The drivers guard is now stripped down and ready for some hammer and dolly work. I've almost got the top side fold running straight, but still needs a little bit more massage.
In the last photo the bottom rear corner of the guard had a huge section covered in bog. It was about 15mm thick and took a bit of effort to get it all off. Below is what I found underneath. My response to this: "If you don't know what your doin' don't @#*'n touch it!!!!
I've put the polished wheel arch trim on the guard to try and gauge how far out the original repair actually is. As you can see it's quite a lot!

Started work on the guards

Drivers side guard is now stripped of all paint. Found a bit of bog in a few places. Got a bit of panel work to do now. Just for the record, it wasn't bead blasted or sand blasted, I used industrial paint stripper to get all the paint off. I then neutralised it with turps and then covered it with phosphoric acid to stop any rusting. That's what that frosty white film is.

Dash Panels

I picked up some goodies last weekend!!! Will share more as I go. To begin with I found the original dashboard cover panels! A big thanks to Ed for the bits and pieces. Puts the homemade stainless steel jobby to shame. I'll be glad to see the end of that one.

Inner rear guard thingys?

Not sure of the correct term for this panel. It sits in between the inner guard and the outer guard to the rear of the front guard. Well whatever it is, it's had better days! This is the repair on the bottom corner.A piece of metal with a couple of snips to help it go around the corners and some random pop rivets.
After cleaning it all up. Below is all I was left with.


Now i need to get out the hammers and make a couple of decent rust repair sections. Will let you know when I've got them made.

Electricals

The sheds cold . . . . Works getting me home later at night. . . . We have a new ignition barrel. . . . Should sort out a few Gremlins!
And yes. . . . That's the beautiful paint job on the bonnet behind the keys!

More fun with the sandblaster

What lurks beneath the paint

I started sanding back the paint along the sharp edge of the guard because it had worn through and started to rust. After digging through the newly found bog I found a pretty serious piece of damage. Fortunately the person who used the 4 cans of bog didn't do much with the damaged sheet metal.
I sanded the bog off around the damage and got stuck into it with the hammers and dollies.
Below is the nearly finished guard. I just have to weld the split up now that the metals in the right place.