Once the car had been stripped down to the basic chassis it could be assessed to see what work need doing before being repainted. There were a number of important brackets missing from the chassis that would have to be fabricated then test fitted and welded on, in order to mount a number of components.
These included engine and gearbox mounts, panhard rod chassis bracket, steering rack & column mounts, radiator mounts, arb brackets, seat belt slugs, seat mounts and handbrake cable mounts. Much of this fabrication was done in 2 or 3mm steel and shaped accordingly using a bench cropper/guillotine/belt sander/angle grinder before being test fitted and then either tig or mig welded on.
It is important to test fit all components before painting to ensure the paint wont have to be ground off, a bracket welded on and then repainted because the item wasn't mock fitted in the first place.
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