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Dec 31, 2017 13:58:56 GMT
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I had some time off during the Christmas holidays however I hoped to get more done. It took me and my dad 3 days to find set up the door gaps and sill location but the doors are too hard to close  I will buy new door seals as the ones that came with the car are probably the old kind which is too thick. Happy new year everyone!!   Here's next year's goal   |
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Jan 28, 2018 14:42:16 GMT
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Be careful with new door seals. All seem a lot thicker and less pliable than the originals.
Took my car 6 months before the seals finally settled in.
Have you re hung and resigned the doors? Looks like new screws on the hinges. How was that? I need to renew my door pins.
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71 Alfa GT 1300 Junior
89 Alfa 75 3.0 V6 Veloce
89 Alfa 75 3.0 V6 America
2015 C220 estate Daily shunter
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i remember one of these in the scrap yard in 1992, I had the fuel filter off it for me mini  shame I didn't drag it home, I was already OK at welding after fixing the mini. |
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Be careful with new door seals. All seem a lot thicker and less pliable than the originals. Took my car 6 months before the seals finally settled in. Have you re hung and resigned the doors? Looks like new screws on the hinges. How was that? I need to renew my door pins. The seals took a long time to get right, I found that we tried putting the outer sill a little too high so it was squeezing the bottom side of the seal. Luckily the sill was held with screws,not welded in place so we just moved it to the right position. I put new skins on the doors and I bought all new hinges. I had a new hinge that cracked at the casting around the screws so I sent it back and bought the hinge from another supplier These videos show how bad the doors were: |
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i remember one of these in the scrap yard in 1992, I had the fuel filter off it for me mini shame I didn't drag it home, I was already OK at welding after fixing the mini. Back then they were probably easy to find, now they are fetching silly prices, even for project cars |
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Apr 27, 2018 10:26:10 GMT
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The latest episode of Raising Junior is out:
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These are beautiful cars. I would love one. Your fabrication skills and attention to detail are fantastic. Please keep the updates coming.
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Last Edit: Apr 28, 2018 14:43:14 GMT by jonsey
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Apr 28, 2018 16:46:26 GMT
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These are beautiful cars. I would love one. Your fabrication skills and attention to detail are fantastic. Please keep the updates coming. Thanks for the nice comment, I'm trying to spend as much free time as I can working on it |
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Apr 28, 2018 21:44:38 GMT
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I have three friends who have Berties of one sort or another. I've worked on one of them quite a bit and they are lovely things crammed with delightful little details you only really get in old Italian cars.
Good luck with yours.
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Jaguar S-Type 3.0 SE
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phenomenal patchwork....thanks for sharing the process...it really helps with my own project over here.
love these cars!
JP
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I know its spelled Norman Luxury Yacht, but its pronounced Throat Wobbler Mangrove!
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Thanks, I removed the left sill last Saturday, hopefully the next video won't take as long to make!
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Oct 19, 2018 10:20:40 GMT
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Here's the latest episode of my build:
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Oct 19, 2018 10:46:27 GMT
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Always enjoy updates on this build. Two years in and I have to say you are making good progress.
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Oct 19, 2018 11:16:50 GMT
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Thanks, its moving on slow but steady, its not bad considering we work on about once a week. I made more progress this summer, hopefully the next video won't take as long to make, even though I say this every time |
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Nov 15, 2018 20:25:49 GMT
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Episode 7 is now live. My dad did a great job on this repair panel
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Darkspeed
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Club RR Member Number: 39
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Nov 15, 2018 20:43:30 GMT
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Nice work
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Nov 15, 2018 21:28:45 GMT
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great job! its very rewarding to make your own repair panels but very time consuming
Peter
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Nov 15, 2018 22:24:17 GMT
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great job! its very rewarding to make your own repair panels but very time consuming Peter Thanks Peter, we're only making the bits that are almost impossible to find, I used pattern parts were available as the body needs a lot of work! |
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Nov 17, 2018 17:22:44 GMT
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Fantastic work on a project that will be stunning when it's finished.
Could I ask please, your sheet steel bender, (as shown in an earlier part of the thread,) is it home made ??
If so could you give some details ??
Nigel
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BMW E39 525i Sport
BMW E46 320d Sport Touring (now sold on.)
BMW E30 325 Touring (now sold on.)
BMW E30 320 Cabriolet (Project car - currently for sale.)
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I will buy new door seals as the ones that came with the car are probably the old kind which is too thick.
shame I didn't drag it home, I was already OK at welding after fixing the mini. 
