Applying undercoat by spray turned out to be more trouble than it was worth and the finish was just as good from a roller. So I applied another coat to both the o/s rear corner panel and the mudwing. The mudwing will need a bit more flatting and another coat before its finished. This week I have been making starter motor cables and shortening the dynamo cables so they will fit the control box when it is reinstalled. I also applied filler to the bottom of the rearmost o/s panel where it meets the frame and is flat as it fitted poorly to the vertical beading just before the emergency door.
Tag Archives: rear mudwings
9/09/2023
The exterior panel above the wheelarch opening has been fitted and abraded. The wheelarch liner and mud wing has been refitted and filler applied to the join and is ready for final sanding and paint. The offside rear corner panel has also had some attention with filling and sanding.
7/6/2021
This week work has returned to the boot. I made a template for the boot floor and then cut a piece of new lino for it. Rebecca helped to glue down the lino, however we didn’t quite get it in exactly the correct position so some remedial work is needed. I was annoyed to find the new lino had some cuts and scratches in it that were not done by us! Having fitted the lino, I was able to fit the new steel sill (after painting the underside) that I made a while ago, then I hung the doors. This revealed several fitting problems that hopefully I can overcome by shimming the hinges.
In between doing the above, I found time to paint the step light inside with some white paint and cut two rubber gaskets, one for mounting against the body and the other for sealing the lid to the base. I also found some thin clear acrylic so I cut two pieces to form one thick piece for the small window in the light. Still waiting for the brass hinge split pins to arrive.