A Better Day - Part 2:
I've used a length of box section to illustrate the "Before" position.
Another issue is the relative heights of the rear cockpit corners and the front bulkhead ones.
So rather than try to achieve a "clean" horizontal line, I will simply try to create some gentle curves, similar to the bottom edge.
I started this process by adding some fibreglass filler over the top.
With a chance of rain in the forecast, I set everything up for a quick cover up if required.
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Once the filler had gone off sufficiently, I started the sanding down process.
The passenger side has come out very close after this first stage.
The lips will look a lot better when I finally trim them down to size.
The edge will drop from the bulkhead, then form a straight angle up (see box section), before dropping again at the rear.
( Next time I move the car, I'll be able to take a better "side on" view. )
The key thing is I don't want/need this to be perfect, just better than it was at the start and I can achieve that.
Is it too early for a festive tune?
I'm dreaming of a white driveway...
The driver's side is a bit rougher by comparison.
There is a small dip (a few mm) along the "straight" angle.
But I will be able to take care of that when I add a skim of normal body filler at some point.
The other thing I did, which is not easy to see in the photos, is radius/soften the top edges themselves.
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With the rear of the car covered up again, the front end could be revealed.
The plan was to do some bonding work around the bulkhead.
Starting with the top sections on both sides.
Plus adding some paste to the outside edges of the vertical cockpit floor panels.
Note:
Previously I used up the last bit of paste from doing the inside edges on part of the bottom outside edge.
At this point, the first drops of rain started to fall, so I didn't get to start that work at all.
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Still, at least I was able to do another round of panel painting before calling it a day.
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It feels like a few areas are starting to come together now, so it is all positive.
Until next time, take care, Paul.
