The inner wings had rusty holes in the bottom on both sides, so today I pulled them off ready for the second hand ones that I’d ordered from Tris-R-Us. The metal had gone really thin at the bottoms, so I started to chisel through carefully. About an inch or so in and poof, the contents of the inner wings fell out.

The passenger wing was full from top to bottom of leaves, earth, and rust. Theres an old car key that fell on top of it in the picture, so you can see how much came out. The drivers side had been replaced at some point in the past, and the wing was screwed in rather than welded. After seeing this lot come out, I moved over and pulled that one off as well. Same there. Worse than that, the bottom hinge mount was rotten too.

I could see what was behind now to finish taking off the passenger side wing. I drilled a few of the spot welds, and sliced it half way making sure not to hit the air vents. A quick polish with a grinder brush to see what was solid and what was dust, and as you can see, it’s not a pretty sight.

The drivers side was a little better, but still ropey. I took the passenger door off to get a better look at the damage, and it’s pretty much non-existant there. A quick ask around and the answer seems to be get some good second hand ones, or make new panels. They’re hidden away by the inner wings anyway, so It’ll be lots of cardboard ones and get the panels cut and folded from a template if everything goes to plan. Gutted. But it’ll be OK. Just way beyond what I can do at the mo. I tidied up properly, closed the door and went away to think about it.