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How in the fudge have i missed this! :confused:
Epic thread pete! Your one almost being burnt alive is worse than mine getting flooded! lol
Another breeze blue nova riseing from the ashes (no pun intended) this has just given me even bigger encouragment to make sure i hurry up and get mine done :thumb:
Rep+ :D
water feature.
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I helped lee get it to his yard.
hi mate did you get a new lower front slam panel
ive one sitting here, im in n.i though
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Originally Posted by Ernie
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Got on ordered. Should be here today. Thanks for the offer though.Quote:
Originally Posted by jafanan
Today i r mostly going crazy with an angle grinder...
Removed my old mis aligned front panel, in readiness for fitment of a new one..
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My tool of choice..
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Removed the centre section (this was bolted in BTW..;) )
I then removed all the wings (that i had bolted in thinking they wouldnt be coming off again!!)
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I then set about cutting out the rest. Found it easier to do it in parts..
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Until i was left with this..
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I then grinded the areas that will be welded and slotted in the new panel to see how it looked..
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I also made a bracket up..
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..to go here..
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Chucked the headlights on. Will also fit the indicators and the wings (getting good at fitting these :roll: lol ) and can position the front panel and tack in place so it fits as it should. I also welded up and filled the holes for where the mk1 grill would go.
Will do this next week more than likely. I have put a thread in styling with a request for some measurements...
Nice progress.
Not bad mate, try the bonnet this time too!
Going one step further this time!! If people that are able to could help with this...http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=117841
It would be a massive help. Thanks.
Good idea mate, I'm sure there will be allot of replies to help you out on that one, i would do but I'm about to go get ready, got to go off up north for the weekend!
Scott
good work. i will measure my car and report back
did you find out sizes yet i forgot
Errrm...yeah. lol havent really touched it in the last few weeks. Will get my bodyshop mate over to have a gander at it. I have started priming areas ready for paint.
good stuff my phase one rebuild is nearly done too
Did abit today. Nothing major. Spent most of the day tidying the garage so my sister can get her StreetKa in there for a new roof next week.
Front end is still pissing me off, so turned my attention to paint prep. Where i had rubbed the car down, in places was bare metal. After the fire this had started to go rusty, so rubbed doen and etch primed to keep the metal cancer at bay. Rear end, roof and windscreen area done. Ran out of primer so will need some more. Still got the sides, doors and door appatures to do!
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keep up the good work anyway, that yolk will be immense when finished.:thumb:
The point of no return Pete :( keep on doing it though and don't loose faith with the hard graft as it's looking good fella :)
Are you keeping the sunroof then?
Cheers.
Yeah sunroof will go back in. Wasnt a big job to take it out. One less thing to mask up.
A few good hrs work and she be ready for PV mate!
lol
I hate paint prep, it sucks!
Certainly does...
lol @ Scott!!
WOW, i didnt realise you had a build on the go pete,
keep it up!, looks mint now!
Well it's not impossible! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Pete_58
Update, my front end woes are over!!!
After cutting out my new panel, i bought another new one and mock fitted it. Got my mate who works in a bodyshop over on the bank holiday weekend and we got it fitted a ok! I am chuffed with the results...
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Gaps dont look great in the pics, but since these were taken we have fiddled abit more to get it looking good. Also the different colours and the old indicators dont help. We tacked it in place (well, once we fixed the MIG welder...all the welding i have previously done was without gas!!!!) and then i fully welded it in place.
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Had to make some plates for unde the headlights as when i cut the old panel off, i was not left with much to weld to! The slugs were ground down. All areas are now painted. I will be repainting my bay in the next few weeks. HAve spoke to the paint shop and i can take it htere soon as it is ready, so all hands to the pumps!
Cleaned my gun off ready to paint the bay..
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I then decided to mod my alt. clearance..
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This is how it was before...so i cut a cross, bashed it in welded it up and painted it.
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And that is all really. Fingers crossed, the next update will be bodyshop ready and i can get the bits done for its return when the rebuild starts!!!! MAjor progress is looming, cant fooking wait!
Good to see that you got the allignment problems sorted
and its getting there now bud keep up the work :thumb:
Hammer fun and you didnt phone me !!!!
How Dare you !
Looking good, Good luck with it.
lol thats probably why he didn't! :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Ernie
Getting there mate, hope it comes together soon.
Scott
Update...bodyshop prep continues. Almost finished TBH. Last few pin holes to put some stopper in, scotch it all over and blow it off then trailer it to the paint shop. Fingers crossed next month it will have some paint.
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Will be nice to see it once it's done - You keeping it Breeze Blue ?
Today i went over and did abit of tinkering. Nothing major..
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Mirrors now fot both doors fine. Just need to make some base plates up. Tempted to do this in CF sheet.
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Then broke out the welder and welded the tie bar mounts. Probably make no difference whatsoever but meh!
And lastly....i think this speaks for itself! Chuffed to have aquired these. Off to the painters then to the polishers...
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Cheers. Yeah staying breeze blue. Some bits will be metallic Vauxhall grey though.Quote:
Originally Posted by vaughanmc
Nice one! Old Skool and simple :thumb:
Looks good Pete, see the old man is helping in the pics, no?
you whore those wheels will look hot!!!:cool: i was going to get some but cant afford to now
great progress will be good to see paint on it:thumb:
Yeah...chief tea maker lol. Thats my mate just out of shot sitting on my new wheels (:roll: :mad: lol ) he's doing all the bodyshop stuff for me as its his day job.Quote:
Originally Posted by scott.parker
Cheers Steve...after seeing them on Aamirs car i had to have some.
Love the rims dude!
Body looks great too. Good work.
Small update. Been doing the last few jobs ready for paint. Which is finally happening next friday! Woohoo cant wait.
Was abit peed as i had a chat with the paint shop dudes and when i told them the the engine bay was in Hammerite, they did the old sucking air through their teeth!!! It will react and cause pickleing witht eh primer...Nightmare. I had to get busy with the thinners and a wire brush...:( not good after all the time i spent preping and painting it. BUT i should have checked first i guess. Ah well, lesson learnt there..
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One de Hammerited engine bay! Was abit paranoid about it reacting still so...
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Bought a 1L tin of Barcoat Isolator and fired up the compressor!! This is a sealer that will stop any reactions. Naff colour but it is only a sealer after all!I also made a bar for the front. Bolted it to the bumper bars. Dont fancy greasy hands all over my fresh paint so this can be used for pushing and pulling.
Prepped up the little bits for paint aswell..
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I then started priming the suspension bits that were not fitted to the car. I will do everything else once the garage is empty..
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Thats about were i am right now. Next update should be a painted shell. Thats where the fun starts i guess!! Bring it on. :cool: