Here we go with a few more updates,in between Christmas and New Year plus a cold managed to get the project moving again
as mentioned before my run flats were not fit for the wheels so reordered some new tyres,
found a good deal on Michelin Pilot Sport Cup for rears and went for it,size 325/30/19
took them to my local tyres centre for fitting
and then I got the car up on stands,removed the old wheels and front bumper
it will only come down again once it is ready
taped and marked where the cuts will be made on rear panels,decided to go for 40mm on both sides plus had to cut the rust out
had a fair bit to cut and sort but managed in between to also get a test fit of the rear wheels
I have decided after playing around with the welder that my skills are not perfect to do a very tidy job on welding the arches together so I will be using a metallic filler instead
happy with the rear arches on so sealing is the next job then moving to the front
before I get the front bumper on I had to respray the front crush bar so did it in between working on the rear panels
cleaned and did a few coats of grey primmer
1 coat of black gloss
4 coats of black gloss
will be doing a few coats of clear lacquer as well to finish it off
also got myself a headlight restoration kit
more updates and pics to follow soon