The Big Restoration & Respray : Week 5

Offside panels in and rear arch repair

This week Dave has been mostly...........

Clean up and weld in front chassis cross-member
Cut welds on o/s rear arch, re-clamp into position and re-weld
Cut out rusted area on inner o/s rear wheel tub
Fabricate and weld in repair to o/s rear inner wheel tub
Weld in o/s and n/s lower front arch repairs
Weld in n/s and o/s inner and outer b-post repairs cutting rusted post out where necessary
Weld o/s outer sill and panel repair together
Weld above into place
Weld in n/s outer sill into place
Clean up all welds where necessary

Post and sliding door sills repair

Cross member in place

Wheel arch repair

The Big Restoration & Respray : Week 2

Think there is a horror film called 'What Lies Beneath'. Is it about Volkswagens? My bloody chasis is like the worst slasher movie on earth!

Week two has found some pretty horrible mess under the belly pan which is hiding a multitude of bodges, bad welding and rot and grot.

Cut out N/S: inner and outer sills

all outriggers and jacking points

belly pan

Rear two sections of top hat

B-post

Front load floor area and top hat section

Cut out O/S: B-post

Front load floor area and top section

Cut out old repairs to chassis

Bare metal N/S rear and corner panels

Carry out welding to N/S sill strengthener and chassis

Carry out filler work to front doors as necessary

2k filler prime front doors