Gday all,
Just returned from seeing the panel beater (George )with some progress pics of the body. I was quite pleased with the amount of work done in just one week. Pretty good seeing its just one bloke.
Take note that all of the areas replaced havnt been finished so some are a touch rough, but overall im really happy with the progress!
rr qtrs and taillamps are going excellently, with some finishing to be done inside the hard to get areas of the lampcans. The wheelhouse inners and the outer qtr panels have been welded up and the edges balled over. This is now much neater than the original butcher job. (still some finishing touches to be done) Qtr and Lower back panel were Rare spares parts with only a small piece of the lower panel used. They seem to fit quite well
Hes also blown out the sills, repaired the small holes and is going to pump as much rust preventative down the cavities that he can (por15 i think)
Also note the amount of work done to the RH rear qtr. This area had a big dent and I know George said it was a b@stard to get right.
nicely finished rh lower sill area!
George has also started on the rr windscreen flange. Interesting to note he said the Rare spares replacement part didnt fit very well and he had to cut it up to use any of it. You can also see in this pic the patches in the parcel shelf.
Unfortunately he cant start on the boot floor ,I cant seem to find a decent one so I may be waiting till april. George can still continue with the rest of the car and get it close to paint ready. Im very happy with the progress, looks like hes doing a good job, quickly and i must say , at a fair price ( well i think so anyway compared to some of the other insane prices ive been quoted!) What ive seen so far , i would definitely recommend him to others.
Hope your enjoying the pics - stay tuned.
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