Geepers, it's been ages since I posted an update....
Anyway, been busy working on the front end, which I didn't want to post up pictures of, because the previous repairs to it were pretty shameful, but have been convinced to share the 'love'. So have a laugh, I do, then I try and fix it.
Please note that I welcome constructive criticism, but remember I'm a noob to both welding and panel work.
As mentioned before the PO had a bingle in the front end and had 'fixed' it using a number of various techniques. Here's the front right corner.
I attacked said area with angle grinder and ended up with a 3mm thick bit of random metal they had tacked on (however, they retained part of the original panel in the top right). Chassis stiffening FTW! Race spec. yo!
Now I haz hole to fit my head through!
I'm not sure why they cut out that section, there doesn't seem to be that much damage to the original metal.. But I didn't see the original extent of the damage. The left over metal is pretty thin with a bit of rust going through it, so it'll be more chop chop, weld weld before it's complete. Luckily the original metal has all the factory holes in to line up the bonnet hinges etc. so I can make a template.
I test fitted my new panel (based off my blue 2+2) and drilled the holes etc. to fit (which I somehow managed to stuff up after measuring twice).
So at the moment it looks like this:
So lots more work to do, but I think it looks better than the PO's attempt to fix it. I still need to trim parts of the panel up before I weld it in.
It's taken me ages to make the new panels up since this is the first bodywork and welding I've attempted, I have another panel half made up to go on the front left, but that still needs more work to complete. As a parting image, here's the front left corner.. PO must have gone 'I know how to fix this! I'll weld, bolt and rivet random bits of metal in!'
haha!
Cheers guys, hope you all had as much fun today as I had!
