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Oct 29, 2006 22:49:33 GMT
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Thank god. My mojo came back. Work was carried out at such a frantic pace for a while that it was impossible to capture my incredible progress without using spaceage technology that's just not in the reach of your average mechanic. Fortunatly after a while i slowed down a bit and this was where we were up to.  Mmmmmmmmmm yummy new strut top.  This primer matches my eyes you know, i had it mixed special like.  Bulkhead welded, all underseald and ready to go. Right then, i've had enough of rust for a while, I need the kind of thrill only the lowering stick can provide. I bought a set of 2inch blocks for the back and cut the coils down on the front although these could go in favour of a coil over kit for the front struts before the car hits the road.   Thats better. The wheels really fill the arches now.  Still a bit high at the front though. |
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Oct 29, 2006 23:08:33 GMT
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So we can start moving round the car a bit further, and onto that front panel.  Now i don't know if anyone can see it but it has had a very subtle repair carried out at the bottom. It was also completly shot around the headlights too, so i got the grinder out again.  This is one of those 'what the hell have i done' moments. No going back now. You can see in that pic that half the rad support panel is missing as i was halfway through replacing it.  Thats the finished job as i left it tonight after running out out of welding gas.  Also found a bit more rot behind the battery tray which will be sorted before the new front panel goes on. I'm thinking about cutting the battery tray out and moving the battery to under the back seat.  I've also found signs of a front end impact at some time in the past. As well as this bit of bendage the front panel had half an inch of filler on it. Which is probably better than the two inches it'll need when i've finished butchering it ;D ;D ;D |
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Miller
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Oct 29, 2006 23:22:16 GMT
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God, I so want a Mk1 or Mk2 Eccy Estate. That one looks to be shaping up to be fantastic when its finished and I love the colour and the wheels on on the car ..... and the lines.... and the shape.
The rust on that puts the rot I found on my "Solid" Mk2 Saloon into perspective - but old Fords always seem to have a fondness to turn brown and flaky.
At least you can do the welding yourself, I chickened out and ended up forking out what I paid for the car (£450) to get mine welded up - the hole in the spare wheel well was big enough to fit the spare wheel though! Is defintatly worth it though! ;D Good luck with it, and cant wait to see it finished.
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bryn
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Oct 29, 2006 23:24:44 GMT
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Rev said - "This is one of those 'what the hell have i done' moments. No going back now"
No, no, that was on page one, you had me sniggering at the commentary, very funny. Have you got a nuclear powered grinder and mig? Legend... How satisfying is that going to be on the road? ;D
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Volvo, Buggy, Discovery and an old tractor.
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Oct 29, 2006 23:40:47 GMT
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Oct 29, 2006 23:56:19 GMT
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Rev said - "This is one of those 'what the hell have i done' moments. No going back now" No, no, that was on page one, you had me sniggering at the commentary, very funny. Have you got a nuclear powered grinder and mig? Legend... How satisfying is that going to be on the road? ;D To be honest this whole car has been one long 'what have i done' moment but its got to the stage now where i can see light at the end of the tunnel and its all worthwhile. Thanks for the kind words everyone. I've been close to throwing in towel on this a couple of times but the fact that so many people want to to see it done has kept me going and i'm very gratefull for that. I reckon i'm over halfway with it now and i'm really looking forward to getting it on the road. Originally i was gonna get it done and sell it on straight away but its grown on me so much now that i think i might spend a few months enjoying it when its done. |
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You'll be worshiped if thats at RR07  .. super star. |
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Oct 30, 2006 17:33:04 GMT
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Fantastic work so far mate.  You are really making me look forward to starting work on my mk1 and mk2 after seeing what your solid looking one has turned out like though |
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Oct 30, 2006 17:46:47 GMT
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great work mate, I'm glad u managed to slow down long enough to take some pics, otherwise this thread would be like a before and after shot. keep up the good work and good luck with it
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Oct 31, 2006 22:50:11 GMT
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Christ on a bike.
Faced witht hat much front end grot, I'd be looking long and hard at a glass flip front.
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Top grammar tips!
Bought = purchased. Brought = relocated
Lose = misplace/opposite of win. Loose = your mum
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bstardchild
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Oct 31, 2006 23:21:34 GMT
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Christ on a bike. Faced witht hat much front end grot, I'd be looking long and hard at a glass flip front. *n Do they do flip fronts for Commodores!!!!! Top marks for dedication RDDL |
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tigran
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In rust we trust. Amen.
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Oct 31, 2006 23:37:15 GMT
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You have balls the size of a (fat) baby's head mr rev.
Great progress!
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1964 Rover P5 i6
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Seth
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Well done that man for sticking with it!  |
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Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable. |
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darren lewis
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top job there bud |
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fomoco
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If u don't go sideways atleats once a week u will feel depressed!!
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some good work going on in here!!
its all to familiar to me i sware i have those same photos of rotten strut tops and sills twice over for our motors!!!
your repairs look good i love the Estates!!
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DutyFreeSaviour
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jeeeeezzzzzuuuusssss!!! Top work man, got me dreading what I'll find when I go to fit the new struts on my Triumph! Keep it up - escy estates are definitely worth it! Question - how'd you keep the suspension alighnment when that much is screwed on the strut tower? ( as I said - dreading the Triumphs hidden horrors! ) |
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Back from the dead..... kind of
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Question - how'd you keep the suspension alighnment when that much is screwed on the strut tower? ( as I said - dreading the Triumphs hidden horrors! ) Depends on how badly rotted they are. I was quite lucky really because despite the state of my top mounts nothing on the front had really moved anywhere. What i did was measure everything before hand and made sure it was all square then i made a template of the mounting holes and marked it against the rest of the inner wing so that i would be able to line the new panels up after cutting everything out. Then just take a deep breath and chop it all out. As long as you keep your reference points eveything should line up as it was before hand. |
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I really wish you would give over with this thread. Every time I look you have found more rust.  Its getting worrying to me as yours did look really solid and both of mine look fuc ked before I start. I had a look at my mk2 a couple of weeks ago when Tonycocacola was over. When you open the passenger door and look at the footwell there is now no floor left at all. When you open the door fully against the stop the sill just flexes. I think its only the roll cage thats holding it together. Parking a rusty car on grass for two years does nothing for its life expectancy  Anyway back on topic, fantastic progress you are making there. Inspirational What are you using as primer on that. Is it a basic primer or a weld through? |
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Ah, but don't forget mine had been 'got at' previously in its life and all the grot was hidden. Thats why it looked so tidy, you wouldnt belive the amount of badly welded lumps of crud i've had to cut out. I've kept some of the worse bits and one part of the o/s sill is a lump of 3mm plate that had been stick welded and the heat has caused the whole rear quarter to pull in. I'll never get rid of it with all the filler in the world and i'm not putting a complete quarter in so it'll just have to stay like that. But anyway if yours looks shagged it could be a good thing because it means you know what your dealing with and are less likley to have any hidden surprises. I think i'm done now with unearthing unpleasent surprises and can get on with the more straight forward stuff That primer is weld through zinc primer. I'll be doing it in epoxy before undersealing it though. |
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Yet another R-R hero. 
No need to say any more than that....jaw dropping stuff! 
.. super star.
Its getting worrying to me as yours did look really solid and both of mine look fucked before I start.