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Gordon Hunter · Dec 31st, 2011, 20:35

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Originally Posted by 940_Turbo

It's looking good. I do wish Father Christmas had bought you a camera that actually focuses though;-)

Ah, I suspect that that would have more to do with the bottle of single malt that he chose to leave me rather than the camera...

Gordon Hunter · Jan 1st, 2012, 18:36

Well, I decided to go with cutting out HALF the curved section of chassis and leaving part in place to help as a reference for joining the new piece in. This has given me easy access to make the join. Still not decided on gas or MIG yet, but veering towards MIG with a copper backing strip and self tapping screws to hold it in place.

The chalk area is for removal...

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Cut out with a body saw and cut off wheel...

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To planish it all flat again, I've clamped a large piece of 10mm plate in place to act as a dolly as hand access for a toe dolly is not good...

004.jpg

All cleaned up and ready to make a pattern for a repair panel...

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The inside all cleaned up with the sound deadening pads trimmed back a good few inches from where the heat will be...

006.jpg

Gordon Hunter · Jan 1st, 2012, 22:39

Well, that's it for today.

A good old Asda's Cornflakes packet is just the right thickness of card for making a template of this kind.
The magnets are of the extra strong neodymium variety and can even hold up a small metal panel if required. Great for holding the patern material in place too...

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Just a half our more faffing and fettling and the panel should be good to weld in. I've used a shrinker to put that radius in on the flange...

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Gordon Hunter · Jan 16th, 2012, 21:04

Well, that's the repair work finished on this part of the car at least.
I'm going to spend the whole day on it tomorrow. Perhaps I'll get the bonnet slam panel in and the front wings set up.
As it turns out, it's not me (or the 12 year old malt) but the camera is starting to pack in. I can't get a decent photo so until I get the camera situation sorted, this will have to do...

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Gordon Hunter · Jan 17th, 2012, 18:57

I'm going to wait until I've got some help lifting those heavy front panels on and off before I start to weld stuff in.
Today I've managed to get a lot of the spare wheel well sorted out.
I chose to cut off the rotting tapered section of the chassis to repair it off the car and give me better access to repairing the floor section. Thankfully the sides are fine and it's just been a matter of bending a bit of flat sheet to fit.
When I get some help next week, I'll be able to planish this a bit straighter as my arm isn't long enough to reach round through the fuel tank aperture and get a dolly in behind.
Sorry, blurred photos again...

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john h · Jan 17th, 2012, 20:40

Nice work

Gordon Hunter · Jan 18th, 2012, 20:53

Ok, I admit it. Sometimes I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer!
After fiddling with some of the settings on the camera, I've managed to get some sharper pictures (many thanks to Derek for his kind help). My camera is about the size of a brick and needs fresh coal every week or two...

Anyhow, I've taken some sharper shots so that you can hopefully see the progress on the N/S (passenger side) rear. I don't remember the drivers side being so bad, so I'm looking forward to finishing the metal work on the underside.
I'm then going to grit blast all the surface rust off and treat it all with some goodies I've bought from 'Rustbuster' - chiefly some high quality epoxy mastic primer.

Some good news for the interior. I managed to swap some rims and other bits for an almost complete interior - seats and trim cards.
The original interior had faded to a washy shade of pink, so I was really glad to get hold of the other kind of red that has the black veins running through it and a deeper more ox-blood shade of red (many thanks Rob).
The set I got seems to be in pretty decent condition, though in need of a good clean but I'm still missing a drivers side door card. The other thing I'd really like to do is to fit some head restraints. If anyone can help, give me a shout and I'll be happy to part with the neccessary cash.

Anyway, here are the pics...

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Derek UK · Jan 18th, 2012, 21:30

Well done...........

What is the make and model of your brick?

Gordon Hunter · Jan 18th, 2012, 21:59

Hi Derek,

It's a Toshiba PDR-M81

Many thanks again,

Gordon

Tail · Jan 19th, 2012, 00:08

What a joy it must be doing the welding with the car on its side, very envious as all mine was done on my back under the car on the drive with things jammed under the car to stop the wind blowing the gas away, very envious

