mk2cossie
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 2,980
Club RR Member Number: 77
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May 22, 2024 21:21:36 GMT
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A slow but slightly successful weekend for me. Finally managed to get some paint on the A and B pillars before I can bolt the doors on (no paint for the past 40 years under the door hinge sections had seemingly been fine, but I didn't want to risk any more) And also templated the repair section for the rear wheel arch, and transferred that to some thin plate Also primered and painted the grill as well, but appear to not have taken any pics of that 🤔
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mk2cossie
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 2,980
Club RR Member Number: 77
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May 28, 2024 14:26:25 GMT
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Well, a momentous thing has occurred! Both right hand doors are now hung back on the car ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png) And actually lined up quite well (my cheap laser level has confirmed the swage line is pretty much perfect across both doors, and the wings!) Also got a bit more metal work done. The rear arch section needed the door on so I had something to line up to... And I gave the chassis rail section a tweak for better fitment too And in the absence of jonomisfit not having made any swages for ages, here's one done by me
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jonomisfit
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 1,761
Club RR Member Number: 49
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May 28, 2024 16:20:15 GMT
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I salute you for keeping up the swagey hole cause.
Great repairs!
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mk2cossie
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 2,980
Club RR Member Number: 77
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May 29, 2024 16:33:23 GMT
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I salute you for keeping up the swagey hole cause. Great repairs! Thank you very much ![::)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/eyesroll.png) I've still to master the welding above my head, so the chassis rail repair section isn't plug welded in yet ![:-X](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/lipssealed.png) And I shall have another look at a swagey hole making set at some point too, as the only one I have is the one I used on the sill upright panel
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mk2cossie
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 2,980
Club RR Member Number: 77
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Jun 14, 2024 17:32:38 GMT
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I would've updated last weekend, but I didn't actually spend any time at all on my car! I ended up spending most of the weekend in Royal Tunbridge Wells, and helping my friend Paul with his many projects. Mainly removing a 5.0 EFI and AOD transmission from this So he can fit a 4.6 Modular V8 and transmission, then removed both clams from an Exige project he has on the go. There was a small bit of progress on my own car 2 weekends ago tho And I have a litre of black paint to go with some more prep work ![:-X](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/lipssealed.png)
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