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[Minidarren83]

That's some mighty fine welding (or flap wheeling  ) there Mr. D!
 
Although I have to say from the angle of the photo, you might need a bit of Kurust on that s/f strengthener mount.
 
I'm still sulking about Ogy, not sure what I'm going to do yet.

Cheers mate hope you had a good birthday!!

Haha I have new ones once the arches go in

I'd get a donor in the short term get the stripple gone and get on with fixing or fasting him lol

[Minidarren83]

Another productive day in the cave today got the other side straightened out and welded then dressed down a little too heavy this time on the grinder it slipped a couple of times so small amount of filler work on this side pictures as always







And the main part is it looks like it should and the lights fit perfect sealing perfectly around the curve of the rear panel so well pleased



I then set about starting the lower part and bumper lip so started by chopping more off



And then trimmed back to the boot lip and light housing to give a good weld on a curve which I find easy make good so the best chance of making it a nice blend





That's all for today more tomorrow and Friday

Cheers for looking Darren

[Skortchio]

Back end on and done by the weekend then, shouldn't a walk in the park for you!

 

Then you can get on with the fun bit. (Which hopefully will give me incentive to pick a direction to go with mine as I'm getting a headache trying to decide)

 

Very fine work there.

[Minidarren83]

Back end on and done by the weekend then, shouldn't a walk in the park for you!
 
Then you can get on with the fun bit. (Which hopefully will give me incentive to pick a direction to go with mine as I'm getting a headache trying to decide)
 
Very fine work there.

Haha I wish this was the last piece but arches and quarters still to do but getting there for sure

[Skortchio]

Arches and quarters, I was talking about the whole lot. Sub frame too!

[Minidarren83]

Arches and quarters, I was talking about the whole lot. Sub frame too!

Jesus give me a few weeks lol

[Minidarren83]

Following on from yesterday's progress report!!!

I cut out a piece of steel 4" wide and half the length of the rear panel. I did half as my remaining roof steel was not long enough lol then bent a 1" lip in the work bench and marked and trimmed to fit the hole I made



Then welded it all in





And as you can see it still follows the panel curve but the side is not so good and will need shaping so it will meet the valance



I didn't have time to grind it down so just did a small section to show you all how it will look



Should get the other side in tomorrow but for now that's all I have cheers. Darren

[Wise Old Elf]

Nice neat finish. What are you using to grind back the weld?

 

Jason

[Minidarren83]

Nice neat finish. What are you using to grind back the weld?
 
Jason

Cheers I'm using a flap disc just very gently and 80g sand paper by hand to fine tune the curve

[Wise Old Elf]

I keep grinding away the surrounding sheet metal; I guess I need to take more time.

[Minidarren83]

I keep grinding away the surrounding sheet metal; I guess I need to take more time.

I find its more in the prep making the panels as flush as possible then grind medium until the weld is almost flush then just tickle the weld with the flap disc also you should always grind along the length if the weld not over it using the edge of a disc to ensure precise grinding normaly when I've got the weld almost invisible I buss over the whole area to blend then finish with the paper

[Minidarren83]

Another small update not much but it's progress just ground down the welded section again turned out pretty good there is a couple of ripples that the 80g couldn't remove but mostly a no filler repair





Very pleased with the curve on the corner and light housing just the other side to go



Getting the garage cleaned out today so might not make any actual progress

Cheers Darren

[Skortchio]

Looks outstanding dude!

Be careful not to get too obsessed with the details (yeah, yeah, pot / kettle) while there's a beast of an engine to get working on

 

Also, I'm so impressed with your work that I don't think I'd mind you helping me chop Ogy to bits when the time comes.

 

Enjoy that hard graft in the garage, lifting and carrying today. I hear it's only going to be about 27º

[markje]

here its 28 degrees so no work for me here to warm

[grahama]

Fantastic work,  your welding is excellent, so much neater than mine ever was and the grinding back makes an invisible repair.  Well done..  Are you just seam sealing on the inside or doing some tacks in there too ??

 

Graham