Well, six months have gone by since I last did anything to the car... so I felt it was time to go prowling in the undergrowth, and see if I still had any car left! On finding that I did, I craned her out, and stuck her in the workshop, and proceeded to carry on where I'd left off last time...
Thus a bonnet was fitted, and a big hole cut (regular readers of this thread may recall quite early on, the poor car was dropped heavily on it's nose from about 15' in the air, and the front inner wings had suffered somewhat as a result).
Obligatory photo of rusty/bent bits of scrap metal. It was much more bent than this, but it was only really possible to beat it straight after cutting it off the car. It also contained a surprisingly high % filler round the bump stop area, so it was probably as well it got changed.
And then I filled the hole in again. I'm not completely happy with the line the top of the inner wing makes, but hey, it will have to do now. I also replaced a section of the inner wheel arch around the bump stop...
Loaded on the folklift for the trip back out to it's spot in the bushes.
And I've still got this side to look forward to... and part of the drivers side engine bay floor section, which on close inspection turned out to be mainly holes (and not just the big round ones that are meant to be there!).
The really good news is that I've asked nicely, and my boss has said it can come and live indoors at the back of the workshop for a few weeks while I do the underneath properly... and he's also offered me a load of top notch industrial grade grey paint we've got left over from a job, so the underside will be getting several coats while I'm at it. (I think he's hoping for a go with it when I've finished it).
I've also bought a 'sister' car to compare and contrast... (well because it was cheap, and I fancied a classic to run for the summer) - 1954 Austin A40 Somerset. Interesting comparison to a minor - makes you realise just how good a minor was to be honest...
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where are the pictures taken looks good
