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#31 lawrie124

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Posted 08 March 2014 - 09:11 AM

Well the Hornet 'quick touch up' has turned into a semi restoration, but without the welding!

 

Van inching it's way into the welding shed; meantime a couple of pictures of the Hornet progress (it's all good painting practice!)

 

 

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#32 woodley miniman

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Posted 17 March 2014 - 07:10 PM

That subframe looks cracking on the fresh bodywork. If you want me to do your mate I will. Let me know

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Posted 17 March 2014 - 08:01 PM

Thanks Bri.

 

Nearly finished!

 

 

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Posted 30 March 2014 - 05:26 PM

More pics I love seeing the progress on the vans. For good reason!!

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Posted 15 April 2014 - 01:59 PM

Right; just back from a long weekend at the Nurburgring in my lad's 998 mini. Managed to set a few sub 8 minute laps (as if) and got 15 minutes on the GP Circuit too.

 

Best crack on with the van now, with only a few weeks to L2B and his driving test on 7th May, so best get the van MOT'd just in case I have nothing to drive!

 

Will post some pictures up as we progress. First steps will be to get it up in the air and start chopping out the old floor(s).



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Posted 15 April 2014 - 07:19 PM

Stripped off the front and rear doors and remaining interior ready to wheel it into the garage tomorrow.

 

Hope fully this picture shows you what we are up against!

 

 

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Posted 16 April 2014 - 12:13 AM

It`ll soon be underway when in the welding shed mate, Looking forward to seeing its progress ;-)



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Posted 16 April 2014 - 07:14 PM

Popped over to see my mate after work. He wheeled it into the garage this afternoon and after a bit of angle grinding and plasma cutting it's now completely wrecked :-)

 

What we have found so far: heel board not TOO bad; will probably replace both end sections but have a complete one just in case. Rear subrframe seems fine, so will need a clean and paint and new bearings, and a pair of rear shocks as one is shot.

 

With 3 days this weekend and next we should be well on the way to having it close to an MOT, with L2B looming; Won't look pretty, but at least then it will then be a rolling restoration rather than the pile of scrap that's been siting outside my house for the last 6 months!

 

 

 

 

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Posted 16 April 2014 - 08:14 PM

Gonna have it ready for wheels day on Friday then :)



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Posted 16 April 2014 - 08:16 PM

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Posted 16 April 2014 - 08:19 PM

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Posted 18 April 2014 - 06:42 PM

Bit of progress today!

Door step still to do on one side, then times to tip it over and start the drivers side.

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Posted 18 April 2014 - 06:43 PM

Oh, and the passenger floor pan is in and welded, just not got a picture of that.

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Posted 18 April 2014 - 06:48 PM

Sent you a pic if it helps



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Posted 18 April 2014 - 06:53 PM

Better pic!

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