John Bonnett

The roof is now bonded onto the shell with two pack adhesive so there's no going back. The rear panel is trimmed ready for butt welding to the tailgate panel following bonding on. There's a little more work before the rear quarter light panels can be fitted but they should be on during the coming week. A few pictures attached.

A bit more progress today with the insides of the roof and rear panel etch primed and top coated with French Blue. The next step will be to bond the roof and the rear panel to the frame.

The return is now successfully welded on and just needs metal finishing to complete the panel.

Pete, I'll be delighted to help if I can so don't be afraid to ask. There are many more knowledgeable folk on here than I so someone will have an answer for you. I restored the MK3 GT6 in my Avatar and I have a good photographic record of the work I did. Any detail pics you need please let me know and I may well have what you need. regards John

No Pete, there was no fibreglass on the original car. Both fibreglass and steel replacement valences are available from the stockists but steel ones were OE.. John

I've now turned my attention to the driver's side rear quarter light panel which just needs the return forming and welding on. Here are a few pictures showing how I made the return. Starting with a flat strip of aluminium this was folded to a right angle and then using a shrinker shaped to follow the curve of the steel beneath it. The last bit where it bends upwards near the B post had to be stretched. The horizontal needed shrinking to follow the taper towards the rear of the car. I annealed the horizontal in order to make it easier to form where it meets the existing panel.