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[sonikk4]

Another quick trial fit to make sure the quarter panel fitted before welding commenced and all is good

So on with the welding, first off was the arch closeout, in place 

then with the inner sill stiffener welded in place as well

Then it was in with the companion bin

Quick clean up of the inner sill and some paint 

[sonikk4]

Today was a day of sealing up stuff before fitting the quarter panel so lots of taping later

 

Then it was on with the sealant and primer

[sonikk4]

Splashed a bit of paint around before the quarter panel install

 

Drilled the plug weld holes and epoxy primed the quarter panel

And found that the epoxy primer if sprayed on the recently applied topcoat (4 weeks ago) reacts. Bummer.  

[Pauly]

Great progress!

Any tips on cutting the old inner sill off straight?

[sonikk4]

Great progress!

Any tips on cutting the old inner sill off straight?

 

Cheers, i basically undercut the old sill by an inch or so or in my case with Paddy half an inch. So i make sure the new inner sill is reasonably straight along the edge and then measure from the edge of the flute to the edge of the sill. Then transfer that measurement over to the old sill and undercut that measurement.

[Pauly]

I had a feeling it would be something like that, just me being thick haha.

Cheers!

[sonikk4]

Finally got the l/h rear quarter on and happy with it

 

Now at this point in time it was time to turn Paddy around so did that and splashed some Epoxy primer on to the welded seams.

 

Next on the list was remove the A panel to see what the flitch return was like after a couple of years and i realised it had to go. Having a close look at the hinge mounting points showed a bit of pitting so it had to go

And then it was fab a replacement section so started with this

And ended up with this

That will get fitted next week, in the meanwhile it was time to investigate the scuttle. First viewing it looked ok but there was something lurking

Cleaned the paint off and it started to show a bit more

The flange was cruddy but there was more to come

So for all of you peeps who only see whats on the surface well here's what reality is like

Now to top it off the closeout was just as bad

It was all going anyway but it just goes to show you what can be hiding. Please bare in mind though this is original metal 41 years old.

So while i was at it i stripped all of the underseal off the inner wing

 

Not too bad and again for a 41 year old car very good but i'm in two minds whether to replace the front of the inner wing. There is  quite a bit of pitting and even after using Bilt Hambers finest its 50 50. However the good news is the shock mount is virtually pristine

so after some stripping and surface rust removal i ended up with this

And with the flitch return off i decided to crack on with the door step so thats in the process of being tweaked and fettled ready to fit

[JayBox]

Love it. Such a clean project. So good to see it come together. Wish I had the patience for it.

[grahama]

Excellent work as always

[sonikk4]

Cheers for the comments folks, well it was back on with the doorstep and it went something like this

 

and even the workshop shovel got some love as well

[sonikk4]

Back on with the A post repair and ended up with this

So once that was ground down i did a quick check of the door fit and it was quite good

Will have to sort this gap out after the door has been reskinned

Then it was on to the top of the flitch. There was a bit of rust lurking so after a bit of cutting this was the result

And to add insult to injury there was a lot of surface rust around the bonnet hinge mount so that will have to come off

AND to add more fuel to the fire there was absolutely no paint at all inside the windscreen pillar area. Luckily its minor surface rust and will treat easily. The rust that was there was so minimal for 41 years. That will get sorted next week.

So it was on for some panel fabrication, this will get welded in once the surface rust is sorted.

[Covert]

Looking awesome as always neil

[FlyingScot]

Some great welding and fabrication there. The shell will be better than new when you're done.

FS

[alchall]

Just read your feature in mini magazine, hows it feel to be famous(ish)?

[sonikk4]

Just read your feature in mini magazine, hows it feel to be famous(ish)?

 

Is it out???, not seen it yet. Is it Decembers edition.