First job is to tidy all the inner wing mounting areas, and reconstruct the bumper mounting plates. Two small repairs are needed on the front panel, below the headlights. With these done all the seams are treated with weld-thru zinc primer and the new inner wings fitted (the outers are temporarily offered up to check alignment).

We also remake the small filler panels that sit above the hedlamps and tie the front panel into the inner wings.

The next area to receive attention is the front footwell/'a' panel/front-of-sill on both sides. A number of small sections were made up to repair this area, maintaining the factory shape & seams.

Moving rearward, the nearside inner arch and surrounding area require various repairs. the arch tub behind the seatbelt reinforcer is replaced, and complicated corners at the front and rear of the inner arch carefully reconstruced. A section of inner arch lip is refabricated and then we are ready for the outer arch repair.

The outer arch is carefully trimmed to allow and edge-to-edge 'butt' joint, so once fully welded and dressed back, it is an almost invisible repair.

Meanwhile, the doors have been stripped back to the metal and are being prepared for primer. There is absolutely no rot! just a few dinks and dents.

Moving swiftly on, we attend to the rear turrets. These are rotten out, and Paul also wants us to enlarge and strengthen the area so he can install coil-overs if he wishes to in the future.

Whilst working in this area, the rear seatbelt anchorages are reconstructed and fitted (we continously weld them in rather than spot-welding to avoid the rot-trap that led to the demise of the original plates!

The spare wheel well is looking very poorly! We interpret how it must have once looked and form a new one.

The sills are generally ok, but these are a couple of localised areas of corrosion. On the nearside the lip has some jacking damage, so we replace a good-sized section to recreate a clean lip.

Paul also wanted us to weld up the access holes in the footwells which are usually covered by a riveted on plate. Also at the front end we make up new valance-ends (wing mounting flanges) as these were a bit 'frilly'.

Moving back to panels, the bonnet has been acid-dipped and zinc-phosphate primed. It's mint in terms of rot, but there is a nasty bit of damage on the very front edge. This is pulled out, welded up and reshaped.

The rear valance has seen better days, so we make up some repair sections which recreate the subtle lines in this area.