Ivan's coupe: bodywork is done

[Ivan141]

The bottom and engine bay are all sealed up..


Made a start on the inside but a good look around the trunk area put me in the welding mood again.
There are some sketchy repairs there, and also some holes that popped up with the sandblasting, and I dont feel as ambiguous toward them anymore as I did a few months ago..Most of them are areas that I payed to get fixed up before I learnt to weld myself.

For starters: Holes where there should not be any:


This last area I already welded shut.. in hindsight I should have welded a patch in instead of chasing holes with the MIG but this area being as hopeless as it is on most 86's I think I will just chop them off if they ever start to seriously rust again.

And the worst of it:

There are a few minor spots where I can look through which is easily remidied. But that seam looks like it will cause problems in the near future.. I know Bert's work better now, and it is likely really thin metal in there.
The marked area at the bottom just needs wirewheeling since I did not remove the old seam sealer there before blasting and it wasnt cleaned.