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[minimuk]

I must say, for someone who only started welding a few month ago,...yr not that bad at it,.....no you are doing great

[lawrence]

thanks minimuk, im proper enjoying my welding at the moment, its so nice working with metal thats not rusty too!

so then, havent written up my update from the other day yet so here it is
clamped the sill on


plug welded along the doorstep and im glat that i did the work for the lip as this sill was so much easier to do than the other side

seam welds at either end


and seam welded at the floor

made a slight mistake of forgetting this!

so welded it on the inside with alot of strength

ground down the welds and wire brushed off the burnt paint areas

and finnaly prepped and resprayed the doorstep

needs a little touch up on the floor but that side is just about done otherwise

im now moving on to start the boot and rear valance
hope the update is liked
Lawrence

[lawrence]

so then. today is going to be a mini day so alot should get done!
first update from today is paint
floor done

sills done


rear bin done,

so all nice and solid here!
moving onto the boot now!

[lawrence]

so second update for today
made a start on the rear subframe mount strengthener panels
drivers side started out like this

now i thought that i had trimmed back to the end of the rust but i was wrong
so i had to remove the rest of the metal which took me ages

the other side is alot better so shouldt take long

strengthener plates made


bacon break now and then another update later

Lawrence

[lawrence]

(i have a problem with photobucket so will check this when i get back from work and hopfully it will have pictures then)
so then, my internets was playing up yeaterday so this is two days of updates
zinc primered the strengthener plate

zinc primered where it goes

plug welded on and seam welded round the edges for strength, my welding updside down is getting better

lots of nice penertration inside

now moving onto the back panel
there was a crack in the light mount and i went to weld it up but it was lovely and crusty and kept blowing thourugh. this area was covered in filler so i assume before i got the car she had had a shunt

crusty area cut out

tricky panel made

welded in

ground down, doesnt look to bad and but is alot stronger than before

moving onto the corner bit

crusty section cut out

panel made and partly welded in

and ground down and primed

next piece made, the bottom of the light was a bit crusty so i decided to add a few patches to make a stronger job
held in

tacked in

and ground down with the next patch held in

next patch welded in, it is also ground down but no pics im afraid

inside corner of boot is now all painted too

due to my rear valance being a pattern part ive had to cut it in half to get a good fit
so my plan of action is to make a closing panel for the drivers side and fit the drivers half of the valance
then ill be turning the old girl round to do the other side easier!
hope you like, comments are always nice!
Lawrence

Edited by lawrence, 18 October 2011 - 02:15 PM.

[lawrence]

so then, my internets was playing up yesterday so this was 2 days ago`s work!
zinc primered the strengthener plate

zinc primered where it goes

plug welded on and seam welded round the edges for strength, my welding updside down is getting better

lots of nice penetration inside

now moving onto the back panel
there was a crack in the light mount and i went to weld it up but it was lovely and crusty and kept blowing thourugh. this area was covered in filler so i assume before i got the car she had had a shunt
crusty area cut out

tricky panel made

welded in

ground down, doesnt look to bad and but is alot stronger than before

moving onto the corner bit
crusty section cut out

panel made and partly welded in

and ground down and primed

next piece made, the bottom of the light was a bit crusty so i decided to add a few patches to make a stronger job
held in

tacked in

and ground down with the next patch held in

next patch welded in, it is also ground down but no other pics im afraid

inside corner of boot is now all painted too

due to my rear valance being a pattern part ive had to cut it in half to get a good fit
so my plan of action is to make a closing panel for the drivers side and fit the drivers half of the valance
then ill be turning the old girl round to do the other side easier!
hope you like, comments are always nice!
Lawrence

[lawrence]

and now onto todays update!
went shoppinh for gas and got a heater too! and a light

this is how it ended yesterday

valance been trimmed and getting tacked in place


small problem with the fit!

welded some more

and problem solved

Fully welded on


starting to make my closing panel

tacked in

partly welded

full welded

painted


hope you like this update
more tommorow
lawrence

[lawrence]

so, onto the otherside of the boot today!
crispy plate that i had removed a few weeks ago

very little work to do in this corner compared with the other side

hole at the back that needs patching


hole at the back of the boot extends to the rear seat base

Area cleaned up and trimmed ready for panels

all the holes on the rear seat clened up ready for welding up

welded up

panel made up for hole and held in

tacked in

fully welded

ground down

second part of the hole prepped for patch making tommorow



hope you all like this update, feel free to comment
Lawrence

[minimuk]

are you on a mission or what,....ready before Xmass????

[lawrence]

yh i just missed driving her, so want everything done by before march next year! should be easy i hope:)

[minimuk]

optimism, love it, make sure you measure now and then any angles and lenght here and there., have you trial fit the bootlid and doors yet? Bonnet etc?

[lawrence]

yh most of my measurments were taken if needed, cant say ive refitted to boot lid tho. may do that tommorow. drivers door is fine and bonnet is fiberglass so the gaps will never be perfect.
anyhow update from today
found my fuel tank bracket after a while of looking, was all prepped to be welding which is a nice surprise
sited it

welded, ground down and primed

started making the panel for one of the last holes

finished making it, took absolutely ages. no wonder garages slap patches over stuff! its so much quicker!

tacked in and partly welded

fully welded


found a new hole while giving the boot floor a wire brush

cut out

welded a little patch

then cleaned up where the subfame strengthener plate goes and zinc primed it

and zinc primed the panel ready for welding


hope you like todays update. its nice to have a solid floor again!
next update probably this sunday as im a bit busy tommorow
Lawrence

Edited by lawrence, 21 October 2011 - 06:36 PM.

[hughJ]

Lawrence - that is some work. I like the fabricating and patching!! Keep up the good work
Hugh

[grahama]

Have to agree, lots of patches but the whole works well, keep it up.

Graham

[lawrence]

Thankyou for the comments Hugh and Graham, I agree there are a hell of alot of patches something like 50 is what i counted but i just cant afford to replace full panels like the boot foor etc. Think i will in my next build though as its probably less time consuming and alot easier! There may be a small update today too but it depend how i feel as ive got flu!
if i go out i will
>prime and paint the patch and area i did the other day
>clean up the passengers side heelboard and as its still not completely welded and then prime and paint.
>paint the majority of the boot floor including both arches ready for undersealing once the paints dry
>prep the bumper lip ready for the second half of the valance to be put on
>possibly weld on the valance and closer if i have time before work at 4