The front part of the floor pan would have been perfect, if it wasn't for a crack from the known crash...
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...while the culprit for the damage in the rear part were the holes in the tailgate and LPG installation. There's just a small usual rusty patch under the rear seats.
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The front of the car ready for the surgery!
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The car sitting stripped as much as I had dared to strip it.
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A view from the back.
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A happy owner in a color-coordinated outfit :-).
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One horse power :-).
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Awaiting pickup, to be transferred to the bodyshop.
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The car arrived at the body shop and it was time to finally start going in the direction of having a rust-free 205 shell.
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The chassis had been pulled back to OEM specification, doors put back on using larger pins and body panel gaps set. Then the crash-damaged rotten corner section was cut off.
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Out with the cancer!
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Next up, the replacement part I had sourced earlier had to be trimmed and a good inner wing panel fitted back on the car, along with the brand new headlamp panels.
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Roof line has been restored after chassis got pulled out and re-set back to OE specs.
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Ta-daa! Inner wheel arch welded on, as well as the new headlamp panels.
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Looks infinitely better than the old mix of filler and rotten metal!
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Pretty seamless transition of the car's chassis and the new part - it will look as new when it sees some paint.
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