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[Avtovaz]

so my plan was to get teh car on 4 wheels again and move it out, clean under it and start ont eh quarter panel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

found this, no idea what it is

 

 

 

 

 

 

[panky]

It's a Russian sticker to show that the car is running studded tyres apparently

[Avtovaz]

yes i thought it was Bulgarian so i messaged my mate and he said its Russian, i was surprised as the car started off in Bulgaria. 

[Avtovaz]

it started to rain today, but i decided to brave it

 

 

 

welded a spare wheel floor into the side of the boot

 

 

 

 

with that in i could place teh quarter on and then try to fit the inner arch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i think there is some rust in the back panel so that is why i havnt got and welded anything to it as of yet, will try to get the quarter so it fits then do that. 

[Avtovaz]

finished off welding the inner arch in, i need to put the door and quarter on to make sure it lines up

 

 

 

started to clean up the panel under the rear window and found some grot, not sure what to do, i could try to fix it all, or i could fiberglass it. Reason for fibreglass is it will never look right i think if i try to make a panel with out a stretcher/shrinker machine, and its not structural. Have to decide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Avtovaz]

not been out to the car for a while, not since its been cold and my leg has got a bit better. It was nice to se the red lead paint has held up really well, and the car is almost as it was a few weeks ago. I decided to look at quarter alignment in relation to the doors. So i oput the doors on and it all seemed ok, i never took any pics of that. 

 

I decided to just go for it ont he rear panel under the rear window. so i took the grinder and started 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not perfect, but its not rot! so ill fibre over that and go from there.

[Avtovaz]

started to clean up the rear panel, tried to make a little patch for the bottom of it but i think id be better fitting a new panel. problem is they dont do the 2103 one, the nearest is the 2106 one, back lights different, and no reversing light. So will have to order one and graft my bits onto it.

 

 

 

 

 

small scuttle repair

 

 

 

this pipe vents water into the bulkhead, i dont know if it was bent like that from new or later on, but it dosnt work!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i managed to get a set of seats for it too, they are from a 2104 slightly different material, but i can use them and set upt eh seat mount etc now 

 

 

 

 

£50 well worth it.

[Avtovaz]

fitted a heater into the garage, its quite noisey but works well for quick heat up

 

 

 

 

engine block is back with new big ends, mains, polished crank, new pistons, and rings, all built up

 

 

 

 

 

next will be the head, not sure what to do with it exactly as of yet, standard or add some porting etc. It is a standard 1600 type had

 

 

 

 

cleaned up the sump and found a few rust holes in it

 

 

 

 

i probably will make it larger capacity anyway, and that is where id be cutting it, so not the end of the world

 

 

cleaned the rocker cover too

 

[MatthewsDad]

I'm really enjoying this thread. Keep the piccies coming.

[Baldspeed Racing]

like the above I'm enjoying this as well, good to see something else being saved. I take my hat off to you for the amount of hard work going in to this build