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Started filling all the 10mm hole that were drilled from when the dealer had it rust treated back when it was new.

They weren't scared to drill random holes everywhere to spray the rust treatment in.

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It's nice when you find bog inside the car and a random hole. This quarter panel on the passengers side did have 16mm of bog in it

so I guess they started levering the quarter out from the inside.

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Some of the other old repairs, looks like they cut patches out from inside the car to hammer the sill panel out.

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Bit more done, started the brake lines and fuel lines.

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Got sick of using a cheap brake line flaring tool so lashed out and brought a sykes pickavant flaring tool but my super dodgy tube

straightener make from roller door wheels still works ok.

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