Front offside wing repair pt5...

So a first time for me... lead loading. Cleaned the surfaces with flux paste and started melting the lead sticks along the joint and over the spot welds - the first few inches I had more lead on the ground until I got the right melting point figured out.

Using a flat and half-round file I quickly removed the excess lead and started reshaping the edge.

Since these photos I've used a dual action sander and found that the spot weld will need body filling as the lead is too soft even using by hand a fine wet and dry paper unless its my skill level?

5hrs

Front offside wing repair pt2...

Change of plan from earlier post, after talking to a chap who's replace a few wheel arches on 7s I'm now cutting along the upper edge of the face.

Cutting off the swaged part of the panel and spot and welding it in place. Then finishing off the edge face by lead loading.

I started by using masking tape to give me a line along just past the return of the face. Using a angle girder with a cutting disk on remove the old arch.

I've used cleco pins to hold in place for welding. Both ends of the arch need extra work and cutting to help fit.

2hrs