A Peek Into the Body Shop.....Part II

My last body shop blog left us with Tillie cut in half and with me hoping that John and all the kings horses could put her back together again !
Well, I had nothing to fear ! A few days time produced amazing results....let's take a look!


Yes! We have floors bolted to the frame and tack welded in place for the initial fitting.


A new battery tray is welded in place.


Both new wheel arches are welded into place.


Hey, this is starting to look like a car again ! The hood required quite a few hours of massaging under John's skillful hands to eliminate all the waves/bows/dents, etc.


Cracks had devoloped in the hood on both sides where the hinges bolt up, so these were repaired.

Tillie was getting lonely in the body shop, so John arranged for some high class British companionship !  ;-)


The rings that hold the head light buckets were full of rust holes, so John carefully drilled out the welds, removed them, and is arranging to have new rings created.

The "B" pillars on both sides were in pretty bad shape.....

New metal and great welding skills make an amazing difference.


As always, fit, adjust, fit, adjust....gotta get those gaps right !

More body shop excitement to come !

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