Nova Saloon Build

pmsl @ Beef...done that a few times! lol

Have never professed to be a brilliant welder. Have improved a lot over the last few years, but still a way to go to get anywhere near professional!! More time needed!
All the welds I have done have shown good penetration through the metal and 'm confident with their strength. Where some have ended up a bit chunkey, i've grinded them down? would love to get every single one spot on, but that will take time..

I use a Snap-On 150 amp machine which I got off ebay a year ago or so when my last one packed up. I put a 'euro-torch' on it as it?s a much better gun to use. I run it on 0.8mm wire and BOC 'Argoshield light' gas.

cheers lads


pop up sometime Kev... :thumb:

Shut up Austin and stop mincing!

We need more pics damn you!

:)

Less mince..more doing..

Right..
Got on with the front inner arches so far this week.

Gave them a good rub down, bit of zinc primer on the seams, then seam sealer. Then gave the whole lot some primer

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Then some stone chip..

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Then another coat of primer.

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Now ready to finally sort the bay, and get that and these inner arches in paint.

I've also cut some bits out to allow the boost pipes the clear the front panel. Just need a quick go over with the file to mint these up.

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thats it for now.

good work as allways austin what colour is the shell going i cant quite see if its white or light biege sort of colour

Nice work, its going to be a right minter.

mate that is looking so nice! have to pop up and see you soon been a while now

good job mate a project too give me the need kick in the rear to get mine underway

Onwards with some updates...its been a while..

Decided to get the tyres out from underheath the car and utalise the jacking points I had welede in when the car was on its side.

Made up four sill stands like this:
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much better
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Have now started the long task of flairing out the arches.
Strated with the rears and paint stripped the matalwork
Then drilled out all of the spot welds around the arches
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Then cut the atch with the grinder to make a load of tans which I could then beat out..
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Then welded the lines up...leaving the last cm or so, so that I can fold the lip back under and then weld to finish.
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The arches fit the wheels just nicely now, although this pic is a bit dark..
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Then started the fronts...
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I've left these now. Just waiting for some more body solder so I can finish then off..

Then moved onto the petrol cap location.

Got a mk1 golf repair panel off ebay
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Cut panel to shape and cut the hole in the rear panel
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Tack welded in the recess and then continued until the whole perimeter was welded...had to take time so that there was no distorsion in the panel
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Ground back..
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Cap fitted up. The other holes in the panel have now been welede up aswell..
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View from the inside after strengthening the rear pannle (as I've gut half of it away, and most of the top section.
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I have welded a bit of 10mmbox along the edge of the top of the rear boot panel to strengthen it, and welded the latch to this..
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Boot shot
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Put in some brackets for the washer tank.
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Now the boot.
Welded a plate in the lock recess, then lead filled and sanded back:
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Moded the lock part to allow use of a central locking door motor.
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I've also weled in a bracket to hold the motor and connected in up, but no pics of that..

Have cleaned up the sills with thinners which came up well, and are priytty mint
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Whilst waing for the lead to turn up, I got on with cleaning a few engine bits:
dizzy stripped:
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A few bits cleaned up
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Also got hold of this orbital sander last week, which should make the prepping for paint a lot easier.
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Just need to crack on with the arches now before getting ready for paint...