General Dealing with an abandoned project

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Having picked up this rolling chassis/ shell cum abandoned project from the south coast up back in the summer, it was about time I set to .
The previous 4 cars were full cut out and weld new tin work.

This current 500 is akin to buying a second hand dog from a rescue home.

So initially the shell has had “all previous welding done”. Wings, front end, sills.
Closer inspection revealing the welds as seam welds , no spot/ plug welds. Whilst seam welding is ok in the right situation, doing this on thin panels is not , due to potential distortion .
Still, the powerfile ( a must for panel work) is a boon. Once the top shell is ground off from drippy welds with excess mig wire poking out , resembling a sea urchin , I’ll roll the shell and see what horrors await me underneath. A brief look however didnt give me much to smile about!

Two before and two after pics. ( front offside inner wing stowage area).

 

[grubscrew]

Here’s a really dreadful bit, had to cut it out and try and make an improvement.