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Tuesday 21 November 2017

N/S/F Door repairs

Just some photos of the cutting out the previous bad repairs and welding in repair panels.

Door before being stripped of rust and filler
Original bottom door hinge had been welded to the closing panel and had to be cut off
The bottom hinge mounting had to be repaired as the original was past saving
Front closing panel welded in place with new hinge bolted on
Trial fit of the lower inner closing panel
A view from inside showing both front and lower panels and lower hinge support
Inside view of rear and lower closing panel. I decided to joggle this panel to make the corner stronger
There are a few tack welds to hold everything in place so I can have a trial fit on the car to see if things align up properly. I will do the same with the rear door and the align the door skins as a pair to match the front and rear wings.
More to follow...