Max came down on Sunday to start prepping the engine bay for a spot of paint. Lots of sanding to do!
I have a few areas on the fuel tank shelf that need repairing, the worst being the O/S strap and strengthener that sit underneath it.
Chopped out:
This is what was left of the strengthening plate after I’d cut the rust out:
The rest of the metal on the plate was pretty thin so I decided to make a new one instead of repairing. I don’t have a bead roller so I rigged up a little jig on the vice instead:
to add some pressings to a sheet of metal:
I then folded over the edges and after some careful bending, welding and spot of etch primer ended up with a pretty decent copy of the original panel:
A quick trial fit too:
I also repaired the fuel tank strap and fitted a new bolt as the old one had rusted shut:
