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awesome skills and great patience , just finished an Imp for my son and reading and watching this thread has given so much encouragement that when his departs on Monday for the USA and I start on daughters Imp i can do better before I progress to my Avenger . I noticed your don't finish the welds so they are invisible I'm guessing to reduce heat from the action of grinding/linishing? will you lead load or modern filler ? Some like the welds fully flushed off - however by the time you have done this the chances of both the weld bead and the panels either side of the bead will be fairly weak due to being thinned back so much - what you can see in my weld is the one edge that sits in the joggled rebate - there is nothing to be gained by dressing back it with the grinder - I use a combination of lead loading and a polyester skimming filler for the profile work |
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That was a lovely bit of work! How did you find the expressed sections of arch etc? They are not too bad sort out of 6 or 7 out of 10 but for the price that ExPressed charge they should be perfect ! |
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totti
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Hi!
Very impressive work....!Remember me to the work on my Cortina...
Keep up the good work!
Greet
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Jun 29, 2018 11:06:52 GMT
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Some like the welds fully flushed off - however by the time you have done this the chances of both the weld bead and the panels either side of the bead will be fairly weak due to being thinned back so much - what you can see in my weld is the one edge that sits in the joggled rebate - there is nothing to be gained by dressing back it with the grinder - I use a combination of lead loading and a polyester skimming filler for the profile work i'm literally a zygote in the scheme of bodywork skills, but have observed that all the times i've tried to "tonybmw" the join, grind, flap wheel, DA to almost invisible filler-less join, 9 times out of 10 saw a stress fracture appearing and needed welding again. |
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Jun 29, 2018 21:24:49 GMT
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I sent Sid to have look at the spring mounting on the nearside - a lot easier for him to get in under there than me  Then he came back and reported his findings to me  Apparently he does not think that it is has bad has the offside - however it would appear that it has had some welding done at some stage in it's life around that area |
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ivangt6
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Wish I could teach my cat to do that. The only talent ours has is opening doors. Which is highly inconvenient.
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Wish I could teach my cat to do that. The only talent ours has is opening doors. Which is highly inconvenient. Sid is very talented for a rescue cat, can open doors, tell the time, always knows where to find me regardless of where I am around the property but his greatest skill is plaguing the hell out of you until you get out of bed and give him his breakfast  |
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Wish I could teach my cat to do that. The only talent ours has is opening doors. Which is highly inconvenient. Sid is very talented for a rescue cat, can open doors, tell the time, always knows where to find me regardless of where I am around the property but his greatest skill is plaguing the hell out of you until you get out of bed and give him his breakfast Aahh yes. The Greater Grumbling Ginger Whingers. Mine has that ability too. Usually exercising his not insignificant vocal chords from downstairs ant time from 05.00 Sitting at my feet as I type this in the kitchen. Had two lots of brekkie already..... his dogfood and Harleys Felix. These two graze all day. |
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Jun 30, 2018 19:39:47 GMT
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sids kentish cousin marty, the superintendent of swearing, says you owe him 35 quid please  |
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Jun 30, 2018 19:43:21 GMT
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That cat probably has more restoration skills
Than I have!, he must have seen a few restos over the years
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Last Edit: Jun 30, 2018 19:43:41 GMT by Mercdan68
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Jun 30, 2018 23:45:16 GMT
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Wow - What an excellent report of a meticulous restoration! I stumbled onto this thread from a link at Garage Journal & just read the whole story (over 3 days, on & off) (have yet to start on your Jowett Bradford Utility one....) Thank you for: 1. saving these old vehicles 2. Documenting your journey Inspirational! |
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 Sherman from Kesgrave is very good at establishing comfy seats. However, his wiring knowledge is shocking, other than "I play with this"  Cracking work by the way! |
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OMG, that rear door gap corrrection is awesome. I couldn't work out how you were going to address the uneven gap and then you make it look like a walk in the park.
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Time for a radical ... yet simple procedure - cut down the edge with a 1mm slitting disc on the grinder - open up the gap to required width then close it by gently tapping the aperture edge towards it - weld up & clean up Inspirational and educational as always - I do my own bodywork (when needed for MOTs etc) and much appreciate the time you spend sharing your tips  Watching you bring very tired motors back to their former glory never gets old either  |
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^^ my thoughts exactly
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Aug 24, 2018 19:20:41 GMT
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So, any progress on this?
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teaboy
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Aug 24, 2018 19:28:19 GMT
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So, any progress on this? I was thinking the same. |
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Aug 24, 2018 22:52:56 GMT
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Yes and I cant go into any detail just now - all will become apparent in a couple of weeks time has to why I am holding back on updating the thread - No I am not planning it's all done doesn't it look great big reveal either - it is far more complex than that and no myself and Pete have not fallen out or lost faith in the project either - Sorry but I can't go into detail at this point - so just hang on in there and I will update you when I can - Chris
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Nov 26, 2018 21:09:35 GMT
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Any progress to report?
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Wish I could - but certain large deposits of red tape are preventing me from doing so - nothing of mine or Pete's doing either - sorry this is dragging on - I hope to have some conclusion on the issues (that I can't go into currently) before the end of the year - Chris |
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