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[LOWRIDERHORNET]

This is my 1967 Woseley Hornet
This little car ain`t for the faint harted when people say my car is rusty its propley just some holes well have a look at mine ive got something to cry about

Im going to HOT ROD little gizmo becasue i see too many ELF/HORNET left to look standerd so im going to brake the rule`s abit.


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Edited by LOWRIDERHORNET, 31 August 2009 - 08:05 PM.

[jordie 08]

i want one of them

[LOWRIDERHORNET]

You don`t want this one mate its a right DOG

[LOWRIDERHORNET]

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[mk1leg]

Well you've sure picked a rust bucket to restore............but it should look real nice when you've finished....................

[LOWRIDERHORNET]

Well the person was`nt going to sell it too me at fist untill his miss and freinds came out and said (Go on let the young boy and his father have it) i was only 14 at the time but i got it for £75

Working all summer to get it and to get some panels

[jordie 08]

14 for £75
wish i had a wee hornet or elf
lowered on 10" minilites=minted

[LOWRIDERHORNET]

My rear wheels are EARLY WOLFRACE ALLOYS

[LOWRIDERHORNET]

I found more photos of her


The Front and rear has got alot wrose over the years. Im not to worryed about the front because i now you can get the panels
But its the rear im not to happy about the boot no longer shuts

Im looking at these photo saying to myself (IT CAN BE DONE) just whent to have another look at it outside (NAAA SHES GONE)


Shall i just go for it even now i can`t weld that good

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[City Marshall]

Welding skills come with practice. Get yourself some bits of scrap plate steel and just get practicing, you will be supprised at how quickly you can master it.

As for the Hornet, it is in pretty bad shape but nothing is impossible. It might take a long time to do it but once it's finished you can stand back, admire you work and say to yourself...... I did that .

Have a bit of faith in yourself!

[LOWRIDERHORNET]

Ive got a stick welder and i have been practiceing i got the nack of it know i just can`t weld fin metal like the hornet (GIZMO)

Say it got all knew Floor and Hell Board it also got second hand left hand side door hinge panel.

[City Marshall]

Ive got a stick welder and i have been practiceing i got the nack of it know i just can`t weld fin metal like the hornet (GIZMO)

I presume you mean a TIG Welder, they are no good for welding the thin metal that you get in cars.

You really need a half decent MIG, either with gas or gasless. I have a 130amp gasless MIG and it does the job. You can pick then up pretty cheap if you shop around.

[LOWRIDERHORNET]

No i got a Rod or Stick welder i have`nt got a MIG well i have but the nossel is stuffed

Edited by LOWRIDERHORNET, 02 October 2008 - 03:04 PM.

[LOWRIDERHORNET]

When i first got GIZMO she was`nt that bad. O this is a funny story when i first got it

My dads mates were helping my dad push it down the garden me behind the wheel and we had to go down a step whent down the step and me and the seat whent trough the floor

Anyway later on i chucked some fuel in the tank and she fired up first time pretty good seem that she has`nt started since 1996 this was 4 years ago though

[andybeau]

Arc welding(stick) is not the best for car panels, MIG is much better and easier. You say the nozzle is U?S. Do you mean the tip or the actual head. Tips and shrouds are easily replaced and cheap to buy. As previously mentioned welding is 80% practice. But when you come to the car, preperation is everything, clean metal no paint no rust. If you can stick weld, MIG will be a doddle. If your mig is past it invest in a new/second hand one, it will be worth it. But a word of warning don't use pub gas as it contains nitrogen and this is bad for the weld, it may look ok but it won't be strong. If you find you are using too many disposable gas bottles go to BOC or Air Products and rent argoshield about £55 a year to rent and £45 to refil Holds about 45 times the amount of gas as the disposable ones.

Good luck and persever its a classic and deserves saving

Edited by andybeau, 09 October 2008 - 12:06 AM.