Gracie's return to as New

gillberry · Oct 12th, 2009, 14:57

2 weeks ago today we dropped her off at the restorers , today was the 1st chance to pop in and see progress .

I rec'd good and bad news in that the shell is really solid but the front windscreen surround will need a bit more work than 1st thought due to the way the leak developed . But overall there no major surprises .
I will post more updates as they happen and eventually will be posting the final set of photos in the showroom section .

Alf ista · Oct 12th, 2009, 15:28

Looking good! I bet you got a fright when you saw her like that with the wings off and the screen out. The inner wings look good it has to be said. They should be able to fix the screen up though and do a proper job with hopefully no leaks in the future. Keep the pics coming.

gillberry · Oct 12th, 2009, 15:36

Have to sat really looking forward to seeing her in bare metal . And yes will post regular updates and pics . Seeing yours gives us hope but makes us miss her even more .

mrtrout · Oct 12th, 2009, 16:06

Wow, what a job you have there.
Can't wait to see the end results, always amazes me. Good luck with her.
S.

johnjp · Oct 12th, 2009, 19:48

Can you tell us who is doing the work?

gillberry · Oct 12th, 2009, 20:16

Hi the work is being done by a local firm called Classic Car Restorations , they have been in business for 21 yrs and restore all sorts of makes , models and ages . The work is not cheap but at the end will have an as new Volvo Amazon estate to the spec we are ordering .

gillberry · Nov 10th, 2009, 11:53

Had a phone call from the restorers last night about some fibre glass they had found . Went and had a look today and took some pics , not as bad as imagined and she is coming along nicely . Sorry for poor quality of pics took on mobile phone .

They are hoping to have her stripped to bare metal next week ready for the respray . The best thing is seeing all the work they are putting in to give us a completely rust free car .

Derek UK · Nov 10th, 2009, 12:30

It's coming along but I hope they are taking much better pics than you or else you're going to have no useful record of the rebuild"
Schooll Report: "Must do better" ( I had a few of those.......)

gillberry · Nov 10th, 2009, 12:39

Yes they are keeping a photoghraphic record for us . Problem is remembering to take the camera . Its frightening to see how much work they are doing on a good solid looking car but as mentioned before they are removing all the rust and replacing with good metal . She should go quicker when finished as she will be lighter without all the filler . Someone couldn't get the right lines when they welded new metal in so made the lines with large amounts of filler , also the offside jcking point had a piece of iron welded in !!!.

Alf ista · Nov 10th, 2009, 12:59

Taking shape. I feel you may regret not bringing the camera at a later date though. Its nice to have a good record. The garage may not take as many pics as you would. Nevertheless, its great to see a job well done!

Oct 12th, 2009, 14:57	#1
gillberry VOC Member Last Online: Today 13:00 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: norwich View Photos By: gillberry	Gracie's return to as New 2 weeks ago today we dropped her off at the restorers , today was the 1st chance to pop in and see progress . I rec'd good and bad news in that the shell is really solid but the front windscreen surround will need a bit more work than 1st thought due to the way the leak developed . But overall there no major surprises . I will post more updates as they happen and eventually will be posting the final set of photos in the showroom section . __________________ 1968 Amazon estate (Gracie). 2003 Vauxhall astra estate (her car) 2009 XC90 (Jo) . Not forgetting 1967 Cheltenham Nyala (caravan)

Oct 12th, 2009, 15:28	#2
Alf ista Premier Member Last Online: May 14th, 2024 12:58 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Co. Cork, Ireland.	Looking good! I bet you got a fright when you saw her like that with the wings off and the screen out. The inner wings look good it has to be said. They should be able to fix the screen up though and do a proper job with hopefully no leaks in the future. Keep the pics coming. __________________ 1970 Volvo Amazon 131 with a B20A and an M40.

Oct 12th, 2009, 15:36	#3
gillberry VOC Member Last Online: Today 13:00 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: norwich View Photos By: gillberry	Have to sat really looking forward to seeing her in bare metal . And yes will post regular updates and pics . Seeing yours gives us hope but makes us miss her even more . __________________ 1968 Amazon estate (Gracie). 2003 Vauxhall astra estate (her car) 2009 XC90 (Jo) . Not forgetting 1967 Cheltenham Nyala (caravan)

Oct 12th, 2009, 16:06	#4
mrtrout Member Last Online: Jul 12th, 2010 10:22 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Penrith	Wow, what a job you have there. Can't wait to see the end results, always amazes me. Good luck with her. S. __________________ Past. Volvo 240 Torslanda 1990. Present. V50 2.0D SE Sport Estate.

Oct 12th, 2009, 20:16	#6
gillberry VOC Member Last Online: Today 13:00 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: norwich View Photos By: gillberry	Hi the work is being done by a local firm called Classic Car Restorations , they have been in business for 21 yrs and restore all sorts of makes , models and ages . The work is not cheap but at the end will have an as new Volvo Amazon estate to the spec we are ordering . __________________ 1968 Amazon estate (Gracie). 2003 Vauxhall astra estate (her car) 2009 XC90 (Jo) . Not forgetting 1967 Cheltenham Nyala (caravan)

Oct 12th, 2009, 19:48	#5
johnjp Master Member Last Online: Jan 30th, 2019 22:56 Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Heathfield, East Sussex View Photos By: johnjp	Can you tell us who is doing the work?

Nov 10th, 2009, 11:53	#7
gillberry VOC Member Last Online: Today 13:00 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: norwich View Photos By: gillberry	Had a phone call from the restorers last night about some fibre glass they had found . Went and had a look today and took some pics , not as bad as imagined and she is coming along nicely . Sorry for poor quality of pics took on mobile phone . They are hoping to have her stripped to bare metal next week ready for the respray . The best thing is seeing all the work they are putting in to give us a completely rust free car . __________________ 1968 Amazon estate (Gracie). 2003 Vauxhall astra estate (her car) 2009 XC90 (Jo) . Not forgetting 1967 Cheltenham Nyala (caravan)

Nov 10th, 2009, 12:30	#8
Derek UK VOC Member Last Online: Today 12:14 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Chatham	It's coming along but I hope they are taking much better pics than you or else you're going to have no useful record of the rebuild" Schooll Report: "Must do better" ( I had a few of those.......)

Nov 10th, 2009, 12:39	#9
gillberry VOC Member Last Online: Today 13:00 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: norwich View Photos By: gillberry	Yes they are keeping a photoghraphic record for us . Problem is remembering to take the camera . Its frightening to see how much work they are doing on a good solid looking car but as mentioned before they are removing all the rust and replacing with good metal . She should go quicker when finished as she will be lighter without all the filler . Someone couldn't get the right lines when they welded new metal in so made the lines with large amounts of filler , also the offside jcking point had a piece of iron welded in !!!. __________________ 1968 Amazon estate (Gracie). 2003 Vauxhall astra estate (her car) 2009 XC90 (Jo) . Not forgetting 1967 Cheltenham Nyala (caravan)

Nov 10th, 2009, 12:59	#10
Alf ista Premier Member Last Online: May 14th, 2024 12:58 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Co. Cork, Ireland.	Taking shape. I feel you may regret not bringing the camera at a later date though. Its nice to have a good record. The garage may not take as many pics as you would. Nevertheless, its great to see a job well done! __________________ 1970 Volvo Amazon 131 with a B20A and an M40.

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