218 replies to this topic

[liirge]

~28/02/08~
Had to find a new welder for the car, and he is very busy so has told me i have to clear up any problem areas with a scraper and a blow torch. He is lending me a small torch as the on i have is to big! the moke also needs to have its entire wiring loom and fuse box taken out, a job i was'nt hoping for.
Here are some pics of the old tar underseal, that in places has to be removed, aswell as jet washed (im trying to fix that now with a long hose pipe)
The pictures also make clearer the front subframe support problems!

[liirge]

~01/03/08~
Alright well the news is i have had to change the bodywork plans, and have found a man who is willing to do the work. However he wants me to b actively involved. So for starters i have to prep the car, so removing the underseal by hand with a heat and a scraper, and wire brushing. He also wants everything to be taken off and i mean EVERYTHING! i am glad he wants me to be involved in some of the body work, as i am eager to learn how to weld etc.

Edited by liirge, 01 March 2008 - 05:49 PM.

[Bungle]

aarrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggggguuuuuuuuuuuuuwwww

that's all i have been looking at this morning

i have been attacking Dolly's belly with a wire brush in a grinder

[Mini-Mad-Craig]

Looking good so far !!!

[liirge]

Yer Bungle, its been a blowtorch and a scaper for that Bitumen stuff!!!
the areas ive done im going over with a wire brush drill attachment, see if i can see more of the metal!!

Cheers guys thanks for the comments!

Edited by liirge, 01 March 2008 - 05:53 PM.

[edi57]

liirge, I see you're struggling with your underseal. I've been in the same situation. Here is my tried and tested method, with photographic evidence to prove that it works!

You Will Need:

-Hot Air Gun

-Scraper

-Spray Bottle (something like an empty household cleaner bottle)

-White Spirit

-Wire Brush Attachment for drill

-Electric Drill

-Scourer

-Kitchen Towel


1) First, you start off by heating the area with the hot air gun and scraping with the scraper to get rid of the worst of the underseal. Don't worry if it all still looks quite messy.

2) Fill your spray bottle with white spirit and spray the area. This softens the remaining layer of underseal.

3) Use the wire brush attachment on the electric drill to go over the area. For tighter or more difficult to reach areas use the wire scourer and your gloved hands to scrape at the area. It'll all look even messier now.

4) Spray the area again with clean white spirit.

5) Simply wipe with kitchen towel and you'll have an underseal free surface!

It definately saved me loads of time compared to just using a hot air gun and scraper. Was taking forever and was nowhere near as clean.

Edited by edi57, 02 March 2008 - 03:53 PM.

[liirge]

Cheers for that Edi, im thinking that little bit should go in the Faq's, if not already there!
That's a hell of an improvement, how long did it take you overall to do that whole thing.
Cheers again
Alastair

[edi57]

Cheers for that Edi, im thinking that little bit should go in the Faq's, if not already there!
That's a hell of an improvement, how long did it take you overall to do that whole thing.
Cheers again
Alastair

I think it took me about five or six evenings. I'm sure if you work harder than I do you could get it done in a day.

[liirge]

Cheers for that Edi, im thinking that little bit should go in the Faq's, if not already there!
That's a hell of an improvement, how long did it take you overall to do that whole thing.
Cheers again
Alastair

I think it took me about five or six evenings. I'm sure if you work harder than I do you could get it done in a day.

Yer hope so!!, Great work mate though and great guide!

[liirge]

~03/02/08~
Well, been a little busy today with the old moke! Removed the Handbrake, License plate, Steering Column and rack. I also have scaped away more underseal with a heat gun. I have also been busy with the drill with a wire brush attachment, and ofcourse the petrol diesel mix as a substitute for White spirit!
From the pictures, you can tell i have wire brushed the areas to be welded or are particularly rusty, the other areas mostly centrally have jsut been scraped. The bodywork export said this would be the best way to do it.
Had a little difficulty with the Lower suspnsion arm and am still a littl confused as to what bushes are needed, as well as how to get that shaped bolt out of the way.
My london to Brighton Ticket arrived today, aswell as some paints from Moss europe.

[liirge]

Thats the shaped bolt, do i just screw the nut back on and hammer that to get it off?

[liirge]

~05/03/08~
Hiya, well ive taken out all of the wirring loom, that was a time consuming job, as well as removing all the trimmings such as the console Lights, rubbers and the remains of the fuel hydraulics. Most of the pictures are going to be off the wirring loom, need to keep them somewere safe for reference.
Going to start again on the removal of the underseal tomorrow, also finally got the bits for the water jet wash so i'll be using that tomorrow!

[liirge]

[liirge]

[liirge]

~07/03/08~
Just Been working on that underseal, its real hard work to get off! jetwashed the car aswell to get rid of some of th mud! and i cant get the bloody Wiper motor off, theres a thing on the end that is stuck!