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    Re: A little something for the weekend....

    Keep it up Bud, get it ready for the shows.

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    Re: A little something for the weekend....

    some tidy repairs there mate... keep it going... almost there nah..

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    Re: A little something for the weekend....

    some nice tidy repairs there buddy. looks nice and strong now just keep going with the approch "if in doubt cut it out" and you wont go far wrong.
    if it aint broke, break it!

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    Re: A little something for the weekend....

    cheers boys

    ohhh i might have a pic or two for tomorrow


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    Re: A little something for the weekend....

    SOON be good as new

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    Re: A little something for the weekend....

    Quote Originally Posted by essyrwd View Post
    SOON be good as new
    i wouldn't go that far

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    Re: A little something for the weekend....

    passenger side as promised

    i done the majority of this over the xmas/new year holidays & fuck me was it freezing out there at times was never out there for long - usually just a couple of hours at a time for a few days.












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    Re: A little something for the weekend....

    i'll get some more pics up later as they're on the camera & i'm spending a few hours out there today anyway

    also got the battery on charge & the exhaust chucked back on so might get it running later too hasn't ran for almost 3 months now

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    Re: A little something for the weekend....

    Looking good Lee . the nights will get lighter soon.

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    Re: A little something for the weekend....

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    advice appreciated on this guys
    I think we will be coming to you for advice mate. You are doing a top rate job.

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    Re: A little something for the weekend....

    nice work going on here



    All I got for christmas was a sweater, I really wanted a moaner or a screamer......

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    Re: A little something for the weekend....

    top stuff as ever lee well done m8

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    Re: A little something for the weekend....

    cheers boys

    not touched it since last weekend obviously but hopefully the weather will ok to get a bit more done this weekend too

    the front section all finished now.....


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    Re: A little something for the weekend....

    this section is now pretty much done bar a bit of cleaning up & treating/painting



    inner chassis section replaced





    made two of these for each side. spot welded at the top & shaped so they overlap underneath similar to original - not that original particularly bothers me



    should finish this off in half hour or so the weekend then tackle the other bit in front the spring hanger as per the drivers side

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    Re: A little something for the weekend....

    Nice bit of work, looks like your the new driveway resto king now Dangerousdave has finished.

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    Re: A little something for the weekend....

    Looking good Lee ,If Trig gets his garage done sharpish you be able to take her round for a coat of paint

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    Re: A little something for the weekend....

    Quote Originally Posted by essyrwd View Post
    Looking good Lee ,If Trig gets his garage done sharpish you be able to take her round for a coat of paint

    I like your style.

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    Re: A little something for the weekend....

    I have offered months ago

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    Re: A little something for the weekend....

    i know & thanks but painting is ages away & well down the bottom of my 'todo' list

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    Re: A little something for the weekend....

    Quote Originally Posted by PERKY View Post
    Nice bit of work, looks like your the new driveway resto king now Dangerousdave has finished.
    i agree! Fooked if id do another though, im too used to the ramps at work to even want to do oil changes on my drive now let alone full restos!

    Fantastic work again mate, invisible repairs so far

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    Re: A little something for the weekend....

    Quote Originally Posted by dangerousdave View Post
    i agree! Fooked if id do another though, im too used to the ramps at work to even want to do oil changes on my drive now let alone full restos!




    not done a lot this weekend.... had to do house crap on saturday went out with the camera this morning for a few hours as it was nice but managed a few hours this afternoon. got the above chassis bit all finished/cleaned/treated/painted & chopped out this bit below in front of the rear spring & got a new inner skin piece in there

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    Re: A little something for the weekend....

    well i've folded the outer piece for the section above so it's virtually ready to go but been ill last few days so not touched it at all over the weekend
    should be working in the workshop rather than out on site this week though so means i get to finish slightly earlier & i have noticed the evenings drawing out slightly

    ohh, someones nicked the homemade '1300' badge & the broken-in-half 'escort' script from the bootlid too ..... what use it is to them i don't know but it's helped me make my de-badge or not decision

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    ohh, someones nicked the homemade '1300' badge & the broken-in-half 'escort' script from the bootlid too ..... what use it is to them i don't know but it's helped me make my de-badge or not decision [/QUOTE]

    Wxxkers whats the point in that , well done Bud keep up the good work not long now.

