More Pics
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Tailgate and bonnet have no issues so can return for E coating as they are.
This is the second hand passenger door that I supplied as the original was too far gone for a project of this quality. As you can see it's turned out to be as good as new, so this too can return as is.
The drivers door has not fared so well, repairable yes but with all the other panels being so good I think it's right to replace this with a new one.
This is how the area in the passenger front footwell turned out, a small amount of patching required here. just shows how effective the process is at eating away the rust though!
No issues in these areas, pics are just out of interest.
With all of the sealant/underseal dissolved away we can see a few gaps between panels, this area being the worst. You can see why the seam under the back wheel arches rusts so badly now!
With all the gaps now obvious we can close them up and add more welding to make sure this Panda continues with better than factory build quality
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Most of the strengthening ribs in the bonnet, roof, doors etc. are bonded to the outer skins with sealant, so now this has gone they are very floppy. Once the E coating is finished we will have to bond them all back together again.
Finally, for now, here's the mystery picture competition...........
Can you tell what it is yet?
