Brilliant work there 
You got a tyre in mind for the spats?
You got a tyre in mind for the spats?
a round one?Brilliant work there
You got a tyre in mind for the spats?
have to be a diameter to fit the wheel arch..... 37"? maybe bigger?
a round one?
have to be a diameter to fit the wheel arch..... 37"? maybe bigger?
Not really, if you're cutting it then you can use as much of the belt and shoulder lugs as you like, could get away with 33"
Note for future, when body rebuilt.
Note for future, when body rebuilt.
Wait til Friday, gonna shock the s4it outta ya with an idea I have
Wait til Friday, gonna shock the s4it outta ya with an idea I have
Does not involve petrol or a box of Swan Vesta
just welding will doWait til Friday, gonna shock the s4it outta ya with an idea I have
.I dont want the mess in the garage
pickies from today....
cleaning up tack welding of the bulkhead, the lower outer wing fixing point and the manufacture if the new front floor patch.
cleaning up tack welding of the bulkhead, the lower outer wing fixing point and the manufacture if the new front floor patch.
Oooh shiney new metal
That looks quite nice in the cold light of day, emphasis on cold lol
That looks quite nice in the cold light of day, emphasis on cold lol
not too bad - how did it go at your end, with ya Michelin man suit?Oooh shiney new metal
That looks quite nice in the cold light of day, emphasis on cold lol
Toastie
I got a little bit more done and have cut some card templates that I will cut out of that 1.5mm plate and get the rear panel work sorted so I can get that wheel tub welded in with the new side panel
i need some templates for the bit aft of the B pillar too some time. Might have to take it from the OS and mirror it, although there are some 2 axis bends which might be a bit complicated to fabricate.
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They be the pressed rear quarter panels, could be recreated with the dimensions but I am going to set to it with my slitting disc and put a reliefs in and dolly it flat, going to overlap the repair section and plug weld it as well as seam weld it from the outside, I'm tempted to put a short length of 10X10X1.5mm angle on the panel on the diagonal to reduce the drumming, easy to do now whilst it is all apart, might be over kill now but I've no intention to do it all again
wonder of someone is scrapping one?
wonder of someone is scrapping one?
Never seen one with that particular piece of panel that wasn't rotten, it was such a common rot spot I'm surprised that someone like YRM or Friggits didn't make small pressings, probably be only a few tons needed to press that die into a piece of 1.5mm zintec, but then again I think it would be a rare panel to sell too as 3 doors died young usually or due to it's location it's a panel that could be made at home and considering where it is it's not a panel that is actually worth faffing around with.
ah! - an improved redesign coming up
ah! - an improved redesign coming up
You gonna make a die set and start producing them?
Nope
something like this, at a guess?
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A bit more fettling done today.
Front A post repair
Front A post repair
