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John has long disliked the back panel on his car, not just because of the cut out at the bottom, but also the large quantities of filler that were smoothing out the lines and pressed shapes under the bumper.
The boot lid was also an area for concern, as when the car was purchased it was fitted with a boot which had rust issues covered over by filler - this may become a theme
Firstly, the car after John and I had pushed it off the trailer and into my workshop :
John has already stripped the boot of : tank, pumps, swirl-pot and battery, so we had to trailer it and push it about.
Seen on the floor is the new repro back panel from Escort Tec ( thankyou to Darran and Mark
)
The reason for a whole panel rather than just a lower valence is because ( as I've said) too much filler in the old back panel.
Once I started to clean down to bare metal, the depth of it became apparent, along with a repair hidden underneath :
The boot lid was also an area for concern, as when the car was purchased it was fitted with a boot which had rust issues covered over by filler - this may become a theme
Firstly, the car after John and I had pushed it off the trailer and into my workshop :
John has already stripped the boot of : tank, pumps, swirl-pot and battery, so we had to trailer it and push it about.
Seen on the floor is the new repro back panel from Escort Tec ( thankyou to Darran and Mark
)The reason for a whole panel rather than just a lower valence is because ( as I've said) too much filler in the old back panel.
Once I started to clean down to bare metal, the depth of it became apparent, along with a repair hidden underneath :
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