Saturday - Part 2:
Rather than follow a strict time line, I've grouped some of the jobs together.
The broken bit of the rear wheel arch was ground out and smothered in fibreglass filler.
After sanding down, it looks like I need to add a minor bit of normal filler to finish the job.
The fibreglass filler was also used to fill in the two spare holes on the rear number plate plinth.
But the most time consuming job of the day was sorting out the front indicator mounting points.
Which started the day looking like this.
I used a big drill bit and a hand file to open up the hole in the middle, so the rubber cover would just squeeze in.
I then reopened the holes for the fixing bolts and drilled a small cut out for the earth lead bolt.
Then I added a skim of normal filler to blend in the various surfaces.
Which was then sanded down and ended up looking like this.
I was very happy with the end result, as although it will not be seen when the indicator is in place…
These mounts represent another small piece of the car that I created from scratch.
But to show the kind of day I was having, I removed the indicator bulbs to "keep them safe".
Before promptly going and standing on one!
So I took that as a sign to stop all car work and watch the FA Cup on TV with a beer in my hand instead.
Until next time, take care, Paul.
