Next up I decided to do a temporary repair on my damaged front n/s wing:
Before:
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As the bottom fixings had rotted away the wing sat proud:
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So I came up with a rather bodge but secure solution to pull it back:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/6083458294/http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/6083458294/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/65056499@N05/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/6082923403/http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/6082923403/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/65056499@N05/, on Flickr
I chipped off away the loose metal and rust treated. I then cut away some of the misshapen material with an angle grinder:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/6082919217/http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/6082919217/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/65056499@N05/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/6082921035/http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/6082921035/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/65056499@N05/, on Flickr
Next filled as much as I could:
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Then put the car on stands so I could clean and paint more of the underside while I waited for the filler to cure:
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/6082930479/http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/6082930479/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/65056499@N05/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/6082928393/http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/6082928393/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/65056499@N05/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/6082932649/http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/6082932649/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/65056499@N05/, on Flickr
Then I painted the bottom of the wing and tidied up the wheel arch, while the wheels was off:
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/6082935887/http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/6082935887/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/65056499@N05/, on Flickr
Finished, a little tidier, at least its not hanging off:
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/6083480636/http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/6083480636/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/65056499@N05/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/6083481474/http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/6083481474/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/65056499@N05/, on Flickr
Mine and the Missus car, trying to persuade her to get a puma
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Managed to wrangle these from Ebay, for £140:
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From a Fiesta ZS P1, in much better condition than my existing wheels:
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They were a straight swap, but had been sitting around for a while as they were all flat:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/6082944141/http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/6082944141/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/65056499@N05/, on Flickr
Think with the lower suspension, it looks much sportier:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/6083486330/http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/6083486330/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/65056499@N05/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/6083487300/http://www.flickr.com/photos/65056499@N05/6083487300/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/65056499@N05/, on Flickr