Well I've have been busy since lock down, fortunate to be working from home 9am-5pm but as now the wife & I have almost exceeded the garden stuff I've now been in the garage! (before she finds DIY projects)
So got the front put back together, made new wiring for the reversing lights, got it running on about 6 cylinders to turn it around, drove it gingerly up & down our track to test the 5spd box, (no brakes as need new front calipers) all seems well, box quiet on tick over but a bit noisy when engaging the clutch which a bit annoying as its all new, release bearing, clutch kit, new slipper pads, new release arm ect. I don't have the gear stick gaiter fitted so the hole is exposed where the gear lever comes through the trans tunnel so possibly i'm being a tad paranoid...hmmm
Squeezed the car back into the garage nose first to start the rear end strip down, all come apart with no fuss, no snapped bolts, and its all original panels, no welding ever, sadly this will change soon. The rust isn't to bad and expected in the usual areas, halfway through removing all the old underseal, a thankless task but rewarding when done, once complete I'll start to cut out the rust & replace with new repair sections, repeat process of then painting in a metal primer, spray on UPOL gravitex stone chip and then paint in satin black as per the front end. All the bushes will be replaced before refitting the whole rear end.
Any tips on a good brush on metal primer (mail order poss ) as I used Screwfix red Oxide on the front end but it reacted in places with the gravitex so wont use again, I can't think what I used when I did the red P6 several year ago...
Removed the fuel tank and sender & saw the reason why the fuel gauge didn't work!...rusted & seized solid, new one required!
The pic that shows the fuel outlets coming from the sender before I removed the tank, is the single pipe the main feed to the car and the pipe with the second outlet attached to it the reserve and return pipe ? I know this has been asked millions of times but I cant remember. Also any tips on cleaning the inside of the tank as lots of surface rust/muck where it sat for long periods before I bought the car. Right enough yabbering on ;-)
Cheers Damian.