updates please crack on big lad. how u been any way
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updates please crack on big lad. how u been any way
May be for sale soon due to taking up too much space (so I'm told), if it goes up for sale it will include the GSi interior, twin reverse euro lights and what ever other spare bits I can find to throw in with it (bottom arms, some plastic bits other odds and sods).
Watch this space.
Its not thats its taking up too much space as such I could do with the space but as long as your actually doing something on the car its not an issue really there is plenty that can be done without spending money.Quote:
Originally Posted by wwmnw
BTW how many people would help you as much as i have letting you use a garage for free for months help you as and when I can and try and spur you on to get the car done for your current MOT running out. Put a poll up asking people see if im fair or not with what i have said :thumb: :thumb:
Come over any night this week (or ill pick you up) and you can put the interior in and ill finish the welding and we will get it done, No complaints :confused: :confused:
Small update, got a bit more welding done and discovered some more rot :cry: didn't do much more as Gareth had a night out planned and I'm suffering badly from lack of sleep,
Welding
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Bit smoky in 'ere innit mate?
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What looked like a perfectly clean battery tray had a surprise for me
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:cry::cry::cry::cry:
Another problem area although this isn't too bad, rear panel under the boot rubber
http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/d...4/SDC10481.jpg
Fitted the rear seats, just need a clean up, crap pic isn't enough room to stand back and take a pic and the sun was shining/reflecting off everything
http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/d...4/SDC10486.jpg
At least your cracking on with it at last :p
Now, get it finished!
Man up ya fairy, sleeping is cheating lol
btw those little bits of rot arnt that bad, I look at mine and think WTF is the point!
But the point is the picture in your head of the finnished car :)
It'll be a while before this is finished :( but shes getting there.Quote:
Originally Posted by AW06
I've been falling asleep on my feet recently went to bed at 21:30 last night lolQuote:
Originally Posted by bazil
Shes not too bad, just the inner rear arch bugs me.
Going over again in a bit to do some more :)
Good man, I'm still in my bed hopeing mine will fix itself lol
Nice work, much left to stitch weld now? You not welding around the bottom of the rack mounting thinggy also?
Yeah that will be welded, didn't manage to get any work done on it today, a problem occurred else where leaving no time :(Quote:
Originally Posted by iainel
As for the rest of the stitch welding, Gareth redone round one of the strut tops where I made a mistake (I did a bit around the steering rack mount, see if you can spot it lol ) but I think most of it is done, got to weld a panel in the battery tray and figure out the best way to sort the rear inner arch as I beleive there is no panels left and they're not cheap anyway.
aha!! pm on route
If you come over one night this week if your not working ill weld the rest up and get that tray plated for ya bud shouldnt take long then we can seem seal it up and prime it once you have cleaned and keyed the engine bay paint may as well give it a fresh lick of paint. What about wires? :confused: :thumb:
Tonight? I'm off today :) what about wires? I'm colour blind remember so I don't deal with the electrics. Wait, how are you even online? Your laptop died :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Gareth_C
Small update today, this took about two hours and Gareth whinged every minute of it lol we also picked up Danny SP (who managed to get dog turd EVERYWHERE after stepping in a tiny bit lol )
Gareth finished around the steering rack mount
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Then him and Danny made a plate up for the battery tray while I sanded down the hole where the loom comes through, which was then blanked off, plate
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Fitted and ran out of welding wire :cry:
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it smelt fresh that is all lol
Update without pics though as I forgot the camera again. Me and Gareth picked Danny SP up at about midday and went to get some welding wire and proper welding gloves, sandpaper smooth and rough, body filler, and three tins of primer (2 hi build and 1 red oxide)
Gareth finished welding the plate in the battery tray which I then filed down with the power file top and bottom (on hi power it just put holes in the car and on low power looked like pigeon poo and left snots on the underside under the dash bit, but its done)
Then some body filler was applied around the pass side strut top to hide the welding and make things look a bit smoother, it needs more on it but I can see the big difference already, also going to apply it down the welds along the chassis legs.
