The air filter will be protected from water and dirt by splash screen.
This splash screen consist of two parts :
– one before the front wheel (protecting the ignition)
– one after the front wheel (protecting the air filter)

To prevent water will reach the battery the openings are closed with a door. On one side the door is hold into position with a metal clip, and on the other side two “dzus” fasteners are used to lock them into there position. The doors are made water proof with by placing a rubber strip on the inside.

The battery is placed onto a rubber block and locked into position with two brass bolts and a metal strip.

Due to spilled acid in the past the bottom and some brackets where rotten away completely. So these parts has been replaced with some new fresh sheet metal. Everything is spot welded to each other and, of course, painted black as original.

We now only need to mount the battery and battery door to close the opening , and to finished off this part. (See Battery Box Doors )

Due to spilled acid in the past the bottom and some brackets where rotten away completely. So these parts has been replaced with some new fresh sheet metal. Everything is spot welded to each other and, of course, painted black as original.

We now only need to mount the battery and battery door to close the opening , and to finished off this part. (See Battery Box Doors )

Parts needed to mount the body onto the chassis

The previous owner has kept a good administration of where all the distance pieces originally belong.
It is very important that they will be placed back on the exact same place.

This car has 18 places where the body will be mounted unto the chassis;

• 4 on the Front Wing Support (2 on each side)
• 4 on the fixed floor (short bolts, with square aluminium distance pieces)
• 4 on the door sill (medium bolts, with round distance pieces)
• 2 nearby rear chock absorber (pointed bolts, with round distance pieces)
• 4 on the rear end of the body (large bolts, with round distance pieces)

Parts need for mounting the bonnet

Bonnet painted with epoxy primer on the inside

Now that all individual parts are finished the Bonnet can be mounted onto the body. Next step is the adjustment of the bonnet onto the front wings and body. If these adjustments are all OK the small piece of metal, located between both front wings, can be welled into his place. This will be the last part of the bodywork for the front side of the car.

Bonnet hings mounted between body and bonnet

Bonnet painted on the inside

The metal strips between the bonnet and catch plate are installed to divert the air flow. The radiator is only 16″ wide while the opening in the grill is only 8″wide. The “air deflectors” should make it possible to cooling down the whole radiator surface. This was not an optimal solution because most cars suffer from overheated cooling systems, during hot summer days.

On internet I see different type of clamps for the “closed position”. But the original pop rivet holes are different and the original bracket looks original to me. I removed the metal clip (left side) and replaced it with a rubber clip, which I removed from a new one bought on internet (right side)

The boot lid itself has been cleaned (all original paint has been removed) before it is painted again in epoxy primer and the inside is also finished with Pearl grey gloss. Also all parts needed for the rebuild has been restored.