Almost finished the body repairs. I decided to attack the pellum today a job that I wasn't looking forward to and couldn't do it before due to no bonnet fitted. The first panel beater cut out the left and right outer pellum panels. My mate supplied the panel beater with a complete panel, but he decided to just cut the ends off and weld them in(short cut) I got my inspection camera and checked to make sure there wasn't any rust in the lower scuttle. Couldn't find any so lucky there. But the door and guard gaps to pellum were bloody horrible.

I had to knock the pellum around a bit to get a better shape and lower the high spots. The pellum was 5 mm higher than the bonnet and door. I don't remember how they were finished from factory. Do they have a flange on the outers edges like in the attached photos? I hope I got it right. I have seen a few vans around that have big gaps around the pellum to door and guard and remember thinking I will have to make sure mine doesn't turn out like that. But I didn't check them to see if they had a flange like I have or jut flush. Maybe they had their pellums rust repaired to using aftermarket panels. So if anyone could post up a photo of an original outer pellum shape to ensure I have it right before I put it in Hifill would be much appreciated.

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