4688R was a body on to new chassis rebuild.
4259R will become a body off rebuild, as one of the seat belt mountings has sheared off in the centre of the chassis, and one long front suspension bolt (the one that slides into the footwell) is rusted solid in situ.
I am worried that heat necessary to try to get the suspension bolt out will actually set fire to the fibreglass.
Most of 4259R has been removed for the complete reno, so the body off is only a days work from starting to lift it off.
During the cold dark wet weather, my activities are restricted to rotary wire brush and painting all parts removed.
4259R had the anti-roll bar links cut off, no roll bar, the pins on the bottom of the shox cut off, and the right side bottom arms badly welded not bolted, so it must have been in a suspension re-arranging crash. Also both rear shocks were bent 20'-30' as was the rear trailing arm long bolt at the front by the petrol tanks.
Luckily the spares that came with the cars (4688R and 4259R) covered all missing and damaged suspension arms and roll bar with links.
I bought a metal guillotine to cut sheet metal accurately by hand, so I can cut plates to weld on to the top of the petrol tanks.
Roll on longer daylight and warmer weather.
Alex in Norfolk.
