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| AdeV:
OK, so I managed a bit more time on the old girl yesterday. First up, plenty of heat-gun action on the underseal, followed up with a paint scraper - and, where necessary, use of the plastic mallet to help the paint scraper along. This is tedious mud-in-the-eye rust-in-the-hair above shoulder height work which leaves you knackered, aching and wondering if it was worth it after all.... since it tends to reveal even bigger scabs and holes. The attached photos are what's left of the nearside rear chassis rail as it passes over the rear subframe. The suspension is mounted to the big plug shaped piece that the car is currently sitting on; if I'd left the chassis alone, this area would be taking some massive forces just in normal racing, let alone taking the odd tap or bash.... An MoT man would have kittens if presented with this much rust to look at... |
| AdeV:
The rust is not confined to the chassis either.... the valance/windscreen pillar bases have taken a hit, and there's more grot around the back where the rear deck attaches to the buttresses. The first photo shows the problem, the 2nd & 3rd show some repair panels going in place. 4th & 5th show the repair panel that used to be covered by the heater unit - obviously it leaked at some time... |
| AdeV:
This is what the Big Cat looks like, once you've taken everything out... |
| AdeV:
Last one for now.... car swarf doesn't look quite like lathe swarf....... :lol: For now, I will be carrying on stripping underseal off. When I get completely fed up of that, I will switch to doing more engine work. At least I've no shortage of things to do... |
| Stilldrillin:
By 'ek. Ade! :bugeye: You've quite a mountain to climb......... :palm: Good luck! :thumbup: David D |
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