im impressed that was done with a baby grinder, its enough work doing that with a bloody sthill saw lol
look forward to seeing updates :)
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im impressed that was done with a baby grinder, its enough work doing that with a bloody sthill saw lol
look forward to seeing updates :)
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Originally Posted by burgo
F'lol, plus rep if i can
Can you not buy the bits of floor pan you needed then? Will you be picking the seams apart?
forward floor section were never made as spare parts, im doing the same thing atm, but at a slower pace lol
is that bossy in this pic ? lolQuote:
Originally Posted by novacabrio
I not fitting the full floor, I had thought about cutting the floor out and then using " alot of metal" from the spider shell to rebuild it lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Benn
But instead, the sections of the floor that I need will be cut from the Y reg floor. The idea being that it will save having to reshape metal to fit.
were theres a nova theres bossy lol good job for cracking on mate
Thought there was a update for a minute :roll:
I should of known better :d
Well that's one way to cut the rot out of an average Nova.Quote:
Originally Posted by novacabrio
So did I!!!???Quote:
Originally Posted by Edd
Come on get your finger out and sort it!! Oh? Its my build? lol :roll: :tard:
Is this still on going?? Lol
Booked to go into my mates body shop next week!!
Not tackling it yourself Mark? Whats the turnaround on the whole job? Will it see Billing 2013?
I don't have the time Rich, decided to bite the bullet and let a pro do it, not sure an area as structurely important as a floor is wise to be tackled by a novice?
Turn around I'm not sure on, main thing is the floor to sort as he is doing it as a favour after finding out the story of the last place, then save for paint, floor should be a month or 2, but then reading back I did say in 2008-2009 ish that it was off for paint in 2 days I think so no rush!!
As you know life has changed an awful lot since this started so its taken a major back seat, if it's done for 2013 I'll be delighted, if not then maybe fingers crossed will of progressed a bit, certainly more than in the last 3-5 years
Spent this last week pottering on looking into getting some stuff done for the car, had some inspiration at the classic car show at the NEC after talking to some guys on the RS owners club stand.
I've bought myself a linisher (bench polisher) to polish all the nuts and bolts before I have them plated again so they get a much better finish.
I also have been looking into getting the aluminium bits cleaned and have found a local company who can help. He has done 50/50 on the irmscher Airbox for me, needless to say ill be getting every bit I can think done after seeing this!
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...D9A703A0B9.jpg
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http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...D99B62BF07.jpg
Also.. he has put me in touch with a guy who does soda blasting, so I have decided to spend the extra bit money and have the floor properly cleaned back and etch primed. The guy turns out to be a friend of a friend and has offered to do the work for a cracking price! He usually works on yank stuff and is currently building himself some kind of 50s American car with S class merc engine etc running on air suspension etc!
Soda blasting is a very fine form of shot blasting, so mild you can even leave the glass and chrome on the car if you wish so it's ideal for what I need, full on shot blasting can result in panel distortion, and acid dipping is very expensive and only 2 places in the country are miles away so this should be just as good if not better!
His website...
http://www.rixmediaandsodablasting.c...g_services.php
The soda blasting guy has then put me in touch with his friend!!!! Who is a body shop and has an interest in rarer cars and served his time in a Bentley and Porsche body shop, I'll be going to see him in the next few weeks to make some arrangements, they are next to each other so the hope is they can work together And maybe remove all the box section before blasting. And start from scratch with it!
That airbox is looking good mark, is that the vapour blasting guy, definatly going to have my gear box casing and some other bits done, we had some cast exhaust manifolds done and they came up like new.
Does clean it up real nice.
I nearly fell off my chair - nice to see something happening! The cleaned up aluminium looks great you only have to look at my projects to see some examples of that
;)
never noticed this thread. sense of de ja vu here. i dropped my opel gt to be soda blasted yesterday. i seen a 23 screen camper he did previously and id recommend it
Good to see soda blasting is finally making the main stream. Much better then any other type of blasting/acid baths etc etc.
And you are correct about leaving glass in etc. The last C2 R2 I built was soda blasted with all the window glass still intact, came back fine. Although the inside of the shell looked like there had been an explosion in a coke factory mind lol lol
Sure is!! Will text you about that parcel!Quote:
Originally Posted by A11VXL
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Originally Posted by Mike
I've toyed with it for years but never realised there was someone so close, I think it'll be worth it in the end.
