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[lawrence]

I have also done more work on the welding front :)
little panel made and welded in for a reintroduction to my welding and panel beating

another panel made and partly welded in

strengthener panel welded on

all primered up

another panel made up

lovely snug fit for it

[lawrence]

another panel made up and fitted

fully welded

filled in

i had warping of this panel from when i did cutting to quickly earlier in this project, i may replace the rear 1/4 in a year or so`s time if i cant get it ok with some filler
repairs on other side finished off

coat of rustoloum applied

wheel arches and trim now attached to the car on all 4 sides

more filling on the rear end and testing of the electrics

nice and rounded back end

removed the boot lid, finished sanding and gave it a coat of primer

last skim off filler for the rear end
all primered up


and a nice coat of satin white paint

and a nice coat of satin black was put on the boot lid, with parts added to the back of the car. lights etc



hope you like where i am up to, ive just got a little bit of welding left now on the drivers side rear waist rail and then its all done and ill repaint that rear 1/4 too and start thinking about the mot :)
feel free to comment
Lawrence

Edited by lawrence, 20 April 2012 - 02:52 PM.

[lawrence]

So then, todays work,
Ive finally finished off the bodywork!! J its taken me just over a year which I don’t think is so bad!
Ive ground down and trimmed the rear ¼ on the drivers side

and test fitted the window which went in fine

so I clamped on the inner waist rail

and welded it on

then ground it all down and painted it


and heres a comparison from before J

then I refitted the window later

I also rubbed down the surface rust round the rear screen

And painted it



Primed inside the rear bins


And then painted in there too


And lastly primed the doorstep


And painted that too

Next I have done some rubbing down of filler on the rear quarter

Bit more filler and some primer


And painted up

Its not perfect by any way but its protected at least enough to get her back on the road and until I can afford an air compressor and more tools to teach myself to prep and respray better J, most likely sometime towards the end of summer.
That’s all for today tho, ive done lots of little things too but haven’t taken pictures of everything. Hope you like this update. Next work will be on the doors to get them built up and watertight and also fitting the last 2 screens in. Feel free to comment
Lawrence

Edited by lawrence, 24 April 2012 - 09:28 PM.

[minimuk]

Nice progres and good speed, yr gettin there for sure, never mind those fancy tools, this is the hard way and yr doing great

Edited by minimuk, 24 April 2012 - 09:36 PM.

[lawrence]

Time for a new update I think J its been a while
Day 1s work,
last bit of car to paint

prepped

Painted

Badly blended in

Front rebuilt again

Ive also built up the driver side door glass and all

Fronts now all done J
Moving onto the back,
Made a mount for me petrol tank as I cant use the old one any more because of my boot hinges

Section cut out of tank for the hinge to move

Car looking a bit sorry for herself

And ive wired in the spot lights tooJ


Day 2s work
Finished the welding on the petrol tank


Painted it


Boot floor needed a bit more paint too so before

After

All back together

Testing my rear lights


And finally
Day 3 (today)
All my hard work in rewiring the car has finally come to this conclusion

So I hope you like all the work so far, she should be back on the road relatively soon dependent on funds J feel free to comment
Lawrence

[grahama]

Looking really good, like the inside petrol tank, am thinking about this myself. What is the mot stand on this mod, ok I assume??

Graham

[lawrence]

So then, its been a while since i last posted not gunna lie! I've got a new job now and my laptop broke too
Anyhow time for an update
Petrol tank leaked

so welded that up!

Made my roof console

Got a few boxes of part to refit!

Fitted my alloy teardrop mounts I've had hanging around

[lawrence]

Got some escort sunvisors as mine were grotty

Fitted new balljoint covers as mine were knackered

Fitted some new top engine steady bushes as mine were again knackered so its all good now

Fitted my awesome auto dipping rear view mirror!

Bought some lovely suede seats
better than buckets!!
And fitted, so so comfy, reclinable and the drivers side is variable height, plus i can get people in the back now!

Made a new headlining and wrapped the roof console too, its looking proper swish now!

Also covered the door cards with the same material as the roof

And here's some pictures with my surfboard on the roof


So that's up to date pretty much, I've also refitted the exhaust and sealed it as well as i can, still a bit noisy now tho , also put lots of parts back in her and got her running sweetly and starting first time (treated her to a new battery too!) got to get a new waterpump and gasket and brake switch and then its all ready for the mot! :) hope you like these late updates! Feel free to comment! Lawrence

[blue blood]

looking good mate. Where did the seats come from?

Regards Blue

[lawrence]

Thanks blue blood, i think im getting there! :) the seats from a 4 door 09 red honda civic, they are pretty snug but fit better than the bucket seats i had before :)
Little update from today now I've got the hang of updating on my phone
Made a slight mess haha

Waterpump removed

On the floor, it was leaking from both the gasket and the graphite seal thing so well past it!


I've also made my order to dsn classics today and should have a new pump arriving tomorrow along with some seam trim a clutch cable as mines dead and a new brake light switch. Next update tomorrow folks
Lawrence

[lawrence]

Also did some more work this evening, i wasn't happy with how my steering column fitted around my daewoo stalks or the extra fuse box on it so i extended it

And then i wrapped it all in acoustic fabric to cover up the work i did and its not turned.out too bad!

More work tomorrow people, gonna fit my new parts if they arrive, feel free to comment. Lawrence

[lawrence]

Well I've done some more work on her, changed the dash from this alloy cover stuff and coated it with fake carbon wrap to try and warm the interior up some more!
Before

After


I've also bought all the last parts for her before the mot (waterpump , seam trim and switches etc)

Also played with all my waxoyl


Then i had a big old problem trying to start her the starter motor was turning over really slowly and i couldn't work out why, even took the starter motor apart to see if it was the bushes in there
but it wasn't, here was the problem

Part of the waterpump was fouling on the fan bolts so i had to shave it down slightly to allow it to turn, the starting problem was that the waterpump was resisting the starter motor but its all fixed now, mot will.be booked.sometime this week,
Hope.you like this.little.update
Lawrence

[minimuk]

Good luck wiv MOT

[lawrence]

Hello people :) little update from today! I took mini for her mot today :) now i know i will probably have missed something during her rebuild and i did, but it wasn't so bad
Fails were
>inner cv gaitor loose
>starter cable from battery too close to exhaust
>crack in front subframe

So as you can see nice and easy stuff to fix, I've.fixed the first two already with cable ties.and welded up the crack when i got home :)


And here is a video of the journey, looks a.bit.bouncy


So her retest is booked in for next monday and the insurance is coming on too then so monday should be a good day! :)
Hope you like this update
Lawrence

[lawrence]

Hello people :) little update from today! I took mini for her mot today :) now i know i will probably have missed something during her rebuild and i did, but it wasn't so bad
Fails were
>inner cv gaitor loose
>starter cable from battery too close to exhaust
>crack in front subframe

So as you can see nice and easy stuff to fix, I've.fixed the first two already with cable ties.and welded up the crack when i got home :)


And here is a video of the journey, looks a.bit.bouncy


So her retest is booked in for next monday and the insurance is coming on too then so monday should be a good day! :)
Hope you like this update
Lawrence