Oh my God, what the hell have I bought yet again!?
- Thread starter Lopéz
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Chopped off the inner rear panel where it's rotted away at the bottom and welded in a new section today. You can't see in the picture but I've remembered to put in a lip for the outer valance to be welded to as well, it just needs bending down slightly. Smothered in stonechip and some Ford Lacquer red paint for now to keep the rust at bay.
I really did not enjoy welding in this little patch - it's about 10cm at most from the fuel tank and the backside of the panel is smothered in underseal. Not good for the nerves! I wedged a fire blanket in there just incase.
Still, it's done now and when I get a bit more steel I will make the outer repair panel and weld that in place too. Then I'll squirt the lot full of Dynax wax to try and stop it happening again before moving on to the rear corners which are on the verge of perforation too.
I really did not enjoy welding in this little patch - it's about 10cm at most from the fuel tank and the backside of the panel is smothered in underseal. Not good for the nerves! I wedged a fire blanket in there just incase.
Still, it's done now and when I get a bit more steel I will make the outer repair panel and weld that in place too. Then I'll squirt the lot full of Dynax wax to try and stop it happening again before moving on to the rear corners which are on the verge of perforation too.
Colour change not being met with universal approval on the Manta Owner's Club, as I suspected!
I'm not spraying it will nilly for fun, this is the state of the current paintwork. The car is like this all over
It looks good in pictures but in the flesh it's atrocious:
I have a lot of prep work to do!
Anyway, on with the work. I need to leave the car in the work's car park this week but still want to do some prep etc. in the evenings, so the front bumper has come off to be rubbed down.
Cable ties are such a wonderful invention!
More orange bits done:
I'm not spraying it will nilly for fun, this is the state of the current paintwork. The car is like this all over
It looks good in pictures but in the flesh it's atrocious:I have a lot of prep work to do!
Anyway, on with the work. I need to leave the car in the work's car park this week but still want to do some prep etc. in the evenings, so the front bumper has come off to be rubbed down.
Cable ties are such a wonderful invention!
More orange bits done:
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I love that colour Lopéz, should look brilliant when its done.
