1966 Mk1 cortina GT She Drives!

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Thanks for the comments guys - it keeps the motivation up! Since last time I've been working on the rear seat belts

I've welded the plates on underneath it was one of the last jobs to do before paint.

I tried to sort the underside of the seat but in my haste I blew through the "steel" and made a right mess so I had to go bigger

The 1st version had a folded edge but it looked shocking so I cut it off and made the profile which I drilled for plug welding

I have ground it back since but forgot to take a picture, my bare metal work had now bought me to the front footwells but I got quite angry as I paid for work to be done a few years ago to do the jacking point on the passenger side - this is their handy work!

Just chopped it and left it! And there's 2 holes in a leg next to where they worked - I'd name and shame but it's not worth it as I should have checked all their work and they no longer exist so I'll sort it as best as I can

12-28-2017

Merry in between Christmas and New year!

Finishing off from last time - the repair piece in the chassis leg has been cleaned up.

I bought myself a few bits for tina that arrived just before Christmas

I've got enough bits to get the car epoxy primed, filled and high build primered and stone chipped.

One of the toys I bought was a 5m endoscope that can be used through my phone- today I shoved it up the chassis legs to see what the condition is like before cavity wax goes in. I can use the photos for reference.

Seems to be good for a 50 year old! Is it best to prime the underside before injecting the dinitrol?

So the plan tomorrow is to tidy some welds up on the inside and check for pinholes in the welds before spraying epoxy.

I'll also get the interior ready for epoxy too as I'd like get this going asap!