And between that and Gareth and Danny putting Gareth's engine back together, taking a break and dropping Danny back home it took up most of the day, although getting around Middlesbrough was fun as there was some street parade going on.
Although I'm sure I've missed something.
Putting filler on the bay seems will just crack? Hence why benns has plates iirc.
Good effort anyway bud.
Today was a semi productive day, after helping Danny SP with his car I got some work done on mine, all was going well til the sound proofing caught fire, thank **** its a slow burner eh
So there we were, Gareth welding away at the battery panel plate and I'm watching for fires couple of little ones and some sparks here and there quickly extinguished (or so I thought, hard to tell with brazing goggles on in low light) Gareth and Danny were hungry and it was my turn to pay so we got pizza and sat in the house and ate it, came back out and opened the garage to be met with alot of smoke, bad times, ripped most of the sound proofing out but it had spread quite far so had to use an extinguisher.
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This is only one small piece
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Cant see any damage and I doubt there is except maybe to the paint but the carpet will hide that, gonna have to sweep the dust up to find out more and thankfully it didn't catch the interior that is just plonked in as I had just bought some panel wipe and thinners and Gareth's Nova is in the garage next to mine, its fair to say I was quite annoyed/upset by this
this not finnished mate lol, PNG law states pictures or GTFO lol
EDIT Ah crap i posted to late and by **** your a lucky sod, it'll clean up and could have been a shoite load worse.
open your bloody eyes lad!
45 quid? lol
**** your ment to remove all the soundproofing and carpet etc if your welding
£45 will get you the bare shell lol and I mean BARE lolQuote:
Originally Posted by david dixon
No made me aware of that, its all out now anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by brainsnova
LMFAO
What is it with cars and fires recently.
I was more worried about the fact mine was in the garage next then you would of had a nice bill
What do you think I was worried about? I aint got 10k :( lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Gareth_C
plasterboard the sides of the garage as a fire stop
Me Danny and Gareth got some work done today, I'll let the pics do the talking as I'm tired, been there most of the day, only been in about 20 minutes
Inner wing/wing mounting panel needs plating on both sides
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Danny loved sanding
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Seam sealed up
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Tidying up the body filler
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Action shots POW POW POW
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^Was quite dusty
you just wonted a pic of my bum didn't youQuote:
Originally Posted by wwmnw
good work lads keep it going
David.
Smoothing the bay off... Nice.
Been working on it again today, from about 11am to about 10pm going back in the morning to do more, then go to work then back on the night, no pics as I forgot my camera again lol but more filling/sanding been done and a few other odd bits.
You'd be impressed if I'd took pics of how well its come on so far shame I forgot the camera will take it in the morning though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Benn
Gotta say a big thanks to Gareth and Danny again for all the help and forcing me into working instead of supervising lol who would have thought it could be so much fun, except all the cuts I acquired today :(
Good to see progress cheif, keep it up and it'll be all done soon enough.
your welcome andrew we will get it on the road in no time if we keep at it ps i have body filler as snot's it not nice lol
Yeah I got loads of black/white snots too lol and I stink of panel wipe/thinners/paraffin/primer and my lungs are full of dust :cry:Quote:
Originally Posted by Danny s-p
Just a suggestion but em, wear overalls and a paper mask?? lol
^WIMP.
Its all about the filler dust nose and lungs while smelling of paint, thinners, filler and the like. Its King.
Anyways, good progess my bumchum andrew. Finished by september? lol
It's at this point I'm going say, on the next update-PICS OR THERE IS NO PROGRESS lol
A few pics of how its looking at the minute.
More filling sanding/wet & dry done masked up the holes, used a tack rag on the bay but will do it again before its primed up, swept some P800 round the bay to key it up and left it in red oxide til tomorrow, pics.
Removed the insides
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Bay pics
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you got paint on my filler errrrrrr lol only joking the wing will be finished tomorrow i hope