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[Minidarren83]

floor look good now mate

Cheers mate it's coming along

[Minidarren83]

Wow Darren, its is fairly moving along. Your doing a brave job! I'm glad I didn't have so much to do.

Hugh

Its kind of easier I think when you know it's all got to go less part panels and patches more just replacing the only worry is getting it in strait

[Minidarren83]

not updated this in a week or two and not really done much either just been spending lots, not so good this close to chrimbo but hey ho need to keep up with it or it will easily slip away from me. So got out today and took some pics of my recent buyings





so a trip to minispares saw me come back with a boot floor repair a rear valance battery box and one side of valance closure i can make up the other side. An order from smiffys bits and i got lots more stainles fastners and goodies including a pair of top arm plates in stainless and rear subby washers again in stainless so ive not pretty much got what i need to build up the subbys.

i also bought and picked up from pinhead on hear exactly what i need the rear half of a heritage inner wing/flitch, half a pannel for half the price and i am well happy saves me buying the full panel and trying to get rid of the other half thankyou pinhead!!!

as i was out in the garage i didnt feel like doing anything major so fixed one of my hinges as the studs snapped off so i ground the rest off flat drilled out the old studs and tapped the holes for 5/16 which is twice the size of the standard ones so hope they wont ever snap again. i then cut the heads off two bolts and screwed them into the fresh holes



i then welded the back of the studs that i had screwed in slightly proud and ground them off a little bit for neatness



and finished off with a couple of stainless nyloc nuts job done



thats it for now not much but as always far too many pics and writting for such a little progress, i do like a waffle

Oh and working in a garage does not always mean your car will stay dry as my roof leaks and i need to cover the car

[Minidarren83]

oh forgot to say the best bit swapped my old auto engine and box for this freshly skimmed big valve head with skortchio on here i was selling it to him but he had this sitting around so a deal was done

[Minidarren83]

little bit more progress

i have decided that i need to get things finished nefore i move on to the next thing as i now have a few bits on the go and none finished off so i am going to get the front done first then make my way back.

so today i test fitted the new flitch panel and it was a very good fit with a little pushing got it all clamped in and marked up for the plug weld holes all over it but before that the front bulkhead and crossmember need some repairs so i tackeled the crossmember today

started by cutting out the effected area



it was fairly crusty but not that rotten so cleaned out and kurusted then cut a new piece of steel to fit



a few clamps and lots of tacks



and fully welded in



by this time it was pitch black and the weather had fixed my leaking garage as any liquid was well frozen and so was i so i will get it finished off tomorrow so for now that is all

thanks for looking comments always welcome Darren

[alex-95]

Look's great, as always.

[grahama]

Some great work going on it that garage, lagging it down here and bloody freezing when not so whimping out at the mo. Keep it up through Winter it will be worth it.

Graham

[Skortchio]

Looking good, dude! Isn't it weird how your stuff looks better in other peoples pics, I'm sure the head wasn't that clean

Bit of luck I'll be mobile shortly and can come check out the build in more detail.

Keep going and buy some lamps!

[Jasonc]

Keep up the good work mate!

[SAL 821X]

I have the same problem Darren start another job before finishing the last means I never think I'm getting anywhere.

All good so far keep it up.

[Minidarren83]

Looking good, dude! Isn't it weird how your stuff looks better in other peoples pics, I'm sure the head wasn't that clean

Bit of luck I'll be mobile shortly and can come check out the build in more detail.

Keep going and buy some lamps!

It must be a good picture, stuff only gets dirty in my garage lol

Your more than welcome anytime mate. Funny you should say buy scme lamps I've got two flood lights but the bulbs went and I'm too tight to buy more lol maybe that is today's task after work

[Pistonbroke66]

Blimey Darren....I was complaining as i've spent 3 nights waxoyling mine !

sir youre an inspiration....take a bow that man !

[Minidarren83]

Cheers mole end bow taken lol although just realised a massive mistake I forgot to paint the inside of that last repair 😠 not good I should be able to get at it from inside so lots of cavity way for that area I think oh well just another lesson learned and another page in my scrapbook of errors which is more like a novel now

[jonny f]

Good work darren!

[Minidarren83]

Update!!!
got out in the garage after an early day at work and got the last panel all dressed down and cleaned up started with a grinding disk then a flap disk and then finished off with the da





came out good i think althought i went a little too far with the grinding disk in parts and left scratches in the panel that i coudnt get out with the flap or the da but when i primed it you cant notice it at all so i am more than happy with it



so thats the front of the crossmember done



next i moved on the cutting out the rot in the buttom side of the crossmember and edge of the bulkhead and was left with this hole



i used the old piece i cut out to make a card template and once happy with the fit i made it into steel twice as i made the first one too short but the new one is good



this part of the bulkhead has a complex curve as seen in the pic below but i have a plan for this just hope it comes out well



thats all for now if i get off early again this week i should have this area done and the new inner wing in place so fingers crossed

Darren