ok ian, you've left yourself open to this...
i require daily updates with copious amounts of photos :D as now, there is no excuse lol
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ok ian, you've left yourself open to this...
i require daily updates with copious amounts of photos :D as now, there is no excuse lol
^ what he said, get a friggin move on!lol
Saturday 26/04/08
Got the passenger side seat mounts cut out today. Started cutting one out and the grinder got a little hot! and it decided to take up smoking lol So a crap start to the days work!! Managed to borrow another grinder though and it lasted the day and got the job done. What a pain to cut out though, made harder by the fact we originally stitch welded the seams of it as both seats were going to stay adjustable. But Ive decided that theres no need for the passenger one to be adjustable.
Mounts out
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Next I had to fill the holes I had made from drilling spot welds and where the grinder went through. So had a blast with the welder! My welding began badly, and got slightly better... It may not be the best looking finish etc when all done, but A) this was never going to be a minter of a build, and B) I'm happy knowing I've had a go:thumb: Only problems were that because I had grinded the mount the floor had become pretty thin in places and the I kept blowing holes so had to do some patchwork quilt style repairs lol
Plated up
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Quite happy with the welding on the plate over the handbrake cable hole, managed to get a decent run along rather that stopping and starting. Not brill but Im pretty pleased with it
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...a/DSCN1937.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...a/DSCN1938.jpg
Finally I sat my hydraulic handbrake in to see if it would fit without plating the kink in the tunnel where the original handbrake fitted.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...a/DSCN1934.jpg
Also took the remaining plate off from around the gear stick hole, and some other grinding off of welds.
Nice
Welding will look fine once painted :)
Welding looks ok mate, as long as youv'e got good penetration, we like deep penetration in the Bumshunters Corporationlol
sorry i didn't come up again chap - next time will be more organised!
glad to see it went well :thumb:
No worries dude, always another time :thumb:Quote:
Originally Posted by trackdaynova
looks good dude :thumb:
Sunday 27/4/08
More welding fun!
Found a couple of holes on the drivers side inner wing, so patched it up
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Not much else to show.
Finished work early yesterday so went and did a bit more work as I,ve not been down to the car for a week. Started cleaning up the wheel arches for stoneguarding and paint.
Drivers side arch before I started
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Wire brushed up, remaining underseal removed and Cleaned, followed by etch/zinc primer
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...a/Image012.jpg
Seam sealed seams, and repaired areas, then gave a thick coat of stone guard
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...a/Image014.jpg
Also cut a plate to cover the old gear lever hole
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...a/Image013.jpg