Work this week has been concentrated on getting the boot doors right and fitting the inner lining panels for the boot.  The right-hand boot door  frame has been painted with red primer.  I cut a new ply panel but have had problems forming it to the complex curve of the frame. I may have to do this with more flexible ply.

All the hinge plates have been installed ready for refitting the doors and the cladding around the door aperture.

The offside inner lining panels were cut from ply, primed and fitted.

The right-hand inner corner lining has been made out of flexible ply and fitted.

I spent today working on the right-hand boot door frame, filling holes, replacing missing bits of the frame and manufacturing new steel parts for the corner reinforcement and the bottom edge of the door.  I hope to cut out the new outer skin tomorrow.

The last few days have been spent in manufacturing the hinge plates for the boot doors.  Once completed, there was an issue with the right-hand boot door not closing freely. Investigation revealed that with the door mounted correctly, it was binding both at the top and bottom of its opening.  The remedy was to sand wood from the bottom of the door and relieve the boot door sill slightly ans well as removing a little wood from the top tight-hand corner of the boot door aperture.  It was clear that the right-hand door, at lest, has never fitted properly for many years, so it was good to be able to correct this.

Attention then turned to the right-hand door itself.  The edges of the  existing aluminium skin are badly frayed and there are a a few dents.  The bottom edge is split where it folds over the steel bottom edge of the door, which itself is badly corroded.  So I stripped the door down to the frame so I could repair any damage then reskin it.  I also decided to replace the chrome budget lock hardware as one was broken and the pull ring for the door was missing.  I ordered exact replacements from Vintage Car Spares, not cheap!