Dr No · Jul 20, 2014

Hi Guys, n' Gals,

I might have bitten off more than I can chew.

The state of my inner wings, inner sills, outer sills and rear arches meant I had to do something. I had stuck on a couple of plates before but the MOT man wasn't going to pass this......

Here's how I am going about it.

Dr No · Jul 20, 2014

Once I had started I couldn't stop. It's the OCD.

Later on.

blimp · Jul 20, 2014

Thought my old D1 was bad till I saw yours.. Would you not be better off looking for a donor body.

Dr No · Jul 20, 2014

blimp said:
Thought my old D1 was bad till I saw yours.. Would you not be better off looking for a donor body.

Nah! they are all rotten.
It will in essence have four new corners and other new bits too, should last another 20 years then ;o)

Oh and I am in need of a mechanic who can sort gearbox leak, we might as well do clutch whilst we are at it. oh and the heavy duty lever. They have to have their own tools though and must come to me as mines off the road

) Can you guys recommend someone? South Powys, food and accommodation available as will be a beer or two.

haigy · Jul 20, 2014

Once its repaired itl be alright.i found it cheaper when i did all mine to buy sheet steel and make ya own panels up.

Dr No · Jul 20, 2014

This piece was a bit of a ****. Welded on the back and impossible to get to.

You can't get into it particularly easily and I found it easier in the end to chop through the mount so I could get in with a cutting disc to separate the two pieces. Then simply grind the back of it to remove the old mount metal.
I discovered a little later that if you take off the whole front end, which I don't intend to do, if you do get a mate to assist as both inners would have to be removed simultaneously.

Dr No · Jul 18, 2015

Well guys the build continued and now it is nearly there.

Dr No · Jul 18, 2015

My better half has tiger sealed just about everything. She should last another 25 years now. Aye, and the Landy.

Painting was always going to be tough cause it was my first time for such a large amount, but soon got the hang of it. A new gravity fed spray gun from Machine Mart helped as did the cavity sprayer from a German firm on ebay.

Dr No · Jul 18, 2015

So all in all with new:

Inner wings
Outer sills
Inner sills
Rear arches
Rear cross member
Chassis repair kit
and various custom made repair sections where more rot was cut out she is now looking tidy.

Box section for sill repairs and sheet steel for chassis repairs would have been a better way of approaching the job, but you live and learn. And boy have I learned.

Been fun though.

Discokids · Jul 18, 2015

That looks excellent, top job!

777Disco · Jul 18, 2015

Looking really good!

channi · Jul 19, 2015

looking good, wish i could take mine off the rd and do mine it's a nightmare making sure it's on the road every monday for work

woody13 · Jul 19, 2015

Good job mate,looks great,hopefully I'll get around to sorting mine out before she falls apart.

Dr No · Jul 21, 2015

Thanks for your kind words lads, plenty of info was gained from this site to allow her to get to the stage she is at. Next is a bigger intercooler and some service work then roof tent and away we go.

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