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[ryan22_lgm]

Slowly, slowly, catchy monkey.

Got a few hours on mine tomorrow now i don't feel like im dying from man-flu!

Colour looks good mate.

Cheers mate! Yeh slow and steady wins the race !

You will be fine lemsip and you will be right as rain !

[ryan22_lgm]

Got the engine and box split today ! Just before it got dark. Was quite simple thought it would be harder than that!

[SAL 821X]

Hard parts remembering how it goes back together. ;0)

[ryan22_lgm]

Hard parts remembering how it goes back together. ;0)

Got me old man for that! ;)

[ryan22_lgm]

Done a bit to the shell today ! Got the mk1 switch panel welded in ready for a skim of filler
Here it is clamped ready for double cutting

Welded and ground down !

Bare metalled the whole lot as there was some spider rust under the paint

Just bought some new wire wheels so I will be cleaning up the inside behind dash, floor and bulkhead for a coat of etch !

[minimissions]

Looking good there :) think i am going to have to replace the whole dash rail on mine as its bent

[ryan22_lgm]

Looking good there :) think i am going to have to replace the whole dash rail on mine as its bent

Cheers mate :) can you not straighten it out? How did it get bent ???

Update!
Been workin in the van all morning got the front floors cleaned up and some of the bulkhead plus welded spreader plates over the subframe mounts as I will be solid mounting the front subframe!

Now I'm going to sort the rest and the rear floors !

[SAL 821X]

I've got solid mounts for the front. 

 

Is it literally weld thicker plate on the inside and drill the bolt holes out to put the bolt through? 

[ryan22_lgm]

I've got solid mounts for the front. 
 
Is it literally weld thicker plate on the inside and drill the bolt holes out to put the bolt through? 

Yep the plates that are spot welded standard over the holes don't spread rhe load enough which makes the toe board crack. A double the size piece of metal with holes in for plug welding put over the top and seam welded around the edges should sort you out ! :)

[SAL 821X]

Nice one cheer Ryan I shall do that at some point then.

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Looking good there :) think i am going to have to replace the whole dash rail on mine as its bent

Cheers mate :) can you not straighten it out? How did it get bent ???

Update!
Been workin in the van all morning got the front floors cleaned up and some of the bulkhead plus welded spreader plates over the subframe mounts as I will be solid mounting the front subframe!

Now I'm going to sort the rest and the rear floors !

 

Not to sure how its bent, some people have told me that it will straighten out but to me it looks to bent, lol we will see got loads to do before i get to that :) yours is looking nice by the way not long now :)

[ryan22_lgm]

 

Looking good there :) think i am going to have to replace the whole dash rail on mine as its bent

Cheers mate :) can you not straighten it out? How did it get bent ???

Update!
Been workin in the van all morning got the front floors cleaned up and some of the bulkhead plus welded spreader plates over the subframe mounts as I will be solid mounting the front subframe!

Now I'm going to sort the rest and the rear floors !
 

Not to sure how its bent, some people have told me that it will straighten out but to me it looks to bent, lol we will see got loads to do before i get to that :) yours is looking nice by the way not long now :)

It's looking good only a few little bits to weld up now then it's on to sorting out the filler ! You will get to this stage soon !

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Yeah one day cannot wait man :)

 

Need to get started now, still waiting for my panels to come...

[ryan22_lgm]

Right got my gearbox degreased today ready for the strip down!!!

[ryan22_lgm]

Put it on its side today to clean it up with the wire wheel a bit !

Made a hole in the rear arch!

Patch made to fit

Ground it all down !

There is soooo much still left to do and I have no help!

Edited by ryan22_lgm, 03 November 2013 - 02:02 PM.