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[Ben_O]

I have just been reliably informed that the Hinge panel i have is for a repair rather than a restoration and is designed to fit to the outside of the a post, in the shut 

 

This is the one i am going to try next.

 

 

Hopefully that is the correct one, It certainly looks different to my one.

 

Fingers crossed

[Ben_O]

After a closer look at the above photo, i think that is a passenger side one.

 

Am i right?

[Ben_O]

Ok so it's the wrong side so i shall order a heritage one. That way, i only have myself to blame if it doesn't fit.

 

Im sure it will though 

[Ben_O]

thanks to Rocket for selling me the correct type grille which turned up today

 

It is in very good condition but i will be stripping it down, re-painting it the correct Nimbus grey colour and replacing the chrome for new items.

 

 

I took the door back off and tried the hinge panel the other side of the A post which apparently is where it needs to go with it being a panel designed to cobble the post up if you just need a quick repair.

 

here it is clamped to the other side

 

 

I will be ordering the correct part from heritage in the next few days.

 

 

 

Cheers

 

Ben

[RossKnight]

Coming along very nicely Ben!

[SAL 821X]

Good information for further reference there Ben. 

 

I'm sure you'll have it sorted in no time. 

[Ben_O]

Cheers Guys!

[Hendred]

Interesting

[Ben_O]

So today i managed to snag a few hours in the garage but it all started going wrong so i got the Hump and came in.

 

Ill show you what i have anyway.

 

As i still haven't got my hinge post, i thought i would have a go at some gutter repairs. Not my favourite job in the world by any stretch of the imagination and it's one i have been putting off for a long time.

 

I do wish i had left it now.....

 

Anyway, the damage

 

 

 

 Loads of surface rust on the  gutter edge and more than i am comfortable with in the seams.

 

So i made up a new piece to go in there, like so

 

 

 

So happy with that, i marked up the bit on the car ready for cutting and started cutting it away.

 

 

There was part of the frame which was a bit pitted and thin so that went too

 

 

Needed to make up a piece to go in. That was the usual cocktail of make up a piece in car and transfer to steel

 

 

 

 

 

With that done, i welded it in and started to offer up the new gutter piece.

 

 

It needed some work at the front to follow the curve as it was quite a bit out

 

 

That was easily solved with some strategic slotting

 

 

 

Better!

 

So i cleaned up all of the edges ready for welding and drilled some holes in the roof skin for plug welding

 

 

And zinc primed the edges and my repair piece

 

 

 

Clamped it in place and tacked it but that's where it all went wrong

 

I forgot the most important thing when welding upside down.....

.....TURN UP THE WIRE SPEED doh!

So my tack welds kept blowing holes and leaving huge build ups of blobby molten weld

 

 

 

So with the Arse, i tidied up and came in. Ill deal with that mess tomorrow.

 

Ben

[Niko-mini1275]

nice!

good work Ben!

[Hendred]

I hate it when it goes tits up, be better tomorrow when your fresh

[Ben_O]

I hate it when it goes tits up, be better tomorrow when your fresh

Hope so mate.

I might put the shell back on it's side and then work standing inside the car.

 

Half the problem is the working height with it like it is and having to contort myself into an awkward angle and still not being able to really see what i'm doing.  

[1590gilbert]

I had a good few hours on the passenger side hinge panel today, mostly unpicking layers of ****.

and thought I will get to a clean stage and go for fitting tomorrow n had 1 more cut n went straight through the loom that goes up the side of the screen. I was well pissed so sulked off into the house..

[Ben_O]

sulked off into the house..

Like me!

 

[Petrol]

Hi Ben,

Hope you are well. Just to say be very careful welding around the gutter area. The heat runs up to the roof skin and buckles it. I spot welded my new roof on and despite making every effort to keep the roof skin cool, I had to spray some putty on it to get it bang on. Mig welding introduces more heat than spot welding so be careful.

 

Hope that helps, keep up the good work

 

Best regards,

 

Pete