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[analogue_radio]

Nice project! An inspirational retro build.

Cheers!

Updateee..

If only the weekends were longer! Might chat to work and see if there is a really quiet day in which they won't need me, can get a whole lot done in a single day..



I left the garage in a bit of a state yesterday and I don't like doing work in the garage if it's messy! So had a quick tidy up to kick off the day.



Nice, clean and organised



Rear subframe dropped down and out again.



Underseal scuffed and marked by being too heavy handed..



Touched up, allll better again.







Another job on the list was to rectify this.. where a previous owner (cough, cough) had put a new wing on and torn the metal in the process.



Blobs here and there, looking unsightly!











A bit of filler and neat seam sealer and it'll be right as rain the metal was very thin in places beforehand so I'm confident I've made it thicker.

[analogue_radio]

Popped into Halfrauds to get ripped off! £16 for those two! Ran out of Red Oxide as well so I've got 4 cans on order from Ebay, £14 for 4









This is unneeded, never been a fan of the fresh air vents, won't be able to use them anyway as I've got works rally style dashboards and it's just another place for rust to form! I'll open my windows instead so rather than opting for cutting it out, I decided to just plate over the top of it.











Started off well.. so damn awkward trying to get up inside the arch and see what you are doing.



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After that was done I moved onto the cabin, these metal 'tags' are unneeded now.. I will be applying dynamat (of some sort) and then will spray adhesive and the carpet over the top of that.



Quite of a lot of the fiddly things! And as my spot weld drill is blunt and awful, I opted for the angle grinder and flap disc.



23 tags later!



Looking a tad dirty!



Voila! after a good old hoover and a dusting of etch primer in the necessary areas. Much better

[LouisT]

Do you not need the tags?

i was wondering what to do with these on mine?

cheers

louis

[analogue_radio]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but they are used to retain the loose sound deadening pads that were fitted as a factory standard. I've kept a few of the tags that are up underneath the upper dash rail as I might use these to retain the wires behind my dashboards.

There are also some tags in the engine bay which are used to retain and keep the wires up and hidden under the scuttle.

[LouisT]

Ok thanks for that, ill remove mine then when i get round to it.

Louis

[Ace Alex]

Another good update, all those small jobs add to the finished article. Do you have a final colour(s) in mind?

[analogue_radio]

Yeah little by little, it's all in the right direction!



Aye, Sandy Beige with a Snowberry white roof unsure on the actual colour codes..

[minimuk]

Yeah little by little, it's all in the right direction!



Aye, Sandy Beige with a Snowberry white roof unsure on the actual colour codes..

I will have a look for you, what year approx is that car? 1969? by the way is that chrome arch trim? on 12" wheels?

Edited by minimuk, 07 August 2011 - 08:14 PM.

[minimuk]

Sandy Beige BMC/BC Code; BG15
Snowberry White BMC/BC Code; WT 4

[analogue_radio]

Yeah it's a '69

& yeah that's a chrome arch trim but they are 10" wheels.

EDIT: Cheers Minimuk!

Edited by analogue_radio, 07 August 2011 - 08:27 PM.

[analogue_radio]

I've got this Wednesday off work so I'll get a long day in and also ring round a few bodyshops

I've been developing my 'prototype', could do with finding some thicker card really, but for now the thin stuff is fine.

I've added tabs on the end to allow room for the rivets (the sharp corners will be rounded in the final design) and a tab at the base for another rivet.







The base also needs to be a tad wider, of if I were to off centre the mirror it would work that way.. but I like the idea of having it centralised.

[minimuk]

looking good, can I suggest you make a plead in the middle of the large vertical one with the edges 3 degrees inwards will do, so it won't colapse inwards and have a 2mm rim folded under the "base" (front and back) for more strenght down wards. got my drift?

[analogue_radio]

Not 100% sure what you mean but it should do as it is mate! It'll be made out of 1mm brushed aluminium (I think) and the mirrors are damn light anyway, once they are tightened down there won't be much vibration.

[minimuk]

no problem, was just a thought, I am sure you know what you are doing, the precision drawing + templates show's that.

[tedmcedd]

looking good! the wing mirror mounts are getting there! are you going to get them made up in some stainless or some ally??

W&P will look good on this with the 6x10

Ed