It's been a while since the last post but things are still progressing slowly.
Virtually all weldng other than the gutters (cant rail) is completely finished and I am now on to the paint stage on most areas. I suspect this (painting) and my 4-year-olds social life are the main things responsible for the slow down. I had found some rattle can paint that was a perfect match for the car off the shelf at Halfords to repair the rear wings but I had used up their limited stock. They ordered more in which is listed as the same colour but having welded up the lamp panel on the front wing and sprayed it this turns out to be a completely different shade so I will have to find other paint and repaint this section.
I have just been out and removed the headlining and gutter trim on the offside ready to attempt a repair in the gutter next weekend. Now wishing I had not looked at this, as there is only 3 inches of gutter left at either end of the roof. Does anyone know where I could source a repair panel for the cant rail or know of a friendly scrap yard in the Wolverhampton area that has a P6 in I could remove the required section from. On this point I presume the cant rail is spot welded to the base unit perimeter and can be removed intact by drilling out the spot welds without risk of distortion to the base unit.
On a plus point the rest roof perimeter including the A, B and C posts was completely free of any corrosion despite the windscreen seal being completely shot. I have a new seal which I* picked up shortly after buying the car but have not got as far as fitting so will do this whilst the stainless trims are already off.
Jobs completed since last post.
Welded repair section into front nearside tread plate, Painted nearside A post and tread plate, painted offside A post and tread plate, repaired rear nearside jacking point and D post, Front falls are now attached to the inner sill with metal not fibreglass.
What’s left.
Paint both rear tread plates and d posts. Repair gutters, fit replacement roof, paint floor pans, and reinstall interior, MOT.