Obviously the wrong place to post it, but I still thought that you might like to see the small amount of progress that I've made on my MGA-shaped pile of junk.
As it's being built from most of my left over VW/356 project parts along with the remains of my Karmann Ghia, it may well be best suited for this forum or TheSamba in the end.
A buddy let me splash some tin foil "molds" from his fender dog-legs and rear sections to use in repairing/replacing the missing metal on my fenders, here's some progress on the driver's side.
This picture shows the mold in place on the outer surface of the fender, once in position a few clamps and tape will hold it steady.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/TeamEvil/f6.jpg
Here is the inside of the fender with the mold firmly attached to the outside, and a few layers of fiberglass mat built up in the mold. You can see where the red fender metal ends, and the fiberglass patch begins, pretty clearly.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/TeamEvil/f4.jpg
A shot of the mold just pulled and the patch in place. Again, the division line between what metal remained and new fiberglass is clear.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/TeamEvil/f5.jpg
Patch in place partially trimmed to correct proportions/shape.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/TeamEvil/f1.jpg
Patch trimmed to fit with first coat of reinforced resin applied.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/TeamEvil/f3.jpg
Fiberglass resin sanded, first coat of filler partially sanded as well.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/TeamEvil/f2.jpg
Final polyester filler coat sanded and first primer filler coat applied.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/TeamEvil/f7.jpg
A splash more primer filler and nearly done, the final body work comes after the fenders are fitted to the body.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/TeamEvil/f8.jpg
Not too terrible, three more fenders, two doors, a hood, and a trunk to go. THEN the real work begins . . .
Please delete if necessary, no biggie, I understand.
TC
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