I've started doing my welding bits on BOP now. To recap; a friendly garage has done the major sill work on this one (I've done enough P6 sills for the time being
), & I'm doing the remaining parts.
This car has been known to me for at least 25 years & was always one I wanted. It was left to me in a friend's will, which certainly saved the car as it really was far too bad to restore. However, the rust is systematically getting eradicated. No patch-overs here; I want the car to last well in most weathers as it's going to replace Hazel as a daily driver.
The wings have now been repaired at the back & the lower flanks have been resprayed in a now-matching 'Zircon Blue'. The front wings are from other cars; they have been repaired as necessary & sprayed also. All lights are now fitted & each wing will go back on as I finish a 'corner', so that it keeps the morale up!
Anyway, I've just tackled the o/s rear wheel arch. Usual stuff, with the splash panels rotten & holes in front of the battery box:
I have made up a section to go in here:
After a bit of effort I have managed to bend the lip in both the convex & concave corners which I am very pleased with. I used to snip 'V's in the edge & bend each section to approximate the curve, but a bit of time, a hammer & vice has produced this with no gaps at all!
I have put a joddled step in to give a better/easier weld later.