Yeah the mold was taken from a near perfect set off a panelvan in the 90s . The only filler is where the bolts would go thru as has the slightest indent.
With your boot lid key barrel dent , once you've had it repaired, the barrel has that lock spreader which most likely caused it, that can be removed or do some light filing to open the key hole more so it fits as it's meant to. The build up of paint caused it.

I haven't yet bought a tube of panel bond, I reckon it'll start to set in the tube before I use it all up , TVR uses that or similar on their cars plus Caterham. I've seen the thronged wonders of Vietnam stick a Camry back together with it. This sika stuff was bought to do seem sealing but has this gluing feature as well.

Yes, if the nozzle isn't sealed the whole tube can become a nolathane bush !
I have a tube that's survived 6 months so far, 2x nozzles as they do harden inside. The end of the nozzle has a cap that screws on lightly to save it from settings as best it can.

Went in the shed this morn to check strength of the sika glue and I nearly broke the bumper in half so no need for safety fglass. The bumpers got another final sanding with fine grade and I went straight to paint, no primer , done in super gloss black as it's good to see any imperfections. They aren't perfect but with a 2000 grit to flat off any dust lumps they should be fine. Painted with that mini spray gun again, can't believe a $8 gun can be so good!

Also while doing the bumpers I have a plan to copy mold a mk1 Escort 6dial fascia, don't panic this one is a MST reject I got for $90. I painted it in the same gloss black so when I pull a mold it should be as smooth as the part. Yes the mold will be used for my car but will be changing a thing out two .

Once done this part of it survived will be up for sale

damn, I should send my pair back to the manuafacturer to get painted.!
 
If you want a laugh, the Eagle supercar  gets a wrap, outdoors, in the windy and on gravel.
Still turned out ok:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKvaY38MXQM 

That looks good Marty.
AS you have hinted at it will be interesting to see how it goes over time?

Finally moving on to the diff housing I spent some time with the gurney pressure washer and C14 degreaser which is very strong stuff. After a free goes out was clean enough to start pulling apart. , there wasn't anything out of the ordinary, once the drums removed I got unbolting the axle flanges and yay 1 bolt was from a different era, I suppose I'll need to replace it or all when it's being rebuilt. Axles are good and straight with good bearings by the look and feel so they'll stay unless I hear some noises while driving.

The bucket has all bolts and the drums etc

Also when the centre was removed I seen left over cogs in the housing amongst the oil. The centre spool is perfect so it was replaced but I'm worried they forgot to remove the broken teeth.



Ratio is 3.77 with the opinion stamp numbers 9:34 , just about spot on for a Pinto in mk1 and RX8 box..