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5th October 2021, 03:12 PM
#36
Major progress
Managed to get a whole lot done since the last update...
Fabricated this bit for the front left:
fiddly-bit.jpg
Welded in:
fiddly-bit-welded.jpg
Fabricated this bit for the rear left and welded it in:
back-left-welding.jpg
Cut the last roof patch piece and tacked it in:
tacking-last-piece.jpg
Welded up and ground back:
last-piece-in.jpg
Propped the roof up to get better access to some bits at the edges I needed to weld:
roof-up.jpg
Clamped up the front of the roof to the windscreen frame, welded it in, then ground it back:
windscreen-welded.jpg
Dropped the roof back down, and applied a ton of clamps and some straps:
fetch-the-clamps.jpg
Commence far too many plug welds:
plugging-away.jpg
End result: roof skin now bonded to body:
roof-attached.jpg
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