1987 Saloon Re-build.

Nice work mate, that shell looks so clean! Glad you went with jamaica yellow, I reckon it will look sweet.

Nice improv on the parts sorage! lol

So you got it booked in for paint yet?

Shaun it's looking to be a Reilly good one mate, cant wait.

OK i know it's not 100% like what your doing to yours (i knew i had some pics of a saloon in yellow somewhere) but it gives you an idea of how it will kinda of look.

http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/1...ooncopyzi7.jpg

The pics are about a year old (naff old phone cam pics)
I have seen it around and have been tempted to ask if they wish to sell it :)

Note the Cav Rear bumper..

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/5...oncopy2wt8.jpg

Good luck though dude cant wait to see it done.

Scott

Thats fscking nasty lol

lol Jack mate it's only for the colour.

But if i bought that saloon of the lad i would make it look spot on.;)

Scott

did that yellow saloon owner run out of money when he came to paint the place recess on the back panel? looks green

great use of the wall space there :thumb:

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Originally Posted by nova-myth

So you got it booked in for paint yet?

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Not yet, just got to keep the guy informed of when it's likely to be ready. I have been saying April next year, then moved it forward to the end of the year, but the way things are going it could be the end of October.:thumb:

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Originally Posted by scott.parker

Shaun it's looking to be a Reilly good one mate, cant wait.

OK i know it's not 100% like what your doing to yours (i knew i had some pics of a saloon in yellow somewhere) but it gives you an idea of how it will kinda of look.

http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/1...ooncopyzi7.jpg

The pics are about a year old (naff old phone cam pics)
I have seen it around and have been tempted to ask if they wish to sell it :)

Note the Cav Rear bumper..

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/5...oncopy2wt8.jpg

Good luck though dude cant wait to see it done.

Scott

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I was afraid a lardy ar$ed saloon would look OTT in yellow, but that's put my mind at rest, doesn't look too bad to be honest.

Cheers for that.

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Originally Posted by paddy138

great use of the wall space there :thumb:

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Cheers Paddy, going to have to re-paint the wall when I'm finished now. Should have cleaned the pipes before nailing to the wall. Oh well.

Cheers guys for the comments,

Will keep you posted on progress,

Shaun.

Progress this week seems slow and un-rewarding.

So far I have rubbed down the roof, A & C pillars, scuttle panel, front panel and inner wings. The engine bay work is killing me at the moment, but want to get it over and done with as soon as. Just got the Bulkhead to do then it's back to flat panel preperation. All areas with any sign of surface rust or cracks in the paint are being taken back to bare metal.

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...STA60052-4.jpg

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...STA60051-5.jpg

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...STA60050-5.jpg

I knew the car had some front end damage, but only once I dug out quite a lot of filler on the front panel did I realise the extent of it. All areas on the front panel which have now had 5 coats of red-oxide were stripped back to bare metal. The damage was more over a large area than to an excessive depth. But as I am fitting the lower valance this will be unseen, so I'm not going to smooth it all back over.

cant wait to see this finished its going to be great

Today, tackled the battery tray. Removed the tar like sound deadening stuff along with some of the seam sealer revealing no rust as hoped.

Before:

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...l/STA60051.jpg

After:

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...STA60049-6.jpg

Then a couple of coats of red oxide:

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...STA60050-6.jpg

Next job was to sort the small patches of rust on the offside, a few bubbles on the bottom edge of the door, thankfully nothing serious, but a few on the sill which concerned me before I starting digging. I knew that the car had had a few accidents, but my findings today showed the extent of this. The full off-side quarter panel has been replaced at once stage of it's life.

The C-pillar:

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...STA60051-6.jpg

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...STA60052-5.jpg

The sill where the rust was:

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...STA60053-3.jpg

Then on to the quarter panel:

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...STA60054-3.jpg

Arch lip returned to bare metal, no rust:

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...STA60055-3.jpg

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...STA60056-4.jpg

And a coat of red-oxide:

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...STA60057-1.jpg

Near side is next....