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[£15cooper]

 

Seing as my budget has been blown to crap, I thought I'd have a go at recycling these

Well done Jimmy. more money left for the front end.

[GT Jimmy]

Well that was fun, NOT! Just removed the rear inner arch using a carbide burr in a cordless drill round the quarter panel to keep the noise down, neighbours were in their garden. I'll do the other side when they're in work. My poor little makita didn't know what hit it

[GT Jimmy]

R kid came round today so we rolled the GT over so it was the right way up and welded the inside floor to inner sill joints ( it's lap welded so needed to do the other side, didn't really fancy welding upside down )

 

One of the rear inner arches has been removed, but the flange on the boot floor is a little crusty. Has anyone used the boot floor side repair panel that would replace this flange? I think it would solve this issue

[spraybeater]

I used boot floor side repair panels from mMachine, fit round Heritage rear

wheel housings was very good, and not overly expensive, if you only need

to repair sides,

 

 

mine came in bare metal so need a coat of etch primer.

[GT Jimmy]

I used boot floor side repair panels from mMachine, fit round Heritage rear
wheel housings was very good, and not overly expensive, if you only need
to repair sides,
 

 
mine came in bare metal so need a coat of etch primer.

Thanks for the reply, I'll get some ordered

[GT Jimmy]

I used boot floor side repair panels from mMachine, fit round Heritage rear
wheel housings was very good, and not overly expensive, if you only need
to repair sides,
 

 
mine came in bare metal so need a coat of etch primer.

Hiya Spraybeater. I've ordered the side repair panels from M Machine today. What's best way to fit them, is it weld the arch to quarter panel then offer up the repair piece to arch then scribe round new piece to mark boot floor for cutting, or fit repair panel first then offer the arch up? If that makes any sense, thanks, Jim

[James_eaton_thewholething]

This is coming along nicely. Definitely going to be finished before me

[GT Jimmy]

This is coming along nicely. Definitely going to be finished before me

Welcome back James, getting there slowly. I still think you'll win

[James_eaton_thewholething]

I won't win if I never touch it haha

[spraybeater]

 

I used boot floor side repair panels from mMachine, fit round Heritage rear
wheel housings was very good, and not overly expensive, if you only need
to repair sides,
 

 
mine came in bare metal so need a coat of etch primer.

Hiya Spraybeater. I've ordered the side repair panels from M Machine today. What's best way to fit them, is it weld the arch to quarter panel then offer up the repair piece to arch then scribe round new piece to mark boot floor for cutting, or fit repair panel first then offer the arch up? If that makes any sense, thanks, Jim

 

I find the best way about these kind of jobs, is to cut the old panels at the known 

seams and roughly cut out the parts of the damaged boot floor, offer the wheel housings up

and the other new parts, then clamp/pin/screw and fettle all the parts till you get it to fit as it

should and you are happy with it then scribe where you  want to cut the boot floor+ where

you want o plug and seam weld, I then take it all apart again and prep for welding/paint 

the parts that are going to be covered up, then put it back together and tack the boot floor

repair panels in and then when you are happy with it Finnish of all the welding.

I am sorry it took so long to reply but I am away for a few weeks and don't get on here

so much. Best of luck Frank

[GT Jimmy]

Thanks for the advice Frank. When they turn up I'll get them fitted. Enjoy the rest of your time away

 

 

 

I used boot floor side repair panels from mMachine, fit round Heritage rear
wheel housings was very good, and not overly expensive, if you only need
to repair sides,
 

 
mine came in bare metal so need a coat of etch primer.

Hiya Spraybeater. I've ordered the side repair panels from M Machine today. What's best way to fit them, is it weld the arch to quarter panel then offer up the repair piece to arch then scribe round new piece to mark boot floor for cutting, or fit repair panel first then offer the arch up? If that makes any sense, thanks, Jim

 

I find the best way about these kind of jobs, is to cut the old panels at the known 

seams and roughly cut out the parts of the damaged boot floor, offer the wheel housings up

and the other new parts, then clamp/pin/screw and fettle all the parts till you get it to fit as it

should and you are happy with it then scribe where you  want to cut the boot floor+ where

you want o plug and seam weld, I then take it all apart again and prep for welding/paint 

the parts that are going to be covered up, then put it back together and tack the boot floor

repair panels in and then when you are happy with it Finnish of all the welding.

I am sorry it took so long to reply but I am away for a few weeks and don't get on here

so much. Best of luck Frank

 

Thanks for the advice Frank, when they turn up I'll get them fitted. Enjoy the rest of your time away

[GT Jimmy]

My boot floor side repair panels from m machine turned up, less than 24 hours after ordering them, can't beat that for service. We had a bit of time today so had a bit of a mock up of the driver side arch and closing panel

 

Had to make a bit of a sun screen so I could see what I was doing, But it was too windy so packed up early, really need a double garage like my neighbours

 

Got it kinda mocked up, I'll fettle it better next time when it's not so bloody windy, was just a quick clamp up, so lots of cutting and welding ahead, would've been easier to replace the whole boot floor.

 

Maybe do it on the next car.....

 

 

[James_eaton_thewholething]

Getting there though mate. I opened the garage to look at mine today haha. Going to start back on it soon. Got wiring issues on the 205 to sort first though 😂😂

[GT Jimmy]

Slowly mate. Still making it up as I go along. You'll soon be in the zone again with yours, opening the door is just the beginning

[Daviewonder]

Wow, you're making some good progress on this now Jimmy. You've picked it up like a natural.