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I sourced some better condition doors and a fairly rust free boot lid. Original one had rust all the way along the bottom. So once i had finished making up all the repair pieces for the hinge mount and the floor. it was time to put the new door on (after about a year and a bit), it had been sanded back and primed ready for colour.
next step was to paint the doors and boot lid in colour. so my brother took the paint code from under the bonnet of the car and went to the local paint supplier.my brother then painted the drivers door in colour. the colour the supplier gave us wasnt the same as the rest of the car. so it ended up being a long week of sanding. early mornings, dry hands, paint dust up my nose and completely covered in it every day for a week.
my brother then layed down primer on the rest of the car. apart from the roof and bonnet, we're gonna tackle that at another stage.
there was a small amount of rust under the passenger side tail light assembly so that was repaired and reshaped. and while we were putting the small amount of bog we did put on the car we removed some of the ugly join lines between the rear arch and rear valance. personally i think it looks a lot nicer with out them
next up is colour4 coats of it
this is my favourite shot i took while it was being painted
it then had another 2 coats of clear and colour mixed 50/50. came up beautifully
its pretty much back together now. front guard is on, chrome bumpers are on, grill is on. just a few more things and it will be on the streets of adelaide.
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