So it started with an MOT.... in 2012
Moderator: Bootsy
top of sill repaired as on other side
wing attachment plate screwed in and then welded into place
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front of outer sill welded up
finished the front of the outer sill
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inner sill to floor repaired
replaced in sections as with the drivers side
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rear quarter repair
back to the outside of the car
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a little surface rust around the top of the rear deck lid
results in a good bit of cutting back to remove
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out with the old
in with the new
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bye bye little hole
next to rebuild the bodywork area
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decklid corner done
all done, next area we tackle is the rear latch panel.
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So still a long way from done,
needed to take some pictures of the shell at least looking like a car for a sake of sanity
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getting to work on the rear latch panel
quite interesting to see the internal cross section of this panel, whilst we restored the old, it would likely have been more economic to have replaced the whole section, however I feel where it is possible we fix the old rather than replace, granted not always possible .
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swb latch panel repair continued
more cut shape and weld...
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rear latch panel pt3
continued welding
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swb rear latch panel pt4
repairing the corrosion across the bottom of the panel
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last part rear latch panel
after this onto the rear light boxes
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swb 911 rear light boxes
this part is available as new, but we went for repair option here
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