Hello folks,
I hope everyone had a get a Christmas and an even better New Year. I know it's been awhile since I did an update, that is due to the ongoing saga of rust repairs. Every time Bruce stripped down another panel, there was just more rust just waiting to be dealt with. The amount of time spent grinding, cutting, fabricating repairs inserts, welding, grinding, filling, sanding and rubbing back has been insane. Having said that however, now that all the rust repairs are finally done and it's prepped for painting I am now almost completely convinced that the project was worth it. I am amazed how this rust bucket has transformed and that there is no obvious sign of where the repairs have been carried out. The roof repair in particular has blown me away.

The external paint going on this weekend will be a true milestone in the restoration process and a huge relief to Bruce. There will be about a week of doing all the fiddly bits (bumpers, grill, door handles etc) then off to the upholsterer for the roof lining, install carpet and seats. In the mean time I have to find someone in Carns to apply the Sandman decals and then finally onto a tilt tray for the 1 1/2 drive home where the pre road worthy mechanicals will be done.

Here's hoping it will be on road by Easter.

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