Series 3 SWB Nut and Bolt rebuild

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Having freshly galvanized the original chassis do I paint it black or leave it as it is ?

  • Yes - Etch, prime and paint black

    Votes: 10 90.9%

  • No - Leave it galvanized

    Votes: 1 9.1%
  • Total voters
    11
  • Poll closed .
New Battery tray, heater matrix and servo fitted
 

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Work started on the rear tub! Needs a new floor and inner wheel arches, all galv bits removed for blasting and re galv.
 

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Rear door centre rib spot welded from the back
 

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Primed but needs some wet and dry and maybe another 2-3 coats
 

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All the remaining galv items have been sand blasted repaired and sent to galvanisers should be back today !
 

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Started on the bonnet which is in surprisingly good condition
 

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Didnt manage to upload the video will try via the computer rather than phone.
All the tin work back from the galv, great finish !
 

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Only disappointment with the galv is that the anti rattle closers for the rear door melted away ! They must have been made from poor quality casting but all is not lost will gring and drill them out and get new bolt on ones.
 
Rear tail gate and seat box prepared and ready for top coat of blue.
 

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A productive day in the cave, installed the new wiring looms (autosparks) with the help of google images for cable routes !
 

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Fitted the speedo cable, stop cable and heater valve cable
 

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Lower and upper dash fitted, had cleaned and polished it a few months ago.
 

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This is what I did yesterday. DA’d the bonnet inside and out ready for fetteling a few dents with some hammering and filler, to be honest its in pretty good nick.
 

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Seat sliding rails have been sand blasted, and primed. Any idea what finish they should be ? Seen some people spraying them silver / chrome but when I blasted them I noticed some black paint / powder coating ? Should they be black ? Any advice would be greatly received
 

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Looking really well, not far away now , I’d love to see the mot mans face when that drives in

UpandOver said:
This is what I did yesterday. DA’d the bonnet inside and out ready for fetteling a few dents with some hammering and filler, to be honest its in pretty good nick.
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was that a sanding disc to remove bonnet paint or some type of scrubber disc, sorted it nicely

the seat runners are glossy black , spray rather than heavy brush
 
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