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Ok as some of you may know I stripped my last MK1 and bought a new one.
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So this was my starting point.
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Then to start with she needed to be stripped down.
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Cutting back the rust.
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dawesy wrote:looking good, some real effort gone into that.
it hasn't had a new roof its just how the roof was joined at the factory.when i worked at Toyota's Burnaston plant that was my Job on the Carina E and the frog eye corolla brazing the roof and finishing to a smooth panel.
look forward to seeing the completed project![]()
Lauren wrote:
Great job on getting it repaired, I must admit, I did not expect to see rust at the bottom of the C-pillars(!).![]()
mk1bexwa wrote:it's called Cadbury purple