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[alex-95]

Nice repairs Alex, comming along nicely and your welding looks, as you say, much improved. I too got better and better with time and it's great to see you doing the same. It's nice when a section is finished and sorted as well as your sill and sub mount area. Nice one.

Graham

Thanks, My welds have definitely got better, and I find is alot easyer to do, I still need to practice welding upside down, So dad does most of that after I have tried.It makes such a difference when a area is sorted.

Edited by alex-95, 09 July 2012 - 08:53 AM.

[alex-95]

A bit of an Update, I made a start at cleaning the inner wing and also wire brushed in the boot so I could give it a coat of paint.
I also finished the plug welds on the boot floor/repair and ground them down (no pics).



I also found an small amount of rust in the boot that had previously been patched and covered in seam sealer, so that will need to be welded. (In the Corner)


Tomorrow I should be finishing the quarter panel which need's hammering and plug welding, then the arch repair bent into place.

Alex

[minimuk]

Alex nice work again, I can see you are enjoying each step,...... don't forget to seam weld underneath the rear seat repair piece...then again,I am sure you are on it....

[lulu85ritz]

Looking good mate nice to see the progretion!

[alex-95]

Alex nice work again, I can see you are enjoying each step,...... don't forget to seam weld underneath the rear seat repair piece...then again,I am sure you are on it....

Looking good mate nice to see the progretion!

Cheer's, I think We've already done that

Today I plug welded the bottom of the quarter panel.

And welded in the arch repair.

Then I wire brushed the rust I found under some seam sealer In the arch and found a small hole.


Which got bigger...



And Bigger



Which I welded Up


Any comments Welcome.

Alex

[conlad]

Good stuff man!

Already said it, but i bet you'll finish before me

[alex-95]

Cheer's conor
Don't think so

[grahama]

Well done finding the small / big hole, many would have left the seam sealer. It's best cutting a bigger hole as u did and getting it all out.

Graham

[alex-95]

Thanks, I was going to leave it at the circular hole then I thought I may Aswell put in a bigger piece while I'm at it. I'm going to clean the arches to bear metal and give them a thick coat of stone chip.

[lulu85ritz]

That rear quarter panel is looking great now that's a nice bit of progress! Good job can't wait to see it in a bit!

[alex-95]

Cheer's.

Didn't do anything this weekend as we replaced lulu85ritz@s ^^^ Driver's side balljoints. And sunday We went to a show.





Where I bought To lucas lamps, Which one i will be putting red film in so I have a fog and reverse light's.

[conlad]

Those lucas lamps are retro man!

[alex-95]

I nearly picked this up off ebay too but missed out.

Anybody got one?

[alex-95]

Well Today I did this:


I wasn't happy with the way the mk1 conversion plates were sitting and the way they are made, So I cut through the tacks. We are going to shape them better as compared to the original mk1's thy are no where near close.

Then I set about repairing this, I think it's been welded up before.

So I cut it out.

Made a repair piece and welded it in.



I found another small hole in the boot floor too so got the step drill and drilled it.

Made a repair piece, welded and ground the inside weld's



Comment's Welcome.

Alex

[lulu85ritz]

Good work as allways! It's coming on well! Be on the road in no time.