Hi guys

Happy New Year to you all Apart from the usual celebrations, my puppy and I spent some nice quality time at the parks, the beach and the pool... so enjoyed a bit of a break...

However, I did get a few things done and I'm getting close to having the whole car stripped now - as well as addressed the issue of the side windows. I'll put some updates up over the next few days.

Firstly, I stripped the rear tailgate. It was an aftermarket one so I needed to cut the little sections at the top of the tailgate out for a panelvan. Easy enough job and then just zap it up with the welder. Being aftermarket once I had notched the corners I wanted to strip the black paint from it...

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Always nice and easy on a brand new panel when you're dealing with a known quantity... Both sides stripped.

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And in etch primer...

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Next I moved onto the passenger side door jamb... Not a tough job but lots of little nooks and bits that take a while to strip properly... A COUPLE of nasty surprises here, but not too bad. A couple of previous repairs have been done, and whilst they have been done pretty well, they are not as well finished off as I'd like, so a bit of welding ahead of me here. Just where the sill has been replaced previously. Anyway, all stripped and in etch. Getting repetitive now....

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Next job is the rear tailgate opening, then the front area around the cowl and windscreen, then the last door jamb... then the fun starts with the rear quarters.... An interesting update is coming in the next few days...