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Seth - Your absolutely right about the removal, I did exactly that. Fitting it back is not going to be easy, but I think I can get about 70% of the way along with the spot welder if I modify one of the tips slightly. And the rest will be mig welded one way or the other. But as you say, it wont be easy and I think it may end in a few strong words, and a few mig burns 
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Dec 20, 2009 18:05:53 GMT
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Got a few hours done this afternoon Cut out that section as marked  another section cut out and a wizz over with the twist knot brush  lower section in and cleaned up, top section offered up  welded in  cleaned off  this channel section made up and fitted   and the section tacked back in   and fully welded  and cleaned off, grinder and flap disc first  and then the 120 grit disc   |
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Dec 20, 2009 19:14:06 GMT
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amazing skills there Tony. I do metal fabrication for a living albeit with the thicker stuff (2mm minimum) and to do what you do with the thin stuff takes serious skill ...
you can consider me another fan !!!!!!
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stefan
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POWER IS EVERYTHING WITHOUT CONTROL
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Dec 21, 2009 20:22:36 GMT
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Thanks Rottie007, you have to make sure everything is accurate, and do your best to control the distortion, from both welding and grinding, after that the principles are the same.
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ratman
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Dec 21, 2009 23:10:20 GMT
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You sir are a artist and I applaud your skills  I have just read all 15 pages in amazement I wait for the next installments |
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Dec 24, 2009 16:57:22 GMT
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Wow, your skills are awesome. I think this car is better than new when you finnish it.
Keep up the good work.
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Astras all the way!
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Dec 24, 2009 17:43:19 GMT
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Indeed, there's no point in russian any of the work. ;-)
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Dec 28, 2009 19:55:27 GMT
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Next installment here Only a few hours yesterday, not much to show for it, but more preparation work in readiness for the wing top Small Repair needed to the edge of the rear window scuttle, cut out  and in  turns out the grey primer on the wing top panel, is covering a thin layer of rust, so I had to strip all of that off on the inside and started on the outside edges, the rest I can finish once it is welded in place  also took the opportunity to clean up the inside of the wing a little more before the top goes on  there were some rust spots on the arch as well, so decide to investigate those  Turned out just to be surface rust, nothing perforated, also the returns are excellent too  hopefully next time will see the wingtop fitted |
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My next project.......
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Dec 28, 2009 20:02:15 GMT
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I'm amazed how you can do weld in repairs that just disappear. I have to cover everything with a layer of filler!
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Dec 28, 2009 23:20:13 GMT
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that victor is going to be fantastic when its done its almost a shame to paint it over that fabrication work |
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Dec 29, 2009 19:30:13 GMT
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I'm amazed how you can do weld in repairs that just disappear. I have to cover everything with a layer of filler! - Its just practice, make sure everything is level and your halfway there Nightmares - Thanks for that, I do agree that it should have a nice paint job, to show off its clean lines A Bit more done today, got the wing top fully welded in, not as bad as I thought so that was good The rust under the grey primer is a bit heavier and pitted on the outside, so will have to make sure we give that a good going over Not really much to see for all that work, but here you are, fitted and starting to strip the rest of the paint  Hopefully strip the rest of the paint tomorrow and DA the whole lot |
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Dec 29, 2009 21:56:48 GMT
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Next installment here Only a few hours yesterday, not much to show for it, but more preparation work in readiness for the wing top Small Repair needed to the edge of the rear window scuttle, cut out there were some rust spots on the arch as well, so decide to investigate those Turned out just to be surface rust, nothing perforated, also the returns are excellent too hopefully next time will see the wingtop fitted nope i refuse to believe it , its not possible at all , a vauxhall victor with perfect arches , do you want to swap with my fd victor arches lol. nice work tony. looks really good. ade |
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Great stuff Tony,
it´s going to be a shame to hide all that metalwork under layers of paint ;D
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Dec 30, 2009 17:59:18 GMT
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Ade - Yes I am very pleased about the arches, from the start this car has been the opposite of what we expected when it comes to rust, so nice to see it working in our favour this time. OB - I did once see car in some magazine, a Beetle I think that had just been lacquered over the bare metal, I thought it looked cool, but I don't think Gordon would approve.
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Dec 31, 2009 19:13:02 GMT
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Got the rest of the wing stripped and DA'ed today  Managed to get the wing top pulled in nice and tight  Also wanted to wish everyone a Happy New Year and all the Best for 2010  |
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Dec 31, 2009 19:39:21 GMT
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you sir ar a fecking genious
cant wait on the next update and happy new year to you 2
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johnrh
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I never cease to be amazed.
It's very inspiring stuff, even though it's a bit frustrating that as a mere mortal I can't achieve the same standards!
Anyway, keep it up in 2010. When it's done, I can see this Victor being a lot better than when it originally rolled out of Luton.
Cheers, and happy new year,
John
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I hate people who make stuff like this look easy. I'd be on my second tub of filler by now.
Good work!
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Thanks Guys Got a bit done on the other side today, started to strip the paint off with the clean and strip discs  Highlighted this, now looks a bit worse than first thought, and it is fairly swollen around the spot welds too, so think this will mean that it is pretty rusty on the inside  Inner panel does not look too bad from the outside, but as the outer panel is rusted from the inside out, I think this will also be poor on the inside once we investigate further  |
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I have just read all 15 pages in amazement 
