Earlier in the week I received an update from Steve at ESM. Work on the car is coming along steadily, and i’m more than happy with what they have achieved!
By April 29th 2021 all of the welding had been completed, and now all of the painting is complete too, so the car is looking more and more as it should.
The next steps will involve the reassembly, including a new (well, refurbished) gearbox going in, along with the freshly painted engine, new break lines, doors, interior insulation, new headlining, and a heap more. Still a way to go, but it’s certainly coming together.
As per my last post you might recall that the rear arch flanges were pretty rotten and crumbly. Upon further investigation it turns out these points were very thin and by the time the worst of the rot had been cut-out there wasn’t much left anyway, so these have now been replaced with new panels.
The inside of the boot was caked in a mix of underseal and paint which has now been removed. The fuel tank and filler neck should be back in shortly.
The boot floor too has received a fair bit of attention, with a whole new bootwell panel being fitted. This was a particularly irritating part of the car, where dark rusty water had pooled for years. The corners had crumbled away and holes had developed near the boot latch.
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