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Right rain gutters before
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Right rain gutters during
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Replacement boot seal holder in place
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Rust in the rear panel
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Remnants of the old rear seal holder removed in preparation for repairs to the rear panel
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Rusty metal cut out
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Repair section being butt welded in place
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More rusty metal removed
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Rear repairs nearing completion
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All of the rust in the rear has now been repaired
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Next the rear seal holder is replaced
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The rear solder holder is plug welded in place
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The rear aperture is now repaired and ready to be painted
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The rear left needed a small repair
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The rear left completely stripped down and ready for another rebuild
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Out with the rear screen
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The next repair is the base of the c-pillar
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I cut the outer panel out to gain access to the inner panel
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The first repair section added to the inner c-pillar
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Here is the rearmost repair section for the c-pillar in place.
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Flange section cut out
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Flange area repaired
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Upper c-pillar repaired
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Further flange repairs
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The same area after smoothing and priming.
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Another section of wheelarch flange tacked in position
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The rearmost piece of the wheelarch flange tacked in place
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The wheelarch flange is nearly finished...
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Rear panel repairs
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Rear left bumper mount before repair