reasonable money............
absolute bargin you mean.
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reasonable money............
absolute bargin you mean.
yeah, don't you just know it? :(Quote:
Originally Posted by broster
any updates on this??
Short answer: No.
Aim to get cracking on with it ASAP.
finish the kitchen and other things first hun ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim
Strangely you sound far too much like Joanna, lol. Although the wink would be replaced with an exclamation mark, lol. and the hun replaced with "you *******"Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuart
ok then.
finish the house you mutha hubbard!!!
seems a familiar story my end too lol
I can't imagine Jo swearing! :O
Whoremoans!
Stop press: Jim works on his car!
I've actually been doing things to it for the last couple of weeks, but only took some pictures last night. It doesn't look like I've done much, but prep woirk takes forever!
I've been busy cutting out rusty metal and welding in new pieces here, there and every-****ing-where. It's been a much bigger job than I first thought. Anyway; front inner arches are pretty much ready for undercoat. I've brushed on the rust preventer/eater stuff that’s supposed to stop rust from forming. Meh, if it delays the deterioration of the car for another year it'll be worth it. CP and I have also been stitch welding the inner arches along the way.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3230/...32ce376fb6.jpg
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I then attacked the inside of the car. It's been a mission getting all the seam sealer out of the car to provide a clean welding surface. The welding process usual involves scraping away the sealant, putting a spot weld in, allowing that to set fire to the surrounding sealant then scraping that away and applying a full 1" (ish) stitch of weld. My lungs are probably ****ed with all the smoke inhalation, but it's all part of the process, lol. I've been doing the welding for the last couple of weeks but last night I was bored of looking at rusty bare metal so cleaned it all up and put some paint on. I've used a mixture of undercoat and galv spray (I ran out of undercoat, lol). The majority of it will be rubbed back before a proper undercoat is applied, I just wanted to put something on top of the new exposed bare metal. Plus it gives you a sense of achievement when you see the panel in one colour. Before the paint I put some of the rust preventer into the seams where the welding had been done before the painting:
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The round holes are the drainage holes, I'm undecided if I should weld those up. The other square hole is some rust that I found whilst prepping the floor. I will sort that out next time I work on the car. This has summed up this build really. I replace one bit of rust only to find another. I feel like I'm taking 1 step forward and 2 steps back. My brain is telling me to sell, break, scrap, burn the car, but there is another voice in my head that's telling me to persist (although I think that might be MC whispering in my ear, lol). What is it about these cars, why do I put myself through this much grief, :confused: . Funny thing is I will still spend one night next week plodding on with it, :tard:
Lessons learnt:
1) How to weld
2) Bodyshops are lazy ****ers
3) If you want something doing right, do it yourself