Been some good progress. I rang the panelguy to see if he wanted to come out and look at the car on the rotiss. . He want to check to see if the crease in the pasg. innerguard meant damage to the squareness of the front of the car. He came out last thursday and measured it, all good. Said he was keen to start , so Monday he did. I had already started to remove the patch in the trunk floor.
Monday- He straightened the inner front pasg guard, repaired the radiator support( dents in bottom and non factory hood pins in top), patched rust hole where battrey tray drains, and then removed a patch in top of rocker panel to get to dent below.
Tuesday- hammer and filed rocker panel back into shape, then cut patch out of drivers foor. He will make the new patch but will not fit it until I get car blasted. He showed me how to remove the trunk lid skin, which I did. Glad I did this as there is lots of surface rust.
Wednesday- Only did 2 hrs. Replaced a patch of rusty metal in rocker panel, removed a patch in wheel tub where sail panel attaches. He then shaped a new piece. I ordered a sheet of 18 guage zinc coated steel ( 8x4) only $60 US.
Thursday- He cut a bit of new steel to make a patch for the bottom of the rear quarter , borrowed a folder and then panelled it into shape. Had to make the wheel arch curve and replace some rusty metal on the inside of the tub. I removed some more of the trunk floor to look inside the frame rails. Will clean up with a good blast.
Friday- Today he welded in the patch that attaches to sail support, then started on the hole at the back of the tub. Mock fitted a section of the trunk floor to get the shape of the patch.
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