so 1st job was repair the damage. (shell was bought from the hoff as a cat c)
got it all back to where toyota made it, and then chopped it out! (just to make sure strut and slam panel where in the right place)
then
wham! job done
but i'll be honest, as i'm off on the sick at the moment, i did employ a mate to help- and by employ, i mean i bought him sausage &chips. the drivers side i did alone, passenger did together. had him finish weld it all and dress it,
nice to see he was paying attention!
all the curves were hand shaped, ( i dont have fancy tools!) and for anyone worried about the cutting, i left all the double skined parts in tack, and the metal used to make the new arches is far far stronger than that was removed.