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[w.murfitt]

this project is amazing, great work i feel very inspired.

thanks

[myredmini]

Looking good Neil, take a look at my thread its been updated

Dan..

[leaky]

Good work as always. I really like those fresh air vent panels you've made. They look really smart.

[sonikk4]

Well Erm is no longer on the spit and is back on a set of wheels although not his real ones.



Also found a couple of jokers sitting in him


Hopefully next week i can fit the bonnet and then gap that, its a pretty crap fit so a fair bit of work will be needed. Then refit the doors after sanding and then sort out the final bits and pieces before he's gets his new coat of paint.

[myredmini]

Looking good looks like your excited

[jagman.2003]

Looking good. Nice to see a rust free shell on this forum!

[rich2]

I can't wait to see this thing in paint. Its been a long time coming!

[sonikk4]

Looking good. Nice to see a rust free shell on this forum!

Cheers jagman although your will be the ultimate rust free shell by the time you are finished. I have posted a picture of the inner sill stiffener on your thread

I can't wait to see this thing in paint. Its been a long time coming!

Neither can we, Scott has hinted he would like Erm in paint by his 18th birthday which is the beginning of March. We shall see.

[sonikk4]

Today was fit the bonnet time and that turned into a bit of a pain in the backside. Brand spanking new bonnet and the hinge mounts were about 1/2" out resulting in a large gap at the back of the bonnet


So it was time to extend this so we could slot the holes further without falling off the edge

New section tacked in place on both hinge points

Fully welded and cleaned up

Bonnet back on

And the gap is much better but some more tweaking needed to get it spot on. Next job though is the gap between the bonnet edge and front panel. Lots of cutting and shutting to do.


The chap who is going to paint Erm is coming to give him the once over this weekend so i'm hoping i can off load some of the prep work onto him, we shall see!!

[roofchoplofty]

Great looking project, real labour of love. Will be lovely when painted and shiney bits put on.

[sonikk4]

Well i feel like i have gone back a year to when i was repairing the rear panel, had spent the day treating and re oiling our kitchen worktops so finished that and i thought i would do some final filling around the back of the car.

Anyway for what ever reason i had missed this

Bugger so it had to go a bit like this

And then by the miracles of modern science it ended up like this


Happy days, its now been skimmed with filler so it will get rubbed down tomorrow.

[rick.spi]

still amazed by your skills looking very good!

[sonikk4]

still amazed by your skills looking very good!

Cheers Rick, i see you have been busy as well. Drastic but anything to lose a few excess lbs. You off to Bingley this year??? Can you text me your mobile number please. Gone all modern and got me one of those new fangled Iphone 4's but i have lost some of my numbers, yours is one of them. Ta mate.

[rick.spi]

yes ill PM you itl be good to catch up.

[analogue_radio]

How do you cut such delicate small holes like in that last repair?