Not Heavy Metal

Here we go, its May and time to start on the metal.  Doors have been removed. They are in ok shape, we have started to sand them down and are working the dings out. They can get primed and painted very soon.

Its getting warmer outside so we wheeled the MG out into the yard to do the metal work.  First was to get the rear quarter panels cut out. I started on the passenger side since it was in the worse shape and we had the new panels ready to go.

That wheel arch is a real bummer, had not expected that at all.  But it makes sense, once there was a gaping hole in the quarter panel there was lots of room for the wet and grit to make its way up there and sit.  That repair will have to wait until the new part arrives. I could have crafted one out of some scrap but we wanted to make sure that the wheel arch was perfect, way to easy to mess that up so we will wait.

The old metal has been cut out and primed for welding.  The new panels have been dry fit and are ready to go in.  Our first bit of welding on this car is about to commence.

There it is with both the inner and outer sections welded in.  Now on to the other side.

All cleaned up, and with the inner rocker repair welded in.

Here is the outer patch to go in.

Installed and ground flat.  That's it for the quarter panels we can start on those fenders now.

Check out that Brooklands Green!

We have almost 5 months to get this car painted and back together.  That should be an easy task you would think for any shop.  But I don't work on it during the week, and every other weekend I am available to help out.  So its going to be a stretch to get it done.  Thankfully I have a fantastic Auto Body guy to get the car prepped for paint.  He is well aware of the timeline and is working pretty hard to make it.  He went ahead and prepped and painted the Hood and Trunk lid before we started on the major metal work on the B.

Just look at that finish, its like a mirror.  If the rest of the B turns out like this I will be more than pleased.