Frame Restoration
	Once the body was off the frame I could make a better judgment on how bad the frame really was. I could see the obvious rust and holes from the underside. What I was not ready for was the crumpled mess of the rear left corner of the frame. What made it more of a mystery was the fact that externally there was no damage to the body. Fascia, fiberglass pontoon and outer skin were all straight.
	From this angle you can see just how bad it really was. As a reference the red lines I have drawn on should be straight. Tackling this was going to be taxing. The best thing would be to cut straight down through, heat it, bang it straight with a pair of hammers, then weld it back together.
	Just rear of the trailing arm link on the frame, was another dodgey looking area. Gentle tapping with a pin hammer caused the epoxy to flake off. A short sharp blow punched a hole right through! This hammer process was then used to go over the entire frame looking for bad spots. I'm glad to say there were not too many more
	This shot shows the worst part of the whole frame. Left rear wheel arch. It actually looked worse than it was. The fact the epoxy was peeling off and there was surface rust on the exposed metal all added to the nightmare look. With the frame being 'box section' the bad side of the 'box' can be cut away and replaced. The red arrow shows where there should be a hole.
	When I first got the car you could physically rock the engine forward and back within the bay about 6 inches. To the left you can see why. Both the gearbox mounts were snapped (Pict shows new and old) engine mounts were separated as well. Gear linkage and drive shafts stopped the engine from falling out!!
	Now the good news starts... This is the crumpled corner that was. Cut, straightened, welded and coated. A great improvement. This also meant the internal bumper now fitted better.
	Again the repair to the passenger side of the frame just rear of the trailing arm link ,looks 100% better and is back to factory strength.
	This is the drivers side shown in the photo above, again vast improvement. The top coat is Scania Lorry Chassis paint.
	There was more good metal than first thought on this part so a patch was more suitable than the whole side being replaced
	The next two shots are the engine bay area fully restored and painted awaiting the engine being put back in and then back on with the body.
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