Evening all,
Some quick fire updates here for you all, for the progress made over the last few weeks.
Whilst waiting for a few more parts to arrive again before I start reassembling the front end I've been tacking some more of the ugly stuff. In/around the engine bay there's been various bits of surface rust here and there which all needs sorting. Vast majority of it is extremely minor and will wait until I take the engine out to do a full respray on the engine bay.
However I've wanted to get the worst looking bits restored.
This bit of the front frame is improved again. Still needs a bit more work yet, you can see the small hole that I need to get welded when the cars mobile again.
Better than it started anyway
Next up was to start attacking the scuttle panel area.
You can just see the surface rust sitting at the bottom of the scuttle too. Some bits were straying under some of the seam sealant which is always a worry but I've neatly trimmed it back a bit and it hasn't strayed anywhere near the actual seam line. Will be easy to resolve.
Anyway after a few hours scrubbing and a few hours letting Bilt Hambers Deox gel work its magic I've ended the day here
And the scabby looking bit at the bottom of the scuttle is slowly getting there.
The other bit which I'd been flicking between was the front brake line bracket within the passenger arch. This bit (and the opposite side) I am tending to for piece of mind. As you can see the surrounding area is plastered with factory stone chip. Whilst this is great when it's sealed, in removing the slider clip that retains the solid line and flexi hose in place, it was obvious that the clip had penetrated the excessive application of stone chip and therefore could have been susceptible to water ingress and may be a potential hidden lurker for rust.
So I've excavated around it, have cleaned the fixed bracket up and can happily report that there have been no hidden bits of rust so far. I shall reapply the necessary coatings and stone chip safe in the knowledge that it's a confirmed safe zone from rust.
That's the first update.
Statistics: Posted by Willsy — Tue Jan 05, 2016 11:07 pm