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[minbin 69]

bit of a catch up..finally got the passenger side floor and inner wing on..the rear valence is done and one scuttle repair..
but as per usual i'm waiting to get paid again..i want to get the A panels and check everything lines up ok before i fit the sill..



while i'm waiting just been cleaning up some of the massive pile of bits..got given some left over undercoat and chassic paint so thought i'd give spraying a go



before...



after...

i've now got washing lines of parts hanging everywhere...keep forgetting to watch my head

[SAL 821X]

Looking good matey keep it up.

I'm the same just going from pay day to pay day at the moment.

[ChrisCityE]

Looking good matey keep it up.

I'm the same just going from pay day to pay day at the moment.

I have already planned out about £1000 over the next 6 weeks, then add on Insurance and petrol.. Most expensive Resto I have ever done, I think it will be about £4500-5000 when finished.

[minbin 69]

think i'm around £1000/1500 in so far (not counting the cost of the van) and the way things are going think mines gonna come in closer to the £6000 mark...
need to find some cheap bits i think

times like this i wish i had a proper job with regular pay..not as and when like mine is...

[Gadgets]

Looking good keep going! I am just a few days away from getting my van on road after a MOT retest.

Edited by Gadgets, 24 April 2013 - 12:02 PM.

[minbin 69]

Looking good keep going! I am just a few days away from getting my van on road after a MOT retest.

thanks Gadgets nice one..are we gonna be seeing it at any shows soon?

having another spray day today..i'd forgotten how much fun it was and a lot less effort than prep work







starting to get a fair pile of nice shiny bits now just need to find some where safe to put them...

[minbin 69]

catch up time again..my luck ran out with the A pan now i know what everyone else has been going through..2 and a bit hours of standing scratching my head..cutting bending hammering and lots of swearing we went form this...

 

 

 

to this..

 

 

 

so once that was finally sorted got the other sill done..thankfully no issues there

 

 

got the Xmember in the other day...so the panel list is going down   so tomorrows gonna be a day of grinding and etch primering..

 

 

good some paintable Gravitex for the underneath...question is do i prime both under and over it??? obviously etch first then seem seal but then prime then Gravitex? or put it on over the etch coat?

[rally515]

Was the inner the bad panel with regards to the apex panel or was it the outer you altered ?

 

Cheers

 

Cliff

[minbin 69]

i'd say it was the inner wing..even though i measured 3/4 times before i fixed it..it was exactly the same as the old one..ended up cutting the top of it bending it back and welding it back before fitting the inner Apan to it..

[minbin 69]

not much been happening..usual lack of funds..though i did have a bit of a spend up at himley today   now just need time to get out there and make use of it all...

 

 

 

 

any recommendations on who to use for getting the seats recovered?

 

[ChrisCityE]

I can recommend Krych Trimming if you don't mind doing the 80 odd miles to Bristol. They did my seats last month and did part of my parents Mk2 seat where it was torn.



http://www.krychtrim...co.uk/main.html

[minbin 69]

nice one thanks chris..i was trying to remember whos build it was i'd seen them on

[ryan22_lgm]

You going to keep it the same colour? Style? I wish my van was as old as yours! Does it have a 3letter / 3 number style plate ? Keep up the good work the TMF minivan meet needs to happen

[minbin 69]

thanks mate..trying to keep as close to spec as possible,the chances are that i'll be selling this one once it's done and then finding a later one to vtec or something..as for colour the log book says grey..it's black at the moment..but as it's rubbed down i'm finding a lot of red so i'm thinking on doing it damask red or whatever it is(1 of the colours availible in 61) and yes 3 and 3 though it's on an x plate cause the mini centre i got it from kept the number off it..

think we have enough van owners on here to make it a good one to

[ChrisCityE]

Is the red a layer of paint or is it the primer that was originally put on?