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Old 25th March 2012, 22:09
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Default First cut is the deepest!

Or as Charlie says fortune favours the brave!!!!!!!! lets get cutting

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We by cutting back the rear bulkhead by 200mm

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This is lifting the section out after cutting.

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We cut the excess from the rear door shut and have fitted a rear filler and dry screwed the door section back into the car, we intend to glue it all up after the dry fit, remove the screws and then fibreglass mat the rear of the panel.

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These are the rear round wheel arches, lots of marking up planning etc etc, we are please with the outcome, we first strapped the front and back of the arch with S/S ties as we were removing the lip and are surprised how firm the panel has remained. We need a detail for the edge some form of wire bead fixed around arch and filled, any suggestions of pointers in the right direct would be welcome.

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The tape lines are where we are going to form a recess under the door so the side exhausts run within the cill area.

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Final job this afternoon was to cut the bonnet aperture into the front flip section. Had considered the consequences if we got it wrong, but were pleased in the end with the result.
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