I’ve been putting this off for a while, but as I want to start prepping the body for paint soon I need to get it done. The window surround on the middle louvered window is pretty shot from water sitting behind the rubber (stupid panel van conversion). 3 of the 4 sides need a 1 inch or so strip letting in:
Chopped out the bottom rot and let in an oversized repair (having measured the aperture I’m fairly convinced it was too large compared to the window so I’ll be cutting it in afresh):
Clamped:
Tacked in:
And all done:
And made a start on the side and top pieces. It now looks like something out of Mad Max with a machine gun viewing window on the side:
In between welds I trial fitted the front headlamps on the front panel. The new panel needed a bit of tweaking to get the lights to fit as the bowl surround lip wasn’t quite bent correctly. A bit of persuasion with some mole grips saw them go in:
The rear window apertures have a few sections that need cutting out and replacing, but the rest will just get some Deox gel treatment to remove the rust.
