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As previously mentioned - some pressies picked up and ready to be unwrapped  Very happy with how they have come out  Rear lights also now cleaned and new foam gasket added  All relatively small jobs but pleasing nonetheless. More after the weekend  |
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samta22
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Feb 25, 2019 13:00:54 GMT
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Perspective... it's a wonderful thing. Being able to step back and look at something completely differently. Why am I saying this? Well after pondering how I was going to fix the sill gap issue a couple of weeks back, I finally made it back over to the car and by nipping off a couple of the welds I was able to fix the problem relatively quickly, something I'm not too sure would have been quite so easy if I kept fighting with it previously. Ignoring the state of the door, I'd say the rest looks pretty good.    Yep, I can live with that. The rest can be taken care of when it comes to the prepping for paint stage. That all meant I could get back on with welding up and tidying the bull nose  Before moving on to welding the sill on properly   The rear will also get spot welded too once the rear arch panel goes in to tie it all together. it was then a case of dressing back and priming. Not perfect but am pretty happy with how that all went on  Once I'd finished welding the sill, I could then close up the bottom of the b pillar  Including making a new piece where the bottom of the post had rusted away, although annoyingly no matter what I tried I couldn't get to the dent right on the corner of the post so another thing on the list for later in time.  Continuing to work my way backwards, I could then start to repair the rear arch ahead of fixing the new outer on, made sense to do it this way while I still had better access. So after a bit of CAD, I made up a new repair out of two pieces and spot welded them together  Which subsequently slotted in nicely  I was about to fix that all in place and finally fit the rear arch when I spotted another issue - More tin worm in the bottom corner of the boot area where the top of this repair panel met the boot floor. Nothing for it but to cut it out and break out the cardboard again  Now rather frustratingly for you dear reader (and me!), that is where my phone decided it wasn't going to take any more photos, so you'll just have to wait for the next visit to see what else I achieved. Spoiler alert - While conscious that I have a bit of a deadline, I didn't want to rush trying to get the outer arch on so that is still to be fitted. I also have a couple of minor repairs to make to the rear quarter first. I'm secretly hoping I will be able to get it on at my next visit and then I can refit the rear axle, albeit without a painted underside as I've resigned myself to the fact that I will l have to live with that for the time being as otherwise the car won't be going to the NEC. More soon... |
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Feb 25, 2019 21:29:09 GMT
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There is something satisfying about fixing bodywork. Your thread is making me want to get the welder out again. I think I'm having withdrawal symptoms. Anyway, I was especially impressed that you managed to weld a block of wood to the car. I can only weld to metal stuff. I'm well impressed! Sorry. I'll just be leaving... James |
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Feb 25, 2019 22:35:27 GMT
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Amazing work so far, can't believe I haven't stumbled across this thread before! All very inspiring stuff as I've got some similar repairs to come on my Jetta
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samta22
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There is something satisfying about fixing bodywork. Your thread is making me want to get the welder out again. I think I'm having withdrawal symptoms. Anyway, I was especially impressed that you managed to weld a block of wood to the car. There definitely is, but only if you work methodically and don't rush bits, I was verging on the latter on Sunday to try and get to a point I 'thought' I needed to be, so had to walk away and accept I wasn't going to get it done otherwise I risked causing issues and doing things badly. As for the wood - that's just one of my many talents James, I call that the sacrificial sill extension for when this gets slightly lowered  In truth that was my cunning way of ensuring the sill remained straight and true as I worked my way along, the small car jack that I acquired a little while ago was the perfect tool for the job along with that small block of wood. I will also spot weld it before tidying everything up and calling it done. Alas it will soon be time to do it all again on the other side, but I have another cunning plan to celebrate the true horror of that side before then - it will literally be on display to all those attending the NEC restoration show Glad to hear that the thread is proving to be a source of inspiration for you and ade36 (and hopefully a few more), now go grab that welder  |
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Feb 28, 2019 18:15:53 GMT
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Seeing as I managed to escape work at a half sensible time yesterday and SWMBO didn't have any plans for me, there were some more Celica happenings  Checked in on my test painted rear light surrounds  Quite liking the colour (it's even a Toyota grey), plus it has a nice fleck  Etched the door aperture repair as I'd missed that at the weekend, there's a little bit still to do but the tricky bit is done  Then started on making up a small repair section for the rear of the arch which needs to go in before the outer arch panel can be tacked on - sorry for rubbish pic, it was dark... check out the depth of that filler!  Once I'd cut, bent and shaped the new piece, I could clamp/pin it into place and then test fit the outer arch panel... again!  I then refitted the door, (mainly as I was bored of tripping over it!) and checked it all lined up with the swage line  No time to fix the door before the NEC (I'm no @grumpynorthener ) so it will be going as is: rust, warts and all!  Plenty more still to do but we're getting there. |
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Half a day to play this weekend... only two weekends left to go before the NEC... I'm not worried, honest... *looks up whistling to himself* Thankfully I still managed to get a reasonable amount done on Sunday afternoon while listening to Storm Freya making a hell of a racket outside. Made up the last of the arch repairs and got that in place, before finally tacking the rear arch on - yes, yes I know: about bl**dy time!  and dressing back and priming  Just because of the way I have had to marry the two arches together it needs a bit of tlc with an arch roller, but for that I need an axle... and a roller, so there's a little flaw in my plan in that respect. Anyway it's on, which is the main thing  It even meets the rear wing and the cut out I had to make reasonably nicely  I also managed to complete the spot welding of the outer sill  Rather a lot of little tidying jobs to do, but they are not show critical, I am however hopeful I can get the rear axle back to where it belongs in the next visit which is rather important Wish me luck! |
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Good luck chap !
