Pretty much finished up the O/S rear quarter and front arch today before running out of welding wire!
So chopped out the rotten washer bottle panel and lowered the shell back onto the chassis so I can start replacing the rear chassis mount panels.
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N/S rear quarter all finished off last night. Now just to repeat this on the other side.
Lots of metal going back into the baja. N/S front arch pretty much done and have made a good start on the N/S rear quarter and O/S front arch.
Rear bench frames back from the powder coaters this week and new covers fitted. 😎
Note to self: wear gloves next time as I stabbed myself so many times on the evil hooks that hold the back cover on.
Just finished reupholstering the Baja’s sunvisors to match the rest of the interior as the old ones had no sponginess left in the foam. Much nicer!
Fuel tank filler recess had seen better days so out with the old and a trial fit of the new. As always it needed a fair bit of trimming to fit nicely and to get the flap to sit flush with the body.
A lovely sunny day down the yard today so got this batch of repair panels and the hidden sections on the shell painted with epoxy.
Made a start on welding the first one in.
Finished repairing the quarter panel inners over the weekend. I ended up removing the O/S seatbelt mounts as rust had crept in between them and I wanted to repair them properly.
Shot blasted the mounts and reinstalled.
Rust treated the inside of the quarter panels ready for some epoxy in the next few days, then I can get the outer panels welded in!
Finished up the back of the rear bench today and trial fitted it to the frame. It’s passed schnauzer quality control!
Feel I’m definitely getting better at upholstery but I’m forever my harshest critic.
Quarter panel repairs trimmed to perfection. I’ve a few repairs to make to the inners of the quarters before I can weld these in.
