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[dazzler-pws]

Here it is the start of the Rebuild

Luigi has been sat stripped in a barn for some time now after running out of MOT then getting hit by flood damage.

There is big plans for an engine conversion and other things but for now the first job is getting it MOT'ed and back on the road

Luigi came into my ownership on the 7th November 2009

here we go with the first post#

This is just loading up out of the barn


This is all strapped up ready for the drive home to Precious Towers


First thing we did was give him a steam clean to get ready for the workshop




In place in his new warm home



So then tonight i have had an hour to play so i got martin round to help me roll him on his side so i can start sorting the welding out
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I then started to find out the work that was needed on the drivers side floor

This plate ended up like this by pulling with my fingers!!

and this one!!!


Whoever did this "repair" needs shooting


And thats where we are upto, atm i am pricing up replacing the panels or repairing them.

[dazzler-pws]

Had an hour or two on it tonight

so i have cut out where the rotten outta sill is here we are part way through



then it looked like this



Then this happened (shot on my new phone in HD!)

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so it ended up like this



Tomorrow he will go down on its wheels so i can put the Old floor repair in correctly, then he will be rolled back over to sort the sill and flitch out

[dazzler-pws]

A little late this was Thursday night

3 short video updates on the progress so far

Shocking find
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What you find under an Oversill even though i call it outta sill!! (i must have been tired)
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The conclusion of the night
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[dazzler-pws]

Update time, a little *drunk* as got home to find one of the vids didnt save, so you will have to do with some pictures!

Basicly we are getting ready to put the new inner sill on, first we have to get the door bin ready



This is what we marked to cut out



Thats it with new metal in!

So we have got our sheet steel and we need to make our new sill

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[dazzler-pws]

Tonights update

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[Mini-Mad-Craig]

I remember seeing this on MF's homepage, they did a good job from what i saw on there! Keep it coming Would never have dreamt Luigi would end up with 16v!

[dazzler-pws]

Tonights updates, few pictures and the vid!

Front Inner Sill [Raw]


Bending the inner sill


More cut out


Placement of newly made front inner sill


And the vid
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[dazzler-pws]

No video, just a couple of pictures

My plasma has come back from warranty repair so i gave it a try



Cut this section ready to fit the old floor section back in

Meet Mr Plasma

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tonights update

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todays offerings

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No Video, a few pictures

The lower flitch to floor before it was seemed

The fill weld repair on doorstep raw

fill weld repair ground back

Floor ready for outter sill

Sill drilled for MIG "SPOT" welding

Sill held in place

Sill with a few "holding" spots

This will get cut out and a repair put in place, i have left it for now so i can line the sill up right

[just_st3v3n]

nice progress going on there lads... loving the video updates.
just one thing i noticed : are you using stainless steel??? it doesnt seem as if your treating the new fresh steel to a lick of paint or something, it'l rust again in no time if you dont ....

steven

[zebidee]

Good work!

This is Luigi as in Minifinity's old club car right?? Its nice to see him being brought back up to scratch!

[dazzler-pws]

Yeah this is the old Finity club car

Regarding metal work, its not stainless, the plan is to add the protection once the welding is finished this can also be done inside the sill with a small tube on my gun

Well my mrs has just had our first sprog so i might be having a few weeks off!