Got an update from Mark at Classicarco last week. Both new fenders are now welded on after repairing hidden rot underneath, and the car was taken to another workshop for sodablasting (don't ask me precisely what it is, because I couldn't answer) of some suspicious spots. A few of those were as could be expected in the windowsills, others were at some parts of the floorpans and the bottoms of the doors. The blasting revealed of course some more rot, but luckily nothing serious. Another typical minor damage was found under the rubber seals for the rear glass door. A surprising place to find rustholes was beneath the rear window on the driver's side, just behind the door. There was no indication of rust there which I had previously spotted. As the pic below shows, this was repaired but cutting out a section and weld in a new. The floorpans were not too bad, but some repair sections have been ordered to repair the weaknesses discovered after the blasting.
So next - Prepairing for the paint shop!
