Bodywork repair

We tailored necessary elements and carefully welded in place.

We reconstructed eyelets of the front wings ensuring paintwork of the wings is not damaged.

As ordered parts arrived, we started reassembling of the components.

We ordered complete heating and ventilation unit. We sourced as new almost all parts, tough dash controls were not available anymore. This element we ordered as used for following reconditioning.

We bought missing front wing splashguards and installed new rubber seals.

We collected for cleaning and treatment all specific original hardware.

We prepared for installation reconditioned hardware.

We cleaned from rust and repaired all dismantled body components.

We painted reconditioned parts prepared for further use.

We attached prepared body to our welding rig.

We had quite unusual task to recreate almost whole floor pan of the passenger compartment and structure of the dashboard without damaging fresh paint on the exterior of the body.

As soon as axles were removed, we started metal works on the body.

Front diagonal braces were damaged so we first re-shaped these.

Floor pans once had been repaired using used panels which were corroded through again.

Floor reinforcement ribs were damaged in some accident.

We removed reinforcement plates in the front wheel wells to provide access to hidden cavity for cleaning and repair.

We completely cut away front floor pan on driver’s side.

There were numerous penetrating corrosion damages on the firewall plate.

Inlet hole for ventilation system and panel around it were seriously damaged by corrosion.

We cut out damaged area of the panel together with rusted through air duct and separated both to produce exact copies for recreation.

We self-manufactured precise replacement.

We recreated inlet hole for ventilation system.

We cut out also other damaged areas of the firewall to produce precise replacement patches.

New sections were welded into the place.

We tailored necessary shape of the new floor pans.

We welded into the place driver’s side floor panel.

Also second row floor pans suffered from serious corrosion.        

First, we cleaned damaged area to see how vast are damages.

In this case, it was decided to weld spot by spot and use new patches just for more damaged areas.

Finally, all weld spots were grinded.

We applied sound deadening mats over recreated surfaces.

Toeboard on passenger side seemed several times repaired.

We removed upper layer of the toe board discovering next unprotected layer underneath.

We removed next layer as well finally getting access to the damaged original panel.

We cut out whole toe board to re-produce it.

We tailored new panel for recreation of the toeboard.

We corrected shape of the longitudinal reinforcements of the floor.

We applied protective coating on the inner surfaces of the reinforcements before this area became hidden.

We welded in place floor pan and toeboard on passenger side.

We closed reinforcement boxes in the front wheel wells.

This scrap metal was carried along in the body after previous repair.

We applied protective resin over all new weld seams.

We applied protective coating over whole bottom surface.

We put sound deadening mats over restored floor area.

 

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