Back in Action!Been polishing

After primering the new rear panel i`v stone chipped the lower area to stop the rot getting in again..

Plus under the number plate light area which is a bad area for rot..

plus the sills

Doors are all stripped out and being repared as they are a bit rusty in places plus your usual shopping trolly dents!

Drivers door nearly finished

Front panel getting its forst coat of primer and some lower repairs

looking great mate you also have a pm

Couple of questions for you Tim mate…

Do you always stone chip that far up on outer panels?

And, how did you go about repairing the corner of that door?! Looks a difficult one.  :dontknow:

Thanking you!

marsredgti said

Couple of questions for you Tim mate…

Do you always stone chip that far up on outer panels?

And, how did you go about repairing the corner of that door?! Looks a difficult one.  :dontknow:

Thanking you!

Good questions!
Well as for the stone chip,most front panels have already been stone chipped so i always redo it as theres always rusty bits and patches of it missing as it gets a lot of punishment on the roads and as for the rear panel i personally think its a bit silly putting new steel in and not covering it as the back panel is a weak point in a Mk1,i`v had them in with holes big enough to put your hand through because of no rear sealer so i always recommend doing it to my customers you see.Once the bumper and lights etc are back on you cant notice it that much anyway.
Obviously if they dont want it done thats up to them but its a personal preferance.
The corner of the door was a bit of a tricky one but basically we completely cut the end of it off and made a new section ,simple as that really,i will need to give it a skim of filler once its fully welded up but thats better than having rust still in the door  

thats a top notch piece of work thair mate

Thanks for that,good to see your having a crack at yours also.
Did you get my return Pm by the way?

Good work mate.
I am about to tackle the rear panel also.  I bought the lower rear panel and was going to fit that, but my number plate light mounting holes are goosed with rust also, so I was thinking about fitting the whole rear panel.  How was it to fit?

Macca said

Good work mate.
I am about to tackle the rear panel also.  I bought the lower rear panel and was going to fit that, but my number plate light mounting holes are goosed with rust also, so I was thinking about fitting the whole rear panel.  How was it to fit?

Hi there Macca,yes i would advise fitting the whole rear panel instead of just the lower section as you`l get less distortion when welding it in.
I find it an easy repair to be honest,you just drill out all the spot welds and the old panel comes away fairly easily ,sometimes with a little persuasion though lol

Give all the exposed steel a good clean off with a wire wheel and then weld proof primer..

and  hey presto,ready for new panel!

Thanks for that mate.  Did you get your rear panels from crazy quiff.

I'll post the pics up soon.

Bodyshell`s all nice n shiny now oooo  

Top quality work…  8)

lovely paint work 8)

looking really good

looks great mate  

:mrgreen:

How much are you charging? mine needs less work but would be interesting to know..

Same here.    

loving this thread! alot of hard work going into this car. WELL DONE!  

Looks sweet, hope mine can look that good as well.  8)