After the couple bits of skuttle repair i decided to remove the front supension and underseal the both inner wings to protect them.

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After finsihing the drivers side i moved on to the other side thinking this should be easier due to it being nice and flat. I started by removing the panel and cleaning up the under panels. the heater fan had to be removed to clean out the bits of rust that fell in

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I had to start but removing panels so that i could get access to the sections needing repaired. Off with the bonnet, both front wings, corner lamps and bumper

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I had noticed we had issue with the Laurel, The wiper spindle looked to be moving during its operation and the wiper arm was almost hitting the bonnet. So during the dismantle of the white laurel i removed all the wiper mechanism and kept it to replace the one on the silver.
You can imagine my reaction when i removed the trim to replace and found this and the white laurel was already gone at this point.

And on the other side of the panel i found this

C32 owners this is worth checking on your cars, cause looks to be rusting from underside and through 3 skins too. mine also had a lot of dirt around the spindle too.

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The C32  the last model to be sold outside Japan was fitted with three petrol engines. The CA20S (which was the only four-cylinder to be seen in the C32), The L24E and the VG30E 6cylinder petrol and it also came with the LD28 diesel. In 1987 there were a minor facelift which basically were bigger bumpers, new grilles, and new lights in the front and back.

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