Jan 1st, 2012, 18:36	#42
Gordon Hunter Ex 1800 Register Keeper Last Online: Apr 29th, 2022 17:04 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Central Scotland	Cutting out more rust... Well, I decided to go with cutting out HALF the curved section of chassis and leaving part in place to help as a reference for joining the new piece in. This has given me easy access to make the join. Still not decided on gas or MIG yet, but veering towards MIG with a copper backing strip and self tapping screws to hold it in place. The chalk area is for removal... 002.jpg Cut out with a body saw and cut off wheel... 003.jpg To planish it all flat again, I've clamped a large piece of 10mm plate in place to act as a dolly as hand access for a toe dolly is not good... 004.jpg All cleaned up and ready to make a pattern for a repair panel... 007.jpg The inside all cleaned up with the sound deadening pads trimmed back a good few inches from where the heat will be... 006.jpg Last edited by Gordon Hunter; Jan 1st, 2012 at 18:49. Reason: typo

Jan 1st, 2012, 22:39	#43
Gordon Hunter Ex 1800 Register Keeper Last Online: Apr 29th, 2022 17:04 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Central Scotland	Repair panel Well, that's it for today. A good old Asda's Cornflakes packet is just the right thickness of card for making a template of this kind. The magnets are of the extra strong neodymium variety and can even hold up a small metal panel if required. Great for holding the patern material in place too... 008.jpg 009.jpg Just a half our more faffing and fettling and the panel should be good to weld in. I've used a shrinker to put that radius in on the flange... 010.jpg

Jan 17th, 2012, 20:40	#46
john h VOC Member Last Online: Today 08:16 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Huddersfield View Photos By: john h	Nice work __________________ XX

Jan 16th, 2012, 21:04	#44
Gordon Hunter Ex 1800 Register Keeper Last Online: Apr 29th, 2022 17:04 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Central Scotland	Well, that's the repair work finished on this part of the car at least. I'm going to spend the whole day on it tomorrow. Perhaps I'll get the bonnet slam panel in and the front wings set up. As it turns out, it's not me (or the 12 year old malt) but the camera is starting to pack in. I can't get a decent photo so until I get the camera situation sorted, this will have to do... 003.jpg

Jan 17th, 2012, 18:57	#45
Gordon Hunter Ex 1800 Register Keeper Last Online: Apr 29th, 2022 17:04 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Central Scotland	I'm going to wait until I've got some help lifting those heavy front panels on and off before I start to weld stuff in. Today I've managed to get a lot of the spare wheel well sorted out. I chose to cut off the rotting tapered section of the chassis to repair it off the car and give me better access to repairing the floor section. Thankfully the sides are fine and it's just been a matter of bending a bit of flat sheet to fit. When I get some help next week, I'll be able to planish this a bit straighter as my arm isn't long enough to reach round through the fuel tank aperture and get a dolly in behind. Sorry, blurred photos again... 003.jpg

Jan 18th, 2012, 20:53	#47
Gordon Hunter Ex 1800 Register Keeper Last Online: Apr 29th, 2022 17:04 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Central Scotland	Ok, I admit it. Sometimes I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer! After fiddling with some of the settings on the camera, I've managed to get some sharper pictures (many thanks to Derek for his kind help). My camera is about the size of a brick and needs fresh coal every week or two... Anyhow, I've taken some sharper shots so that you can hopefully see the progress on the N/S (passenger side) rear. I don't remember the drivers side being so bad, so I'm looking forward to finishing the metal work on the underside. I'm then going to grit blast all the surface rust off and treat it all with some goodies I've bought from 'Rustbuster' - chiefly some high quality epoxy mastic primer. Some good news for the interior. I managed to swap some rims and other bits for an almost complete interior - seats and trim cards. The original interior had faded to a washy shade of pink, so I was really glad to get hold of the other kind of red that has the black veins running through it and a deeper more ox-blood shade of red (many thanks Rob). The set I got seems to be in pretty decent condition, though in need of a good clean but I'm still missing a drivers side door card. The other thing I'd really like to do is to fit some head restraints. If anyone can help, give me a shout and I'll be happy to part with the neccessary cash. Anyway, here are the pics... 001.jpg 002.jpg 003.jpg 0032.jpg

Jan 18th, 2012, 21:30	#48
Derek UK VOC Member Last Online: Today 15:13 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Chatham	Well done........... What is the make and model of your brick?

Jan 18th, 2012, 21:59	#49
Gordon Hunter Ex 1800 Register Keeper Last Online: Apr 29th, 2022 17:04 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Central Scotland	Hi Derek, It's a Toshiba PDR-M81 Many thanks again, Gordon

Jan 19th, 2012, 00:08	#50
Tail Master Member Last Online: Nov 29th, 2020 00:42 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Newton Abbot	What a joy it must be doing the welding with the car on its side, very envious as all mine was done on my back under the car on the drive with things jammed under the car to stop the wind blowing the gas away, very envious

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