Jebusususs! Some structal rot that chap!!! Chin up though lads, a little time and patience will get that sorted :thumb:
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Jebusususs! Some structal rot that chap!!! Chin up though lads, a little time and patience will get that sorted :thumb:
Not as rotten as mine so there is always hope...
Love the engine setup :thumb:
So while cleaned that up he got on grinding out the nearside rear arch, he thought it was best to cut more out then was needed just so we could inspect inside the chassis. Good job too as it's well gone! :eek:
Driver/off side cleaned and acid rust coated
http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/4...50smalljs7.jpg
So the plan for this side is: Plate inside the chassis leg over where the spring cup is, and underneath it, re-build the lip, and make good to inner arch, mend the chassis leg/toe eye area/stone grad-seal etc.
Near side cut out and looking nasty as fook!
http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/2...48smalldd7.jpg
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So me and mike talked through what was the best idea for this side, and we think that it's best to cut the chassis leg from behind the beam mount to just past the spring cup, then use this to copy/form a new one from
We then started on the rear beam as it started raining, first off removing the anti-roll bar from it, and then we tried for ages to get the swing arm bushes out (first one we did took about 20mins lol)
Then i realised there was a faster way, so NOTE for anyone wanting to remove old bushes from there rear beam, the quickest way i found was to cut with a hacksaw round the rubber sides, leaving 5mm of the metal bush showing either side, then just hit it with a hammer and it will come straight out! :thumb:
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Scott
Cheers again Scott for the help and the pics:thumb:
Done abit of work on the rear beam today because it kept raining. Spent about 30 mins with my drill with the wire wheel attachments to clean the rust off. Ive cleaned the left side.
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/j...g?t=1233174110
Uncleaned
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/j...g?t=1233174192
Cleaned
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/j...g?t=1233174271
Looks good matey, keep up the good work. :thumb: Nice to see a member doing some work themselves for a change. lol
Cracking along chap :D
Scott phoned me about this the other day and dont look to bad.Keep up the good work mate.
Yeah im more intrested in saving this car then sorting my own, and i think it's cus there is still a part of me that's in love with the silky V lol
The rot on the rear of this one reminds me exactly of mine.
I chose to turret the rear wheel houses so that the chassis legs arent structural in terms of supporting the weight of the car.
See my WIP if you can find it. 1st page or so.
Nasty Rust there, if only chassis legs were easier got then you could just fit two new ones :(
I said this Craig, and im sure mike would but at the mo he's not flush enought to buy any rear coilovers, he's using my old spax RSX spring/shock kitQuote:
Originally Posted by craig green
Keith if we could find a doner car for pennies it would be done!:thumb:
Done some more work on my car. I took my fuel tank off thought it was good idea as im going to be welding next week on the rear chasis leg and it needs a clean and paint up.
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/j...g?t=1233438126
Next i took the drums off the beam four 8mm alllen bolts for each drum they were abit rusty.Finished cleaning the beam with a sanding disc on my grinder.
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/j...g?t=1233438378
Next i put 2 coats of Hammirite anti rust primer on ready for some Hammerite smooth black tomorrow.
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/j...g?t=1233438525
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/j...g?t=1233438586
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/j...g?t=1233438645
I also made a plate to go inside the chasis leg to strengthen the spring cup part of the chasis will be welding monday hopefully. Just need to clean up inside the chasis leg.
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/j...g?t=1233438809
Looks good dude, dont forget to clean the ARB as well.
Has that surface rust come back since we cleand it up?
Scott
Looking good, hopeing to be ready for PV?
Would be nice if i could get it ready for then! cheers for the coments:thumb:
Right removed my rear panel yestersay drilled all the spot welds and seperated from the shell. I've ordered another rear panel from Beevers should be with me this week. Here's a couple of pics.It does look like a skip in the first one.lol
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/j...g?t=1234343291
Drivers side corner
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/j...g?t=1234343343
Passenger side
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/j...g?t=1234343391
Rear panel not a good pic but you can still see the rot along the bottom
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/j...g?t=1234343446
Keep up the good work.