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    Re: A little something for the weekend....

    right.... chassis under f/n/s floor all finished now.





    so, next step was this section of chassis



    once again, a smaller inner section to carry the section on [fully welded obviously] & then the overlap section over the top [welded & plug welded upside down]



    this is now all treated but needs some paint & sealer etc to follow tomorrow

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    Re: A little something for the weekend....

    Looks great

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    Re: A little something for the weekend....

    cheers buddy

    i was going to move forwards next - n/s inner/outer sill/front floorpan.

    well, that was the plan anyway........

    but instead i had a poke at this...



    anyways... after a bit of hammer bashing & a wire wheel in the grinder i got to this



    with this fairly strong but nasty plate on the inside too which has to come off



    does anyone know how far back the inner sill repair sections go without me getting in the loft to look please? i think they go back to the little rear seat upright/x-member
    in any case, i'm going to have to chop the end of the upright/x-member out anyway i think for access all down that side.

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    Re: A little something for the weekend....

    the sills were done years ago now by a local 'bodyshop'. this little end-of-sill piece you can see here..... i can only describe that i 'opened' it like you would a door & then proceded to pull bits of seam sealer/bathroom sealer out



    anyways, more importantly!!!! is the following the right way for how this section should be??





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    Re: A little something for the weekend....

    this is starting to look like a full restro Leekeep up the good work

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    Re: A little something for the weekend....

    Quote Originally Posted by essyrwd View Post
    this is starting to look like a full restro Leekeep up the good work
    well it is pretty much ain't it

    not stripping it though.

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    Re: A little something for the weekend....

    ForgotThink the inner sills go up to the cross member at the fron of the back seat .And also some pics that might help ya on your way well i was going to put some pics up but the i cant use the uploader never mind .

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    Re: A little something for the weekend....

    Yes lee the repairs stop at the xmember, i had to hack mine out when i did mine as i had some rot in that seam and the sill closing panel underneath. Your pic may be right for a mk1 i dunno, on my mk2 the sill closing panel came above the floor level about an inch and was spotted to the lower bit of the inner 1/4

    Nice work on the rails though mate

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    Re: A little something for the weekend....

    cheers phil via hotmail??

    thanks dave i'm just presuming that rear sill closing bit underneath isn't a product of that fantastic 'bodyshop' aswell i don't think it is as it looks 90* at the top & i'm guessing spotted to the floor piece without a tube of sealer.....

    anyway, i'll get it sorted one way or another just i always like to ask instead of just rushing in there as there's sometimes a much better, easier & neater way of doing things.


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    Re: A little something for the weekend....

    If your being a right bufty im sure its listed on the expressed site...might even help to work it out?

    Infact here it is i was right, e1f 9, 10

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    Quote Originally Posted by dangerousdave View Post
    If your being a right bufty im sure its listed on the expressed site...
    i'll make something

    thanks dave

    have just sent an enquiry to hadrians for a handful of panels too

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    just had a thought we been here before

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    Re: A little something for the weekend....

    what's that bit & what's the hole for phil??

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    Re: A little something for the weekend....

    I don't know what the hole is for but i do know none of mine ever got one.
    Top work there Lee, looking good. That section is always pretty baffling, it takes a bit of working out how everything goes. I just make it up as I go and don't worry too much about how it is supposed to be. Closing the sill off takes some thinking about too. Make sure you have drain holes in the bottom or it will fill up with water.

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    Re: A little something for the weekend....

    Comming along well you are doing a cracking job

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    Re: A little something for the weekend....

    That be the sill closer by the back arch ,so where the inner sill finishes at the cross member where the back seat starts ,the floor under the back seat slopes up so this funny bit with the hole in goes from the corner of the floor to the lip of the outer sill .If you cut a bit of card out to the measurement on the testing thread you will find it fits nice.The hole i have put in is for thr rubber grommet as this was how the orignal was and im being fussy and want it back how it should be.






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