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In two weeks time I should be well on my way to the NEC, consequently I escaped work at a sensible time last night and some more things happened... Last in-fill piece made up for where the new outer leaves an opening through to the inner sill  Bit of work still to do on that but time is not on my side... I then started to position this  Which involved fitting the last few bushes and rather a lot of hunting for the new bolts and other ancillary parts that I'd squirreled away somewhere safe Should be on it's wheels once again at the weekend... maybe |
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Great job, and seems like you’ve got some real momentum with it starting to come together. 👍🏻
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Great job, and seems like you’ve got some real momentum with it starting to come together. 👍🏻 Momentum and sheer panic to try and get things together in time! Some bits will need to come off again in time but I resigned myself to that a long time ago. Am looking forward to playing again this weekend. In the meantime for those of you who want to see one come together a little faster than my glacial progress and missed it's airing yesterday - Car SOS Series 7 Ep.2*
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Mar 13, 2019 12:28:49 GMT
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Well there were some more weekend happenings, exciting ones at that! I should add that I was aided for a couple of hours by my chief motivation officer and ministry of good ideas rep... when it comes to parts making anyway good to catch up again JB. So firstly, the rear axle went back on with new shiny springs  Just for fun I thought I'd compare the old and new  Hmmm, that would have been interesting! As I was updating the rears, I thought I may as well renew the fronts  Which proved just as enlightening (L-R, what came off spare shell, new replacement, what came off the car)  It was then time to drop the car and try out some of the wheel acquisitions for a bit of final look motivation, I'll save the pics of those for another time, but just to say not all came out quite as planned and the visiting motivation officer's response was 'tart!' ...make of that what you will, perhaps he just fancied one Instead have a look of back to original, well "as found", except now with a little tap of the lowering stick 13" 70's MMAAs (Midland Metallics Auto Accessories Ltd) period mag wheels  Other jobs included taking out the drivers seat and emptying the interior of assorted parts and rubbish and giving it a damn good hoover and wipe over  As part of the 50:50 look I'm planning for the show (old versus new), I also managed to brace and open up the O/S sill so those visiting can experience the full delight of 80's bodgery  Lurrvely! But disappointing that there wasn't even a hint of expanding foam  , even more worrying was that what I discovered didn't faze me as much as I thought it would given the work to the other side, I must be getting rust blind in my old age... This weekend will mostly consist of me getting my gear together for the NEC, prepping the trailer and finishing a few snagging jobs... not long now. |
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Mar 13, 2019 13:23:34 GMT
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Great to see it back on its wheels. Good progress. Looking forward to seeing it finished. Keep at it!
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Mar 13, 2019 14:12:28 GMT
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Sam - Far from you getting rust blind in your old age - its quite normal for the nearside of a UK based car to suffer from more rust / corrosion perforation along with the associated bodges due to the fact that the nearside has more debris / water / salt thrown at it from the wheels that are traveling in or close to the road gutters - whilst the offside wheels ride towards the crest of the road surface camber where there is less debris / water / salt for the wheels to gather and throw up against the bodyshell & chassis areas
PS - You will not be on your own in sorting out the show equipment / tools / trailers etc - I will be up to my armpits in it !!
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samta22
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Mar 13, 2019 15:50:50 GMT
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Sam - Far from you getting rust blind in your old age - its quite normal for the nearside of a UK based car to suffer from more rust / corrosion perforation along with the associated bodges due to the fact that the nearside has more debris / water / salt thrown at it from the wheels that are traveling in or close to the road gutters - whilst the offside wheels ride towards the crest of the road surface camber where there is less debris / water / salt for the wheels to gather and throw up against the bodyshell & chassis areas PS - You will not be on your own in sorting out the show equipment / tools / trailers etc - I will be up to my armpits in it !! A very good point, amazing what a difference it makes - less expanding foam required seemingly Best of luck in the sorting, I think you have rather a bit more to do than me by the sounds of things. Lastly, many thanks also for all your help in the lead up to the show, I'm pretty certain I wouldn't be going if it wasn't for your assistance and advice, let alone attempting to do what I have planned - it's very much appreciated and I hope many visitors will be inspired/benefit as a result. Look forward to catching up over a beer next week. |
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Mar 13, 2019 16:21:36 GMT
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I look forward to seeing the rust car and meeting you there.
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Mar 13, 2019 17:04:08 GMT
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they did a gen1 celica on car SOS last thursday, depressingly fast turnaround "for the cameras" but it was nice seeing another rescued and facing all the same troubles as you
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Mar 13, 2019 17:14:35 GMT
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they did a gen1 celica on car SOS last thursday, depressingly fast turnaround "for the cameras" but it was nice seeing another rescued and facing all the same troubles as you Did see that, (see further up the page for a link to the episode if anyone's interested), must confess I did feel somewhat comforted by what they came across and where they struggled on some of the bodywork areas I had a very interesting chat with Fuzz about it at Bicester back in January, couldn't say too much at the time but was called about some parts they wanted for it last year as they didn't have time to wait for bits to come from Oz or Japan, but sadly couldn't assist. If you are on the book of face there are some extended scenes from the rebuild under the Car SOS profile, one about replacing the valve stem seals is interesting if you like that sort of thing. |
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Mar 14, 2019 12:57:00 GMT
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Another interested lurker here, just to let you know I'm following with great interest.
Keep up the good work, looking great so far. Unfortunately, I can't make the NEC Show due to work commitments, would have loved to have dropped by to see it in the "flesh" and to say hello.
Mark.
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, even more worrying was that what I discovered didn't faze me as much as I thought it would given the work to the other side, I must be getting rust blind in my old age... 
