Well dear reader (s), everything before this post was a whistle-stop history of a restoration lasting years. We are now up to date and it is time to look at finishing off the front end of the car, with both sills replaced, A-post repairs completed etc etc.
The aim now is to fit the near-side door and align it with the new front wing, fit a new nose-cone panel, fit the driver's side wing and new bonnet, line everything up to get the gaps right and weld like crazy. I want this to be good, but the next job is to replace the inner wheel arch so all of the above can actually happen. No inner wing = no outer wing = no bonnet/door/nose fit = no progress. So here goes.
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Having removed the old outer wing, a little shop of horrors was revealed. The inner was brown and rusty, with holes and signs of previous crash damage.
Once the inner arch was removed, I welded up some holes.The welds have yet to be ground down.
Here is the new panel clamped in place although you can only see the red bit of it as the new outer wing is trial fitted over the top of the inner. The off-side did not fit very well, but this one appears better. I have not gotten any further than this so far.
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