Last touches pre-paint now. Found a few more brackets to come out, well, about half a kilo of them.

Welded up the badge holes and holes for the oem spoiler.

Fitted the bonnet and boot pins to cut their holes prior to paint.

At some point she’s had a new roof fitted and whatever sex offender did the work went to town with the bonding agent. That was fun removing it with a blade…

Started hitting the panels with the DA

Gerry got busy with the spot drill today after finishing off the turret/leg welding.

Total of 2.5kg removed (found a few extra bits lying inside after taking this pic). Still a few more little ones to be vanquished but it’s mostly there.

Zero progress today due to a stomach bug.

When I get back in to it, we’ll be starting the strip down of the second road car and finishing off the little touches pre-paint on my car like the bonnet pin mounts and drilling out all the old brackets.

Here’s the second donor:

Bit more welding of a Saturday evening.

Cage mounting plates aren’t going to be available until Wednesday which will delay paint a touch.

One chassis leg all stitched up: