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[0138dave]

Malvern show

[nafnaforiginal12]

I get mine from minispares

[Chance]

I get mine from minispares

Will be making a trip to minispares today to get most things :)

Hows yours going now mate??


In other news ive started taking the lights out today and come across a problem that may have an easy solution but im too thick to see it.



These connections are for the lights obviously but they do not fit out of the headlamp bowl as they are too big to fit through the hole?? Im guessing these were added as an extra at some point.



Is there anyway i can pull the connections out of the block or not?? Shall i just cut the bowl?? But then how will i get them in the new ones??

Any help is much appreciated

[Chance]

It's ok I was being stupid

Disconnected in the middle!!! Sorted

Now to start grinding!!!

[Chance]

Right to managed to remove thw drivers wing ish





This part of the inner wing and the front where it's bent will need attention!!

[minidaves]

should have straighted the inner wing with the old wing before removing it

[Chance]

Ohhh right :/

I figured I'd get a new wing and straighten it to the fit the new wing or even make a new front using the other side as a template and weld that on??

[minidaves]

wish it was that easy, do u have a slide hammer?

[Chance]

I dont think there was a chance of me pulling it with the wing

It was quite squashed!! I tried to straighten it with the front panel and it wernt having any of it

I can get one i'f needs be but I dont have one no
Can you get repair panels for the front inner wing?? This was another idea i had.

[minidaves]

i have straighten worse and not replaced a wing. If it only got the front 50% better, the thing is you have something to thump and push that does not matter , where as whats left does

dave

[Chance]

Good point

I have managed to get it somewhere near straight with some persuasion and using the front panel that was still attatched, the front is quite corroded anyway

This is where ive got so far

[minidaves]

sorted

[Chance]

Nearly there :)

Ill remember your tip for the future :) cheers mate

[minidaves]

lets just say I have done a few repairs on front ends without replacing the panels by a bit of pushing the front forward, Its one thing an old 8.4" brake disc is good for

[Chance]

Okay so as this is my first time at replacing panels

How do I weld the new wing on?? Plug weld??
Drill holes in the new panel or do it the other way round??