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[Jordie]

My feet are hurting

[tuktuk]

haha

mine too

i keep getting cramp in my legs

[Jordie]

lol. Them workshop trainers the old woman got me are awful.

[tuktuk]

today me and jordie made massive progress

we took it away to the restoration club where jordie attacked it with a noisy tool



he made it look like this


we then assesed the damage from the crash...

the above being the worst. i expected alot more to be wrong than we found.

cut away the A panels



then away went the inner wing, followed by chipping sanding away the inner arch bit


meanwhile, jordie steamcleaned the new engine


took out the windscreen and found a perfect scuttle


anyone tell me what this is ?


then tucked him in for the night


massive thankyou to jordie couldnt have done it without his help...

Edited by tuktuk, 26 February 2008 - 03:56 PM.

[Jordie]

Man i look like a tramp lol

No worries about the help, what are friends for.

That pic you took of the car on the A-frame makes it look dead close to mine, but really the gap is massive lol. Glad the barrier at the tunnel didnt come down on your car too.

[tuktuk]

Man i look like a tramp lol

lmao, you said it not me ...

i too am glad the barrier didnt come down that would of been disaster from the start

[lewis]

nice progress

so whats the diagnosis with the subframe and its mounting points, is all intact?

hope it goes to plan

[tuktuk]

subby and mounting points all seem fine so far exept the very front bit bent in the piccy... thats gonna be streightened out after the engine is out (tuesday)

i expected ALOT worse to be honest i expect all will be revealed when the engine is out and we can properly check things

[charlie_the_miniboy]

subby and mounting points all seem fine so far exept the very front bit bent in the piccy... thats gonna be streightened out after the engine is out (tuesday)

i expected ALOT worse to be honest i expect all will be revealed when the engine is out and we can properly check things

if i was you i'd bin the subby and get another and that thing you was asking about it's for the headligths the dim-dip, if say you had angel eye headlights u unplug the plug on that thing and side lights are then only the little bulb not the main head light on dimly.... SO KEEP IT!!

[Jordie]

And on what basis do you say bin it?

The subframe is only slightly bent, the tie bars are straight and the mounting points line up. We can easily bend it back. Insurance assessor said it was repairable.

[Jordie]

Engine is all undo except the driveshafts need splitting and the gearlinkage undoing. It was too cold and dark to do it last night laid on the floor.

[tuktuk]

engine now out...





going for panels tomorrow morning

[Jordie]

Cut the scuttle corner off and steve examined the rust/damage.



Forgot to take any pictures when we packed up, but basically the flitch panel repair section has been cut to shape and is resting in place. Tom and steve used the rolling machine thing to put a lip on the edge of the metal, so the panel joggles in behind the old panel for a better weld.

[Dazza IOW]

Good luck with the rebuilds.

[Jordie]

Repair panel in place, ready for welding.