fitted & treated for now & that's as far as it's got but at least it's solid & nicely inplace so i can chop the upper curved piece out & sort that out next
fitted & treated for now & that's as far as it's got but at least it's solid & nicely inplace so i can chop the upper curved piece out & sort that out next
Nice one make a few sell on ebay lol
too much aggro bud
looking mint that pal.... im on wi the same on estate....
Originally Posted by Ratters
paper - cardboard - steel
not the easiest to cut out but it saved me about £45 on a repair panel
Like the work bench
Very good workjust shows you whats whats hidden behind the outer pannels
Keep crakcin on top noch
delivery
It turned up at last then !!!!
You are going to be a busy boy, about the same as Daz, my poor little car was full up on the way home with all his panels !!!
Top stuff mate
Nice one lee just goes to show that you don"t need a garage/workshop to restore a car in.Exerlent work as ever
lightening gone but never forgotton
you'll get fat eating all that popcorn
Thats better lol...you'll get fatter eating all that popcorn
yesthere has been some progress
just a bit of cutting & making some sections up & a bit of welding - nothing really to warrant loads of photos
tart get um posted bitch
well last weekend i replaced the top of the a post area.
doesn't get seen so not at all worried if it's 'correct' or not. all cleaned up & treated anyway.
i don't always get a nice weld though with it on it's lowest setting [clarke 150te]would .6 wire make a difference??
Them welds dont look to bad bud 0.6 wire would make a diffrence bud thats what I use
Where the pics from today TART...
has this dodgy area up on the bulkhead/splash area
so made this curved section up& cut & refolded the top of the splash side panel
& this little section too to try keep the repairs neatish!!
& welded them in here
i have been forced into some "uphill" welding recently, it makes me appreciate all the more what a "driveway" resto entails
cheers guys
in the mood for it again today but got to go out
going to pop in & get a few consumables though if they are open while out & try some .6 wire too
0.6mm wire is definitely easier to manage with small MIGs
Good work BTW, keep on with it!
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well this little area looked a little like this
added this section in from the inner wing for the strut top to meet up with when the time comes
then replaced the upper half of the splash panel & the return of the bulkhead running right through to the splash
the made another piece up to fill the top bulkhead area
Looking good mate.
That's what i had to do to mine after i found it was all filler.
Are you going to put the lip back on ot leave it smooth as i did ? Remember i showed you at the Classic Ford.
i put a little lip on there & blended it in to the existing piece. easiest thing to do for now
if it aint broke, break it!
looking good
its a good feeling when all the rust has gone and the strengths been put back
good to see your still cracking on wi this matey...
you up coombe on sat and mon
lightening gone but never forgotton
cheers boys
monday defo denz got the day booked off - not sure on saturday though, only the rs day ain't it
might be worth gettin trig to speak to coombe and get you a media pass so as you can use the towers to take photos from
lightening gone but never forgotton
have to shoot from the trackside bud!!
all this corner is now welded, cleaned, treated, filled & treated but not yet painted
also bashed the edge over so once the drip rails/fillet piece is in there there shouldn't be nowhere for water to collect
Looking good.
You gotta be pleased with that !!!!
Keep it up, your doing a great job and all outside with a "portable" work bench !!!
If i didn't have my workshop i wouldn't do anything these days ............... well done that man.
i have my good days & my bad days bud
all down to not just skill but knowledge & experience too
cheers bud
cheers for all your help & pics for reference so far too
im im0pressed with the way youve repaired that area looks ace
cheers J
well i cut the sill off a few months ago now
remember having trouble with the other side a couple of years back so guessed at this plate first of all
took a couple of attempts to get it tacked where i was happy. it's wasn't too bad gaps wise but was sitting out at the front & in at the back from flush
not too bad a fit really
top half fully welded in place
i fully welded the top in place as i had that in the best position possible & then used the usual technique for the bottom
there was no way i could plug weld it because it was only just touching so decided to stitch weld it... not that i had much choice
not a bad fit though for the finished article so well happy with that
Looks good to me mate.
Sorry for not looking in more often but my internet has been on dialup speed for a couple of months and pictures are a killer.
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