Meet The Franken Beetle!!

Scary stuff as I cut back through the layers of s**t to see some old rot and loads of ugly previous repairs, poor welding and untidy but good grade panels.

 Unpicked the old stitch weld.

 Not even but welded!!!

 So copper plate behind and fill welded the lot, bit by bit.

 Drilled out new weld holes as panel was only edge tacked. |Also pulled it all around to tidy fitments.

 Will need a little more panel beating here but much cleaner to start with.

 All panels stripped of paint then scoured surface, a wpanel wipe then some etch primer once dry.

 More additional welds added.

 Loads to do yet but starting to show potential.