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[Ben_O]

I knew the bonnet was seperate and although he will probably need to get the the engine alot, he hopefully won't need to keep taking the front off!

[SAL 821X]

Depends how many engines it has when it's finally on the road Ben. 

[hoody99]

Hopefully only the one for a wee while lol 

[SAL 821X]

Another full day on the van today so plan of action is:

 

Drivers side front end latch

 

Sort bonnet alignment

 

Sand back the rear quarter 

 

Finish out any little bits of welding 

 

That should be achievable. 

[Ben_O]

Another full day on the van today so plan of action is:

 

Drivers side front end latch

 

Sort bonnet alignment

 

Sand back the rear quarter 

 

Finish out any little bits of welding 

 

That should be achievable. 

How'd it go mate?

[SAL 821X]

Didn't go so well yesterday took me two attempts and about 3 hours trying to get the drivers side latch on. First time the mounting plate must of shifted when i took the front off to weld it on. When i put the front back on it was miles out so had to gring it off and start again.

Bonnet is better though it's still a couple of milimetres pround on the drivers side still.

Managed to sort the loadbed door bolt out though just need to dress the welds.

Couldn't get any pics though as my phone died.

I'll try and nip over in the week.

[minimissions]

Hope you manage to get it all sorted mate...

[Phobic]

I was driving my van this weekend and the hood popped for no reason while I was driving. I need to take some pointers from you and fix that fitment haha

[SAL 821X]

couple more hours in today. 

 

I think I'm coming to the point where I can do no more though without painting it myself and I just haven't the room.

 

Spent the day cleaning up some parts ready to be powder coated in the next week or so.

 

Picture update tomorrow,

 

I now really need to A get some money together to pay for paint and B find someone to paint it.

[SAL 821X]

Ok so bit late on the pictures as I was watching the foxes spanking Man United over the weekend. 

 

Repaired the load bed. There should be a plate on the underside but when I cut it out it was shot so didn't re use it. 

 

 

Still need to Etch prim the front panel.

 

 

Smoothed off the centre panel ready to drill some holes in it for my switches.

 

 

Cleaned up the inlet manifold ready for a lick of silver paint.

 

 

First go at re skinning doors. Harder than it looks! it's a bit ripply round the edge so I'll have to skim it. 

 

 

Slight problem that the swedge line is quite far out. Not really sure what to do about this? cut the skin and try and line it up?

 

 

Still haven't got the bolts for the rear doors so I tried to line them up by eye... Bloody great gap in the middle though and the left door looks like it might be twisted. The top left corner of the door sticks out.

 

 

Sanded down where I'd skimmed some filler over the quarter as it was rippled... Reckon I'll need to do it again as it looks sh*t!!!

 

 

Then took the carb apart and cleaned it up abit.

 

 

 

Accelerator return spring thingy ready to be powder coated.

 

 

Cleaned up the rocker cover as I'd like it polished... Might end up being silver though as it a right pain in the arse!

 

 

 

Then rubbed the filler down and stuck the passenger door in. 

 

[Ben_O]

Looking good mate!

 

There is an art to skinning doors which takes years to perfect so i don't think you did too badly for a first go. You should have seen the first skin i did!

 

Not too sure what to do about the swage line as if you cut it, you will never have a straight swage that runs the whole length of the door. I was going to say that perhaps the skin is too high on the frame but the gaps look about right so can't be that. Where did the skin come from?

 

Perhaps try to take the bottom of the door forwards and the top slightly forwards too and this will effectively drop the back of the door down which will improve it and open the gap up at the bottom/back edge of the door.

What's the door to a panel gap like? If wide enough, you could drill out the hinge bolt holes on the a panel slightly and move the door forwards like that.

 

That's what i would try anyway

 

Cheers

 

Ben

Edited by Ben_O, 23 September 2014 - 09:37 AM.

[SAL 821X]

Thanks for the vote on confidence Ben 

 

I bought the skins at Stanford Hall some years ago from a trader that does doors... Might have been the "Mini door company" but I cannot be sure as I can't quite remember but the name rings a bell. I do remember the old fella saying it's the skins they use but I guess they all say that! haha.

 

I need some new hinges on both side so doing to wait till I get them.

 

Your right though I think I might be able to shift it forward a bit as there is room on the A panel I think.

 

I also wont take the grinder to it then.

[Ben_O]

That's your best bet

 

Hopefully the a panel will enable you to take the bottom of the door further forward than the top as that's the only way you will drop the back of the door.

 

If that works then you should have nice decent gaps!

 

God luck with it mate

 

Ben

[SAL 821X]

Well spent most the morning taking the volvo apart to clean the throttle module as it was hunting on idle.

So just been painting a few parts today.

[SAL 821X]