PRIMER PAINT

A big day today. I finally got to lay down the primer after a couple of months of work. Now for some body filler to smooth over the bumps on the main body. The doors, mudguards and bonnet are all but ready for paint.

TIRE STORAGE

The spare wheel mount was a real eye sore and I knew it would bug every time I took the tire off. It was a sloppy job, not per original design and was farther forward by 1/2" on one side.

Only one thing to do since there is nothing else we are allowed to do these days. This was a tricky piece of work since it had to be fitted with the skin in place. It took me 3 tries to get it done. I had to buy a 10 foot piece of Ash so that didn't matter. Not being the greatest woodworker the joints aren't as tight as I would have liked but a bit of wood filler hides a lot of sin. I did get a good fit against the skin though after a lot of plane work. I still have to mount the  bracket for the wheel.

BODY WORK 4

I got the new panel welded in this week but had problems welding. The sheet metal is thinner than the new piece and was difficult to weld. Some warping occurred but I was able to straighten it out.
I've also been tapping out small dents after cleaning out the filler that was done before. Filler will be needed to finish it all out smooth.