My mk1 73 Le mans green Mexico

[Mogsmex]

it was now time to start stripping the whole of the bottom of the car to bare metal

as anyone who has done this job will testify it's the worst job going, It took me 2 weeks solid and I was locking up Marks workshop at midnight some nights

so a combination of nail gun, nitromors, angle grinder with wire brush and dremal gives you





couple of very dodgy pics of me on my "holidays"









next step was revving up the grinder and making all the welds look pretty with a the help of a skim of stopper

[silverrs]

Looking good Glyn.
Are we up to date yet?

[Mogsmex]

Looking good Glyn.
Are we up to date yet?

not quite Martin

more prep work on the floor









you can see the extra plates welded on the top of the tubs here for the cage

[paul spence]

looking good son

[Mogsmex]

then it was pent time

a liberal coat of etch primer

[wetandwindy2]

bet you thought you'd never reach this stage after all the hassle you've had,cracking job ,must be well chuffed

[Mogsmex]

got a laptop again, so time to get this thread back up to date

after the etch primer all the panels were seam sealed then it copped 2

coats of 2 pack primer filler









the wings also got the same treatment

[Aaron P.]

good stuff glynn, how does it feel to have a solid shell again n nearly painted???? looking good man...kep the pics coming

[mr freeze]

looking good glyn keep the pictures coming mate .....

[paul mann]

top job you have done well mate,keep it up

[ModenaRS2]

Looking good

[mike77cos]

Looking very good

[grum]

your car gives me hope son

coming on mate

[Mogsmex]

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[Mogsmex]

then it was time for 8 litres of stonechip