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Spent most of the weekend stripping as much as I can on the wagon and then going over the bodywork to see where all the high and low points are to get sorted.

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Passenger side lower sill is pretty much shot for about half the length of the wagon  so will have to replace those.

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So started cutting out the rust patches and have had to go deeper than expected due to internal rust issues.

Sand blasted the metal and removed areas that have gone past being ok.

Will have to reinstate inner structure before welding in new metal and have also been using rust converter to stop further rust spreading.

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Got me some japanese goodness new lights for the wagon. 

Upgraded to halogen and was way cheaper than trying to buy locally 

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So went to use my new TIG attachment for my welder only after putting everything together that I had no way of attaching the gas line.

Went back to MIG welding for the day but managed to blow through a couple of spots of thin metal so not happy about that.

Will sort out the TIG situation with the supplier during the week and then I can finish up doing the patches.

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Going to have to get a panel made up for the tail gate as it's pretty rusty.

Sometimes I really wonder about the way that Toyota put their vehicles together in the past as this tail gate trim is sandwiched between 2 pieces of trim which just allows moisture to build up.

Will have to look at fixing this some how will putting it back together.

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More patch work done today in the doors. Had to redo the rear door as I did a silly thing by putting to much heat into the panel and warped it.

Just tacked in place for now and will gradually weld it this time to get even distribution of heat.

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