And after a few spots on a spare bit of sheet, decided to just give it a go on the car - been a long time since the car had any weight added!
Patch:
Welding went ok for the first few spots. Then the gas stopped working which meant a few aerated useless spots that had to be ground back. I figured out the issue was due to the torch shroud not being seated correctly, but I turned the gas off whilst fixing this, and forgot turn it back on - more useless spots and lost metal. Not the most successful first (in a while) attempt, but it did teach me to double check things like gas and so on in future, onwards and upwards.
Not the worst end result, although after lining a rotten wing up I realised it's not far enough down to mount a wing to, so I'll still have to add a bit in future! D'oh. Never mind though, as the main thing I was aiming for is having something to patch up against to when doing the o/s footwell - which is the next job.
Or at least it will be if get a dry spell. During the rain going to finish the front callipers and either get these bits powder coated next week, or wheel + paint them in the garage. Typical the sunny spell of hot weather ends when the new welder arrives...
All motivation appreciated as the nights are getting shorter, rain getting more often, and enthusiasm starting to fade - I'm sure all will be reversed once holes are patched, new parts are on, and someone finally sells me some silver panels.
