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[rally515]

looking sweet dude i bet you have got a full day on it tomoz to? 

 

 

Cheers tom, hmm maybe a "DAY 4" update might have to wait until day 5   but we shall see

[ToM 2012]

cant wait for the next update. 

[rally515]

Thanks Mr T.

 

Parts list (so far):

 

New wings

Outer sill's

A-panels

Front panel

*Scuttle

*Dash rail (top)

Inner wing repairs

*Bonnet repairs (maybe new bonnet)

Engine mounts

Engine & gearbox steady bushes

Solid mounts for subby

Carb refurb kit

New cones

New tryres (last thing to do)

 

("*"=pending parts).

[ToM 2012]

could of had it all done tomoz if parts was there mr c 

[rally515]

could of had it all done tomoz if parts was there mr c 

 

 

Pfft i'd finish the whole project in a week if i 1) didnt have neighbours 2) had the parts/panels & 3) if i had a ruddy roof to work under as the weathers started acting up again now

[ToM 2012]

lol

(1) forget the neighbours 

(2) get on the phone tell them to hurry up

(3)knock down your living room wall and bring it in. 

[Ben_O]

Nice one mate. Looks like quite a lot of work there! the inner wing drivers side is looking all to familiar to me!

Hope you don't mind but I saved one of your bulkhead pictures for reference  as mine is very badly corroded and I don't know where needs square holes for plastic captive threads and grommets.... But I do now!

 

Best of luck

Ben

[rally515]

Nice one mate. Looks like quite a lot of work there! the inner wing drivers side is looking all to familiar to me!

Hope you don't mind but I saved one of your bulkhead pictures for reference  as mine is very badly corroded and I don't know where needs square holes for plastic captive threads and grommets.... But I do now!

 

Best of luck

Ben

 

 

Hi Ben,

 

Ahh i know haha, i'l get some new metal in soon enough, next job is to remove the roofing felt someone has put in so i wont get toxic fumes & go all light headed haha

 

Yeah no worries, glad i could be of some help   anything else just ask i.e distance measurments ect.

 

Cheers ben

 

Cliff

[Ben_O]

Cheers cliff, I know im going to need measurements at points during the build as so much was rotten! I know where to come now so cheers for that mate.

Ben

[rally515]

DAY 5:

 

Hello again.

 

Today's doings have been not to bad progression wise & also what im finding isnt to bad either so budget resto is GO GO GO .

 

 

I started on the nearside flitch by removing the area around the door post so i could inspect wheater i might need new A-post panels aswell, all seems decent enough in that area & just some grinding flush of spotwelds & repair welds here & there then i'l be welding the flith panel in.

I then got distracted & this is the part were progress slowed down in bodywork & i started detail cleaning obsessively, atleast the offside bulkhead matches the nearside now , oh and i cleaned up the mater cylinder & servo abit & the clutch/bell housing & started on the block hahaha on and on it goes .

 

Sooo...picture time....

 

Firstly heres the hole i found yesterday behind the nearside shocker mount:

 

This is the flitch with the big patch:

 

 

Heres the patched area peeled back to reveal unpainted area & the left overs of the original panel:

Photo from within:

 

This is were i left it:

 

Now thats all i did body wise as a got side tracked after a few of these (Brew):

 

As i supped my brew i saw a long coiled wire connecting to the fuse box:

 

A bit of a cut & crimp later i had a tidy area once more  :

 

Now, first for a cleanup was the servo:

Then the clutch master cylider:

 

 

& the bulkhead cleaned up:

 

My cleaning frenzy spread down to the factory yellow 998  :

 

 

Atleast its a start as it'll need a clean at some point  .

 

Heres a picture of tools used so far (look how neat i am  ).

 

 

 

Thats your lot for today folk of TMF.

 

Thanks again

 

Cliff

[ToM 2012]

will you slow down man.. going like a ram. 

 

top work

[rally515]

I am going slow    , thing is i barely come back in when im out i stay out until it goes dark or starts raining so i can get more done  .

 

Plan of action next is to clean up the mating surface, weld new metal were needed & clean the engine, clean the surface rust off the offside flitch & inner wing area then a coat of etch primer & yeah you guessed clean something else....

[ToM 2012]

lol i did the same today got up and went straight to garage didnt even have anything to eat all day. neally eaten the plate. 

get your pen and paper and right the list of what to do tomoz just done mine haha 

[rally515]

lol i did the same today got up and went straight to garage didnt even have anything to eat all day. neally eaten the plate. 

get your pen and paper and right the list of what to do tomoz just done mine haha 

 

 

Ahh yeah yours is coming on smashing tom, hows the plate fitment, is it still flush to the body ?

[ToM 2012]

what do you mean by isit still flush to the body mate?