Keiths SInger Chammy

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Yes John, I made use of all my helping hands!

[John A. Ross]

looks familiar Keith I ran out of helping hands had to put sonme self tap screws in themn move the hands along its in though, I take it the floor or inners needed very little work ?

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Yes the floors are sound apart from a tiny repair at the back in the usual place similarly the inner baffle just needed a small fix at front and back (again in the usual places).

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Here are a few views. Also includes the repair at the back.

[John A. Ross]

Wow, was expecting a lot worse after seeing the state of the top of that rear wheel tub. Better than most I have seen !

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Ah that's the other side John, this site not nearly as bad as driver's side.

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So, now working on the wheelhouse. It's not pretty but hopefully functional!

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Looks tidy to me Keith, I have tried all manner of ways to try and form that lip and failed, heats, shrink, stretch..... started off from folded section and started to form but it was beyond me.

So i do sections as well, ugly but does the deed, seam sealer is wonderful stuff

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Thanks John, once its covered up with the panel it will be forgotten!

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So, I've started on making up a lower rear back wing bit. It is tricky but I'm determined to get some sort of appropriate shape. Do you usually need to bend the repair panel to get the taper at the bottom?

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Keith

I have only ever done this once and it dic not come out great, solid but not great

I attached a full sheet of steel and a little extra( about 1" either end) at the upper swage line

The sheet then I cut along the lower swage line that comes along the line from the rear cross member to the last bit of radius on that corner

Uou can now fold it under the car and trim, looks like a big bat wing out back until trimmed, when you trim that it gives you the line around the back corner and the folded flap underneath.

If that makes sense !

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Yes it makes sense. I'm doing another patchwork quilt so will see how it comes out before ordering an express panel?

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Keith, that will be cool, I managed to get it 80% there with that one shet and cut, from memory I had to do a second vertical cut down the very corner at 45 deg to fold the back corner tight

On wheel arch I had to just slit/fold slit/fold to get it to shape, that was actually the bit that turned out ugly as it had lots of little "steps" between the slits and i had to hammer/dolly it a lot.

Doing it again I would only tack the sheet in, get the back slits in and tacked, then fold the arch edge and use the shrinker instead

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Thanks John, yes it's probably a lot more work than a bought panel and a lot harder but I wanted to try. As you see I've got the back bit to my liking so if I can get the bit between the arch repair and the back sorted will be pleased. Good to see you were out in Boris! How appropriate today. I am fabricating but not like a government advisor!

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Fabrication seems a required skill for offfice these days and a recuruiting priority over useless things like common sense but we digress !

I seen two placeholders in an earlier post but no images. I also seen the back wing cover was done so back corner and thats one side complete ?