could drill the same holes in the bracket, and weld in a reinforcement

 

 

Then, weld in the nuts

 

Final product...

 

And in place

 

Edited by dasupersprint, 18 October 2019 - 03:43 PM.

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New boot floor

 

 

Old boot floor...

 

 

 

 

Edited by dasupersprint, 18 October 2019 - 03:46 PM.

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I began to cut the old boot floor

 

I I know I will have lots of little patches to take care of in the wheel arches

 

 

Edited by dasupersprint, 18 October 2019 - 03:47 PM.

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First, a big cut and repair in the left side arch along the white line

 

 

 

 

Cut

 

 

 

Old piece of rust

 

New piece of metal

 

I couldn't do it in one piece, so it's going in three

Edited by dasupersprint, 18 October 2019 - 03:52 PM.

[30 mm]

Great to see you back to work!!!

 

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[Brams96]

Excellent photos explaining things & great work, keep at it ;)

[dasupersprint]

Great to see you back to work!!!

 

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Thanks! I'm really happy to be back at it.

 

Excellent photos explaining things & great work, keep at it ;)

thanks! I really enjoy reading resto threads that are detailed, so I try as much as I can to make one myself

 

There is a bit more work done now. The left rear wing is sorted out, and a bit of the right one. Pictures coming in the next weeks. While it's still warm outside, I prefer to spend the time in the garage instead of in front of the computer!

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A second piece for the inner left rear arch

 

 

Closed this with a correct panel

 

 

 

Done

 

From inside

 

Edited by dasupersprint, 18 October 2019 - 04:55 PM.

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Now this area was again full of bad patches

 

But I have a panel for it!

 

Couldn't have the other side, so I made one myself.

 

 

Edited by dasupersprint, 18 October 2019 - 04:58 PM.

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Edited by dasupersprint, 18 October 2019 - 05:00 PM.

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Now the right side inner rear wing

 

 

Cut

 

This is bad. Will need replacing.

 

More cutting

 

Even more cutting...

 

Finally, new material

 

 

Edited by dasupersprint, 18 October 2019 - 05:04 PM.

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Now repairing that reinforcement bracket.

 

New nut and bolt

 

Made that bracket from scratch

 

And in place it is

Edited by dasupersprint, 18 October 2019 - 05:08 PM.

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Now, the corner is as bad as the other side was

 

Self-made panel

 

 

And this one

 

 

 

 

Edited by dasupersprint, 18 October 2019 - 05:11 PM.

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I had to repair the rear bins, as I cut them when I took the whole floor out.

 

 

 

 

Edited by dasupersprint, 18 October 2019 - 05:13 PM.

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Hello, 2016! Pics incoming.