Bit more done to the old girl.

A bit of a rethink on the near side inner wing. On first inspection of the near side suspension struts all seemed salvageable but after dressing the inner wing to remove some dents it was found that the reinforcing plates fitted to the bottom of the struts had rusted beyond repair and sections of the inner wing needed attention so quickest way would be to remove the lot and replace with new steel.



I decided to remove a large section of the inner which got rid of most of the rust and a load of unwanted holes someone had drilled to mount an alarm system. Luckily the chassis rail and all its inner strengtheners were in good shape.



Rust treatment



More patches…




Had to put a bit a form into the next patch to match the inner wing profile.




Finished of by drilling the holes of the brake lines and a little paint to stop the rust before spot welding.





Finally tack welded in place.



Tomorrows job is to fit the new struts…