Saturday, May 7, 2022

Rear Wings - not a pretty sight

 


More filler than steel and hard to tell what the correct shape was or how the spats are attached.
For racing the boot was sealed off with sheet aluminium and any remaining gaps were filled with expanding foam

The fuel tank covers were panelled over with aluminium
 so looked a bit better than they really were.

The panels under the fuel tanks couldn’t be repaired but since my fuel tank is from an XJS I didn’t need exact copies so could make panels without the drain holes. 
Part way through the repairs, this is the view above and below.




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