Another example showing the amount of putty on the car. When there is too much putty on the car it becomes easy to remove, just open up a crack and then you can even pry it off with your hands (though i would strongly recommend against this, cutting open a fingertip isn't worth it).
The denter used a torch(notice the flame on the left rear light) to burn off the paint and the many layers of primer, this is an acceptable practice only where the metal has a flat surface lacking intircate contours. Otherwise the heat from the torch can melt the metal momentarily causing it to lose shape. I remember Rehman sb not allowing this procedure on his spitfire because of the same concerns. It saves time and i didn't know better then so i let it slide. I don't think any damage occured.
The rear light area had been modified to fit suzuki bolan lights. In this condition it looks as if the attempt was to fit Mk2 lights(the vertical rectangular ones) however the angle was not right in this crude attempt and i believe suzuki parts came to his mind for ease of replacement, or maybe ease of selling the car in bits.
One of the most exciting parts of a restoration project is when the shiny sheet metal comes out from under the paint. the metal looks brand new and i so deliciously shiny. What can i say, god hardwired us to drool for shiny things.
After cleaning up the area around the rear lights it was found that an extra piece had been put it. The reason behind that still fails to occur to me but it necessitated the removal of these pieces and replacement with new ones, according to original shape and form of course.
