Monday 17 March 2014



Scuttle/Windscreen panel:
The seams between the scuttle panel and the front wings always rusts on MGB's and mine is no exception. Someone has filled the rusty bits with resin to hide it, so I will have to make or buy repair sections for both sides.


 I removed the rust with a flap disc, and then started cutting out the worst parts.


 I managed to get hold of a new Scuttle Panel (or part of anyway), so proceeded to remove the spot welds to get the old scuttle panel off. The right hand side will have to be retained and repaired as this part was missing from the part panel I purchased.


Both 'A' pillars had to be repaired. 
 The drivers side was particularly bad, and I had to make up 3 separate complex shapes for the repair.








I plug welded the scuttle panel into place, leaving the central support brace in place to ensure the windscreen gaps are correct, this will be cut off once all the welds are done.



Home made long block sander, to get the panel nice and flat.

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