1995 Opel Astra Saloon. Gaan voort met die roes herstelwerk.

[Imhotep]

In fairness though if you don’t need the entire panel, why bother for that price?

Still can’t wait to see this welded like. Needs to be on the road again.

[JMotor]

That's the same conclusion I came too as well.

It would have been rendered scrap for the sake of taking a couple of cuts. Rest of the inner tub on the car is good enough. 

100% does need to be back on the road.

[bezzabsa]

looks likre SA didnt bother with rust proofing!!!

nice save tho

[JMotor]

1 minute ago, bezzabsa said:

looks likre SA didnt bother with rust proofing!!!

nice save tho

Aye. You be correct. They didn't at all.

I have not seen one drop of cavity wax anywhere. 

How it's not worse is a mystery to me.

[JMotor]

Spent a little more time on the car yesterday.

New panel is close to being fully welded in.  Mostly connected to the floor and fully attached to the A, B and C pillars. 

The seat rail is next on the jobs list. That needs welded back in. I'll give that and the floor a going over with rust treatments and lashings of paint. 

Still waiting on the fuel filler neck repair sections to come in. Have to chase the supplier at some point. 

[JMotor]

Some more panels came in the end of last week.

The inner arch piece needs modification. It's one for an estate/van Astra. The back arch edge is different for the rear bumper.

I have a hatch/saloon section to show the difference.

That section is flatter. A silly detail but means I have to chop them about if it's going to fit. Nothing new really. Never straight forward.

What is worrying me will be chopping into the rear quarter panel to access the rusty shit behind. 

As the panel is pretty good. Very slightly nibbled on the fuel neck area. Something to ponder and might take a look at other projects to see how they've done the same area.

[Marshall2810]

Love this thread, incredible work mate

[rm36house]

Awesome work! Very inspirational, I know where I'm going very soon after some advice for car's body work.