Before reassembling, I do a general cleaning. Unfortunately, it’s the occasion to discover some defects:
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Rust appears at some places, like in steel sheets junctions
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Here, paint is missing because of the tilting system that was bolted here
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Again here traces of the tilting system but also some rust and paint missing
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Here, paint missing again, it’s the steering relays adjusting thickness parts that were not removed before painting
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On the right side of this picture, this is poor painting, so rust is already appearing
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Here, some rust points
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Nothing significant inside, although it’s never actually perfect 😉
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The trunk is ok and now it’s clean
So this body still needs some work, mainly on the engine compartment. I don’t know yet if I’ll do some touch up or if I’ll decide to repaint the whole engine compartment.