Old Jun 5, 2014 | 09:29 PM
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managed to do a bit more on the ol girl today.

first on the hit list was the sunroof appatchure. The sealed edges were starting to show rust and there was a section that had a big crusty bit with a small hole gone through.

I first cleaned up the areas of concern with the wire wheel on angle grinder and I was surprised to find that the crusty area didn't get that much worse, so I welded a small plate on the inside as I didn't want it to stop the sunroof working, then the area and hole and seams zinc primed and seam sealed and zinc primed over

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Next was this little hole I found hiding away behind the front wing. It was a nightmare to get to and ended up having to cut a section out of the wing to get to it. I did it below the line of were the side skirt goes so it will be hidden

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I for got to get a pic during welding and once wing section re welded back on. While I was there I sorted the front arch on that side. I had previously hammered back the arch lip to clear my tyres but I wasn't great and had started rusting on the edge, so I de rusted the arch with the wire wheel and zinc primed, then made a much better job of folding the arch lip in and then seam sealed it making sure no water will ever get in the lip, I will do this to the other side as well.

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one thing I must mention which I found today. My brake master cylinder has a shit load of movement on part of it. The bit that has the black cylinder attached to it, it looks like its attached to the other bit via a long bolt through a rubber bush so I think its supposed to have movement but im not sure how much, theres about a inch or so play side to side.

first pic is central and as it sits then other two pics are me holding it one side to the other

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any help would be great, one more bit of welding to do now and then its on with removing a few bits and shutzing the rest of the underside and getting the arches sealed and painted.

thanks for looking
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