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I decided to remove the plate inside the plenum that reinforces the pedal box mounts on the inside - no exactly easy to get at, but I eventually got it removed: Tasty... I wire brushed the area, then I make a repair patch to follow the curves, cut the rusted section out and welded in the new piece into place.

don't be sorry, I am sure some one else has had the same thought/idea, I didn't know that.

And how many of our cars have this insidious rust "infection" quietly eating away from the inside out? - the answer is all of them - it just varies as to how extensive it is :-( And sellers on Carsales want you to pay ~$100k when you have no idea as to what is happening under the shell of the car - crazy!

Wow. Rust damage every which way you turn. The impressive repair work continues.

The floors pans in the 260Z had unpleasant ventilation holes and they were generally a bit beaten around. They really needed to be replaced, but replacement pans for a later RS30 were not available - until KFVintage came to the rescue again with hand made floors and rails becoming available just in time. Graeme made a jig to hold the seat rails in position, then had the laborious task of unpicking them from the floors. They were welded in so thoroughly that each side to many hours to cleanly remove. After waiting for the replacement floor pans and rails to be made and sent, they arrived after a few weeks and Graeme set about cutting out the LH floor.

BIIIIIIIIIG No No! Aluminum alloy wheels are pressure cast & heat treated at the centres. Aluminum welding softens the material and makes it more prone to cracking and failing. It's actually safer to modify the stub axle flanges...