It will get there in the end.
Keep up the good work.
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/j...g?t=1234343343
Massive work mate :thumb:
Maybe an odd question but could you take a picture from the inside looking out the back? Would be helpfull as I'm doing the same ;)
Cheers!
Tom
Nice one dude, get the grinder on the boot floor now,chop chop lol
PS: your nickname should be mikey arc eye
Right got more done on the car today the rear panel turned up from Beevers
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/j...g?t=1234374839
Tried the panel in place, not a bad fit:thumb:
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/j...g?t=1234375650
Started with the drivers side i cut out the rot from the boot floor. I used my Jigsaw with a metal cutting blade did it quite easy as the boot floor is quite thin.
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/j...g?t=1234375110
Next i made a cardboard template of the piece i had just cut out then transfered it to metal. Just in place at the mo.
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/j...g?t=1234375232
I had to cut the chasis leg by the toeing eye because it was rotten so i drilled the spot welds holding the toeing eye onto the chasis and will be able to re-use it. Then i had to make a box section for the chasis leg. Everything is just clamped in place at the mo i need to clean around where im going to weld.
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/j...g?t=1234375421
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/j...g?t=1234375559
Thanks for all the coments. CorsaBBoomer i will take a pic tomorrow for you.:thumb:
liking the progress, keep it up. all be worth it when its finished.
Just goes to show any sod can do this lol
dude looks good, little bit more in that corner though by the back lip.
Scott
keep up the good work.
Well saved - some good work gone in here mate
I did this to an SR a couple years ago which turned out to be a little more rusty than i first thought.
omg i cant belive how much work this needed but fair play to you for cracking on with it good work lads.
Good progress, and nice work!!:thumb:
Nice work again.
It just reminds me exactly of what my shell (GSi) was like.
It will be worth it in the end.
Abit of an update! Just cleaning the underneath of the the boot floor and chasis. Cleaned all the rust off back to bare metal then treated it with hammarite Krust then primed it with anti rust primer.
You can see the rust treatment in this pic.
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/j...g?t=1236845822
Spare wheel well in primer.
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/j...g?t=1236845891
Drivers side chasis where the rear beam attaches. Pic is abit blurry.
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/j...g?t=1236845987
Nice to see you have made more progress. When you hoping to have it back on the road?
Cool cool dude, getting there, thanks again for yesterday, oh got time to do an hr tonight, check my wip.
Scott
no worries dude will check it out.
Hopefully get it ready for next summer :thumb:
After cleaning the rust off and rust treating the underside of the car where the fuel tank sits i put a couple coats of hammirite anti-rust primer on.
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/j...g?t=1236890785
Whilst the primer was drying i thought i would clean the filler neck up. This is how it was after it came off the car. Pretty dirty and rusty. Did think about buying a new one if it was not saveable.
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/j...g?t=1236890972
Got my drill with a sanding disk on the end and various wire wheel attachments and took it back to bare metal.
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/j...g?t=1236891086
Next i covered it in hammarite krust. Just to make sure ive killed as much rust as i could. It turns a purpley blue colour.
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/j...g?t=1236891207
Next i put a couple of coats of primer on.
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/j...g?t=1236891319
Then finally two coats of hammirite black smooth.
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/j...g?t=1236891396
Looking good mate!
You going body colour underneath ?
After seing that filler neck the other day i didnt think it would clean up as good as that!
Good job dude. Might do my beam.
Scott
good work matey!! glad to see more progress being made on it fella!!
Not sure yet. might just stone guard.Quote:
Originally Posted by vaughanmc
It rained abit today so couldnt really get on with the car so got my old dials which got burnt in the welding incident and transplanted the speedo dial into my new set i got from Scott.Parker. Cheers again scotty.
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