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This replacement front tub has already undergone some repairs, but since then it has been left exposed to the elements. The result is some seriously pitted areas below the windscreen and especially on the battery/heater/master cylinder shelf. The steel here has also perforated in several places.
So out came the welder again. I fabricated 3 patches to replace the rotten steel at the lip of the shelf and welded them in place. In addition someone had attempted to mount an old car aerial close to where the rain gutter met the lower windscreen, so I welded a patch there too. After grinding and some light filler, and a couple of coats of epoxy primer, it does not look too bad.
The underside needed completely stripping bag to steel. It was covered with underseal. The underseal did it’s job though and there was very little to tidy up. I also covered all rusty area with FE123 which you can see as purple areas as the rust converts.
Here’s the finished tub. Ready to go to a friend who has agreed to put the top coat on for me.