1st January 2022

 Well a new year so start out as I intend to continue....again 😀 

Pulled half of the spare wheel well out, widen the space 35mm and see how it looks.

First picture marked and made first cut

Second picture leaving this space.




The piece removed
Showing tin worm holes.

New wheel in place...test fit should be OK. Will need to sit  vertically while the original spare was on a lean to the right hand side. Will require a slight modification to the wheel retaining piece. 
Simple task,

The new space.
I will cut the rusted bottom out a weld in a new shaped piece  replacing the rust coloured portion.
This should be a simple metal shaping exercise to get it nicely curved like it was always there. then two short low curvature pieces to fill the 35mm gap.
A coat of paint and nobody would know it wasn't factory original.
This was the GT model that had wider wheels.... trust me :-) 

Tomorrow's task to cut, shape and weld it all back together

2nd January 2022

Half way through the second day Modified to fit, marked and cut out rusted part.





Not immediately apparent is the reshaping of the lip to fit around the existing fuel tank captive nut which sits in a slight depression next to the wheel well.
Attached the left part back in with some temporary screws to check fit. The 30mm file handles holding the two parts in correct alignment,
The patch panels will be a 240 x 300 piece with single curvature to fill the big hole and a couple of 30mm wide strips to give the correct width.
Hammer weld it in place, file off any lumps and squirt on some primer ready for painting.

Some light relief  :-)



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