Here's a couple of update photos...Still a lot to do but getting somewhere... Right side in the picture is still to be rubbed back and filled/primed etc again until it's spot on Come on guys, heaps of you have done this, share your pics! Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

any more info and pics? i've just started on mine.

Removing the battery tray much of a job??

slow n steady.... Haha Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

battery tray is easy to remove. just sand down the tray till you see the spot welds and drill them out be handy to have a sandblaster to bare metal it

^^ wow mate that looks amazing.. has that bay been bead blasted? ---------- Post added 30-09-12 at 20:15 ---------- ok so i was wondering how everyone removes the lip on the firewall. what's involved? i want to start on mine tomorrow. already got the bumps on the strut towers done. I also need to know how to remove the recess under the battery tray and smooth it like it the pic above. Can someone please tell me step by step how to do it. i have a gas/gasless mig welder and argoshield light with 0.6mm solid wire so i can cut and weld if need be but i'd prefer to work with whats there if i can get a desirable finish out of it with minimal bog.

with the firewall lip i always tap it up and weld it.

Quote: Originally Posted by SL1987 [View Post] with the firewall lip i always tap it up and weld it. Ok, so it's not usually cut off? what would look smoother?

How did you guys remove the bumps on the drivers strut tower hear up with oxy or heat gun and hit them back down ????

The one which the washer bottle usually screws to? I cut an X in mine and tapped it down and then rewelded it. The bigger ones down near where the battery try goes I just belted out with a hammer. Much better to do it in a few big hits instead of lots of little ones as you don't stretch the steel so much

Thanks for the advice mate just about to start smoothing my bay il post some pick when I fly home from work

Can we get some pics of boxed rails?

Quote: Originally Posted by exchaser [View Post] slow n steady.... Haha Ollie, where'd you get your bay painted? did i see this rolling shell outside a house on manly rd recently? Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

The bay got painted at Highland Smash Repair at Salisbury.. All the prep workw as done at home but...But na it wouldn't have been at Manly..

What's the go with boxed rails , is it definitely a no no as I was about to do mine . Tapping the lip up on the firewall will leave a bump . I ground mine off with a belt sander . After primer will fill the little gap with urethane . What do I do with the strut towers ? Trying to make it smooth and all one piece .

I welded round the struts on mine and filled over that. No issues with cracking at all

I've noticed small spot welds along the sides of the strut towers did you guys weld these up and use bog or filler on the small divets ??? Also did you buy pressure pack primer or get some that you use in a spray gun also how did you sand the bays buy hand or orbital sander as lots of the bay is concave and not that flat ???

Quote: Originally Posted by RB-GEM [View Post] What's the go with boxed rails , is it definitely a no no as I was about to do mine . Tapping the lip up on the firewall will leave a bump . I ground mine off with a belt sander . After primer will fill the little gap with urethane . What do I do with the strut towers ? Trying to make it smooth and all one piece . Boxing them is illegal, the only legal way is as I said on the first page, Best way to do it and the legal way is to cut the lip off run a weld along where the 3 pieces of metal come together. Do not attempt this however if you are not a capable welder. Bay would look way better Kobi if it was Harleqien __________________ Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Bay looks amazing Kobi! very nice.

Yeah I'm just gonna go harlequin on the rocket cover timming cover brake boster and fan shroud..