The boot repair is progressing but as yet i can't get the new panel to fit as well as i like. I will eventually get it in, but in the mean time i have been stripping the car, The sunroof is out of the car the picture below shows a surprise. I have also removed all glass, doors and dashboard. This has thrown up some more rust. mainly in the window openings and front bulkhead area. The boot lid and front wings will come off soon.
A sprinkling of rust flakes from the underside of the roof, i have never seen rust on a car here. WOW a new place for rust to lurk!
The water getting into the car is from bad welding repairs and via the fan unit, as i removed one of the fan ducts i got cover in about half a litre of water. both area fixable i think. I have started the floor repair, i cut a bad patch of plating out the passenger rear floor the floor wasn't that bad so why the big patch i don't know. What i do know is that water was helping the whole thing to rust out again. The picture sequence below shown the repair to the floor.
The floor repair in this area is now complete, not completely invisible but better than the previous attempt. Once the Stonechip is on the underside you will have to look hard to find the repair. Job done next repair.
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Hello, thanks for posting your work. I am about to tackle the same issue (passenger floor pan rust) this weekend. The affected area looks to be about the same size as yours. My thinking was to just cut out the bad stuff and weld in sheet metal piece. I see you have kept that disc piece. Was looking for a little feedback, other then being lazy and non OE does welding in a new solid piece and losing that disk have other ramifications? Thanks Johnny
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