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 pt1...

I've been thinking long and hard about this... repair or replace? . . . . . . . Finally decided to have a go at repairing and it looks crap replace IT!

The wings has been off the car for a while now as I still haven't found a suitable inner wing panel yet.

I was thinking back to the days when helping my dad in his wood workshop - he always made a jigs to hold things in place while assembling projects.

So with an old table (out of the green house) I place the wing on top and using some wooden battens as stops and clamps the hold it. I guess with the lip removed the rigidity of the wing will suffer and welding the repair panel in the wrong place would course fit issues later.

I ordered a repair arch from Robsport and lead sticks and solder paint off ebay for filling and repairing the rear lower flange edge.

I clamped the new arch in place and scribed a edge which need to cut back from by 5mm. Both ends of panel will need some work to get it to fit.

4hrs