Slowly Taking Shape - Part 2:
On the passenger side, I was re-doing work I had cut out following my bulkhead bump "adjustment".
But on the driver's side of the scuttle I started on the work required to blend in the corner.
This is still at the "rough idea" stage and will only be finalised when I have got more work completed.
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I also made a start on "beefing up" the driver's side bonnet lip.
Note:
That was the depth of fibreglass in the lip, the rest was just gel coat.
The metal strip I used to form the scuttle join was pressing into action again.
Hard to believe there are three layers of matting here.
I will be re-enforcing the entire length of these lips from the "inside" at some point when the body shell is removed.
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The only other bit of "normal" fibre glassing work was on the edges of the bonnet lip / shut line on both sides.
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The last job of the day was some "abnormal" fibreglass work with my first attempt at "Home Made Filler".
I chopped up some of my matting "scraps" and put them in an old ice cream tub..
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Looking back at this photo now , it is clear I was not chopping this up into small enough bits.
As the "filler" currently looks like a rough sea.
I am sure I can "calm the waters" with a gentle brush of my angle grinder.
And the main reason for using this stuff is to give me a base to add the final layers of matting over the top of.
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Finally with the covers back on and the front drive swept & washed, you'd hardly know I was there.
Whilst there is a lot of work involved in sorting this out, at least it feels like I am building something.
Until next time, take care, Paul.
