8v Repairs Continued

No updates for a few days. but that doesn’t mean no progress. Decided yesterday that a bit more needed chopping out:

Cleaned it up with a wire wheel and etch primed it.

Started making a chassis rail repair section. Utter PITA having to go under the car everytime and adjustment was made to make sure it would fit. Much bending and shaping later got there! Tonight finished welding it in. There was still a bit to do after this.

It was my first time welding under the car (which is on axle stands) and it is not easy to see what you are doing even with an industrial Halogen work lamp giving plenty of light. Still survived with no burns 😉 Then cracked on and ground down the welds ready to repair the gusset section:

With that finished sprayed it up with etch primer. Then started work on the next repair section, have cut it out of the sheet and now just need to start shaping it to fit.