Saturday, 27 September 2025

DHC repairs #19: Spare wheel well and rear light panel


Over the past twee weeks I was away on a walking holiday in the autonomous Italian province of Süd Tirol. And while I was there I received some update pictures on the progress of the repairs of the DHC’s body.

To start with the spare wheel well. It didn’t look to bad when I inspected the body after it was completely bare. But after paint removal and shot blasting a little bit of lightness was added! But that hole has been plugged now. Together with the two holes in the front vertical section of the spare wheel well, and the large round hole in the back section, which was plugged with a properly welded in plate. Only task left here is to fit some strengthening to the two mounting holes for the tow bar:





Next there were some repairs for the lower right hand corner where the rear light panel connects to the boot floor:



And to finish this post a few pictures of the start of the left hand sill repairs. Removing the outer sill panel to reveal what is lurking inside:






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