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Old 10th June 2012, 22:06
Nick59 Nick59 is offline
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Default More haste less speed or look before you bond!

Well as others have said, you can only look long enough before the big decision to bond and having thought I had got it just about there....the day of bonding cometh!

Straps ready and ratcheted? and paste and glass in hand and this is where I got





Was generally quite happy with my work.....Until realization took hold....that little alignment that I thought would be just a trim back on the cill line


All looks fine

Other side



Not only serious bulkhead bashing to do (yes it is sitting square) but there is no way the wheel is going to run past that shutline.....Unless someone would like to tel me otherwise I am in for cutting the panel and shunting it all back?

Then I looked at the top


not sure if you can see it but the far end kicks right forward! so I have definately got an alignment problem.

Bugger! its bonded and glassed
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