Rear quarter has now come together for the most part, considering my lack of attention span it's been a slog trying to get the rear left corner finished up. box section is now in, with spring mount and shock tower/tube thingy. inner arch all welded up as is the outer arch and the lower section of the quarter. There's a bit more to go but really needed a break from that section as it's been months with no real visible progress from the outside.
My LH front wing/fender was quite a state. Lots of patches welded in, fibreglass and filler under 2mm of paint with expanding foam and underseal on the back were pretty much the main structure of it (
@Tony.T the surprises never stop!).
Nothing else really for it, needed a new wing. Unfortunately so does everyone else when restoring these but luckily snagged some wings from Cooks Ferry BMW a few years back. Acid dipped and in reasonable shape, they'd been cut off along the dimpled bend. Luckily the top rail of my old wings were the only section that hadn't rotten away.
Only a 3 inch section was needed at the end of the top rail where it butts up against the front bulkhead Thus project frankenfender is in full swing. A W+N repair panel at the bottom was needed as again, it had been cut incorrectly and also the acid bath had made it a bit thin.
Shut lines are now starting to get there, LH door is also going to be reskinned although I want the gaps to be perfect before the new skin is put on. As rotten as the car was especially considering it was jacked up on one corner from 1987-2017, the shut lines and gaps throughout the car were remarkably good. A few more hours work and the wing should be ready for final cleaning, painting and welding, although the inner wing still needs to be seam sealed and painted prior to that.
Now to break up all the brown on this post....
Neighbour also popped down in his fair weather toy yesterday
And after I did a fresh detail on my friend's E21 Baur, headed out for the London Cartel Retro Cruise
