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[minimuk]

and so the repair carries on, found a hole underneath some tar-ish paint in the OS arch,just were the side valance and arch extension meets, same on the NS, so start again;

 

cut out rot and cleaned "paint" away;

 wheel arch repair 2.jpg   94.92K   14 downloads

 

made a template from the hole and side valance and shaped the new steel to position, so many light corners in that piece;

 wheel arch repair 3.jpg   89.39K   13 downloads

 

after a lot of fettling, drilled holes for plug welds, and treated the back of the panel with Por15, and the inside of the floor beam, welded the lot and sanded it back, ready for seam sealer and paint;

 wheel arch repair 4.jpg   95.87K   17 downloads

 

scraped all the tar-ish paint of the arch and clean it with paraffin at some time before paint get's near it, this will be after the other side of the arch has been done including the bottom quarter repair

 

 

[minimuk]

and here I started the other side.......

 

pictures tell the story so-far;

 wheel arch NS repair 1.jpg   83.7K   12 downloads

 wheel arch NS repair 5.jpg   96.24K   10 downloads  wheel arch NS repair 6.jpg   119.21K   15 downloads

 

waiting for paint to dry

[minimuk]

after a few hours strimming in the garden,...... the paint is dry-ish...., back on with it 

 

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seamsealed underneath, another job done....

[minbin 69]

looking good muk..you'll soon be done at this rate :)

[minimuk]

cheers Minibin69, it's when you have a good run , make the most of it......

 

 

this morning,

I filled and sanded back the NS rear Quarter repair and sprayed it with etch primer;

 wheel arch NS repair 10.jpg   24.75K   8 downloads

 

 

 then back to the OS Rear Arch and quarter repair;

 wheel arch repair 6.jpg   100.04K   5 downloads

 

inside companion bin;

 wheel arch repair 8.jpg   112.2K   8 downloads

 

glad this arch repair is done, amazing what you find underneath tar-paint........

 

thank you for watching

 

 

[minimuk]

good day on the rear quarter repair;

fabricating panels and tacked them on

 

after welding and sanding back filler went on

 

sanded back filler with 80-120-240-600

 

refill the few pinhead holes

 wheel arch repair 12.jpg   98.76K   4 downloads

 

sanded back and etch primed the lot again

 wheel arch repair 13.jpg   96.4K   5 downloads

 

happy with progress, even managed to get the sliding window out for new gliders.......and cleaned the NS arch of the tar paint and repainted it with Por15

Edited by minimuk, 22 May 2013 - 04:23 PM.

[grahama]

Great work as always,  a good repair looks good in etch primer !!

[minimuk]

Great work as always,  a good repair looks good in etch primer !!

 

Thanks Graham, I am doing my best, few more welding bits to do and start painting,....ohh yes and engine to do still.....

[minimuk]

had a little time this afternoon and after work tonight, gave the floor above rear subby first topcoat.....

 

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and sanded and painted the side window frames, ready for new channels

[minbin 69]

looking good as always muk..must be nice to be finally getting colour on...

[minimuk]

looking good as always muk..must be nice to be finally getting colour on...

 

yep indeed, makes you feel yr just passed the half-way line, still a few hurdles waiting for me tough

[minimuk]

Today OS heal board repair done, and dropped the outer sill, glad I did, few pin holes near companion bin and large holes near the cross-member end other than that the inner-sill and floors are sound.

 

pinholes;

 OS outer sill repair 1.jpg   107.28K   10 downloads

 

Cross-member holes cut out;

 

cut out rot, replaced and Por15 coat;

 

Made repair piece for cross-member holes,

dropped tools and went to see "fast and furious 6"

 

welding  on Huy'e is coming to the end,.........might trow in a roll-cage though....

[alex-95]

looks good, When do you hope to have it on the road.

[minimuk]

He has to be on the road for the MITP,so 2 month to go.........that's the plan

[alex-95]

not that long, but long enough , Much else to do other than the welding?