Inner wing repair, closing the rear end and tackling the attack of the tinworm on the bonnet-line & roof gutter.

We're getting towards the end of the welding on Matt's Baja, the main structural work is all done and now we're doing the bits and bobs.
So, we fitted the driver's side inner wing repair panel, we also fixed a pulled wing bolt fastener while in the area


Next we closed the awkward bit over the torsion bar at the back.

After a shot of zinc primer
That was last time out.........


This week we set about fixing the panel that runs under the bonnet line, this is a natural water-trap as beetles have a rubber strip there to keep out the weather. We won't be replacing the little rubber bastard, we'll fix a sealing strip to the bonnet itself if needed.

Here's how it looked

I managed to score some decent body-cuts from Stuart at Volksrod (thanks Stu) and we stitched one into the affected area.....both sides are shot, we've still got the other side to do.

New panel in place and butt-welded.....I'm really liking this butt-welding!

After the bonnet-line we went on to tackle the rotten area on the roof gutter.
This is a right fucker to sort as it's the junction of the roof and side panels and is folded over to form said gutter.
Rot always sets in between the folds and the result is a very unsightly bulging in the affected area as the folded metal opens up due to expansion of the rust, the only solution is to cut it out.
Luckily I saved a large section of a good roof from a bug I broke a while back, we robbed a bit of gutter section from that.

Bad bit out

Good bit in

Now we're all distracted by Matt's nice new 1302S with Alfa Romeo power..........must finish Baja first, must finish Baja first.........stay focused!