every nut bolt screw copper greased

before some one saays it yes i put them in the wrong place DOH


all new gaiters






looking smart






now the filling



hole in roof

thats me up till yesterday owen nw

Wow Owen, just the photos alone is enough work
That certainly had the classic rust and then some...
Exceptionaly quick work...I must be the slowest around.
Keep it coming.

Peter

body work

I'm beginning to appreciate how good the condition of mine was when I purchased.

Well done bringing this beastie back from the dead.

Cheers
Tim

Very impressive. I wish I had the skills to do the same on cars.

just as i seen the last reply with pandas in the pics , it minds me of the day i went to buy a 126 to restore , when the man opened the garage he had 5 fiat pandas 1 was done up as an american police , 2 2cv s 1 owner x19 and the 126 , bought the 126 took some parts of it and sold it to a friend which he is restoring owen nw

Smart work.

seams cut in flatened and masked to seam seal the joints owen nw

looks messy but looks good when the tapes taken of and makes for a tidy seam when painted owen n w

Could I ask what you fill the seams with as I have hairline cracks in the paint and lacquer on mine ! Not sure if it is worth tackling ?

first fills are done with a mix of p40 pre mixed fibre glass mixed with standard filler 50% 50% sets like kevlar and flexible and very easy to rub , also perfect for filling out a dent as it does nt sag like straight filled,then mask either side of the seam then brush in seam sealer , when i have it done i run my finger up the seam to smooth it then peel of the masking paper straight away owen nw

now have taken of the ole roof to find more hidden rust rot under neath the back rail .
i cut out the rotten areas and remade and welded them in followed with a skim of filler owen nw

da ed the whole car bar 1 panel when i run out of 120 disc s, finished filling the roof etc looks good , will do the car again with 240 then 320 discs owen nw

now finished of da ing the body so now coat in 2k high build primer mixed 3 to 1 owen nw