Soft dash restoration

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Underneath is where the bulk of the work is required so in the near future
the body will be lifted off the chassis to properly see whats needed but i've
had it on a ramp and the chassis itself looks in very good condition with
only light surface rust.

I got mine disassembled in a garage in Poole, Dorset, and they were amazed that I had no rust underneath, after almost 25 years of continuous use.

The only rust I got was guess where under the rubber mats of the driver's cabin. Ouh!

But otherwise very clean!!

Rust is the Nr 1 killer of a car.

She looks great! Try perhaps another color, as I think that black is not so good for a Classic. Is it the original color?
 
I got mine disassembled in a garage in Poole, Dorset, and they were amazed that I had no rust underneath, after almost 25 years of continuous use.

The only rust I got was guess where under the rubber mats of the driver's cabin. Ouh!

But otherwise very clean!!

Rust is the Nr 1 killer of a car.

She looks great! Try perhaps another color, as I think that black is not so good for a Classic. Is it the original color?

Can't say i've seen a single classic that didn't have something rotten on it, you must have the only one. Did they take the body panels off yours ?

Chassis on mine was very good and mainly only surface rust but you cant check inside very easily hence
mine is being acid dipped and galvanized in zinc

Its Beluga Black and for me looks perfect on a classic, it wont be changing colour for sure :)
 
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The weather conditions are better here in France so the cars don't rot away as fast as they do in the UK.

Maybe if they live all their life on the south coast in the sunshine :)

If they're up north then i doubt they'd be any better
 
A few pics sealing the shell with 3M body sealer etc, have a few more
areas to do and then it's off into the paintshop.
 

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Final prep on the engine bay

Engine and box cleaned & separated, the air tank and control
box back from the powder coaters. Just need a chassis now
 

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Shell is in the paintshop and the chassis is back from the galvanizers
 

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Chassis has been cleaned up and rubbed down to give it a key
and sprayed the underside with 3M shutz
 

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Yes im happy how its turned out, just need to flip it over and do the top side

Engine went over to JE today
 
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