Wonder if I can be on the road before you? LolQuote:
Originally Posted by Count Vaux Alot
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Originally Posted by novacabrio
Shame we don't have the soda lift off here yet. Was thinking of doing it myself untill I found the guy who imported it here. He only sold the stuff by the ton and that's a bit much for my roofless one :wtf:
Nice work on the alu parts (and surely the rest too). :thumb:
Update today!! Actual work on the shell...
As the car is going to be blasted and put under a small amount of pressure, and then have sections cut out of the strenghtening support I decided it would be best to fit some extra support so that there was no chance of the shell folding in half. Due to my lack of welding skills I got my mate roped in to help....
Harness needs to come backout but it'll do for now..
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...284ED50998.jpg
Cleaned up where its to be welded onto
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...285524FDE6.jpg
First bar tacked in
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http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...2865CC06E8.jpg
missed about 3 more bars going in, but this is the first diagnal
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...287186CB05.jpg
finished
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...28777D8F64.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...288C497C39.jpg
It's not exactly exactly the preatiest job but its coming back out in a few months
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...28947BB4F0.jpg
And a few bits put up high out the way
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...289AA900F7.jpg
More soon!!!!
About time:p
No I haven't started Sport 2lol
Nice to see your doing some work on it. :)
Good work there mate.
Billing 2013???
Maybe!! I'd hope so, but no point in rushing it. I need to strip it fully back to a shell again, then Soda blast it all, then bring it home and replace the floor sections, then paint it. I had toyed with just blasting the floor areas but I think I may do the full shell just to be safe.Quote:
Originally Posted by sport
It'll all take time but it'll be worth it. I have also invested in some new parts from Germany so I should have nearly everything I need now to finish it.
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Awesome mark, Iam really glad to see the start of some progress on this spider, I will look forward to updates on your progress and can't wait to see it all come together, have always loved the spiders ever since I seen your one at billing sadly the year it was pinched !
But all the best for this mate !!
Thanks Mate, it'll get there, it'll take time still but it'll be worth it.
Few bits delivered today and over the last few weeks...
New tps
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...3B09B83A45.jpg
Inlet to throttle body gasket
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...3B0F070CB7.jpg
New door handles (got both sides!!)
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...3B13B336EE.jpg
1/4 window seals (got new weather strips due as well)
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...3B1906451C.jpg
This arrived last week, new throttle body
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...3B2537530C.jpg
Lastly I won this on eBay a few weeks ago, idea why as I won't use it!! But why not lol
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...3C18B35BA6.jpg
looking good
were did you get the inlet gaskets from dude?
Got the gaskets from Germany, I may have a spare!!
**UPDATE**
I did some work this week to strip the shell down a bit further ready for blasting. I've managed to get both wings and doors off, now just the skirts to come off which is proving to be a nightmare!!
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...3D645934A4.jpg
A couple of new deliveries this week!!
Philips 400 stereo as per the original brochure, this means I'll likely be Parting with my radio blank/coin tray...
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http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...33905A0A69.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...339525F557.jpg
Then this lot turned up at work today!!
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...31D10B463A.jpg
New grey mirror
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...31FAF39B2C.jpg
Then the main box....
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...32079F1588.jpg
New idle control unit (at a bargain price!!)
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...320CF29876.jpg
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New orange needle fuel gauge and temp gauge to repair an old set of clocks I have!
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...33AEB39981.jpg
New headlight switch
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...33B588B21E.jpg
Then picked this up from an ex boss who managed to find me it...
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...31FF65F591.jpg
Brand new GSI tank unit as I will be running a Gsi fuel pump set up for the injection system.
Also not pictured is I have new set of engine mounts ready!!
And I also have had this delivered with more goodies and sent to a friends work where he can sort out what's what and get things divided up as to which parts are his and which are mine!!
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...31C2FE219A.jpg
sorry to ask such a question, but is there any extra metal added under the front wing/arch area?
cos i don't think i see any in this pic
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...3D645934A4.jpg
There isn't anything forward of the bulk head, the car has extra box section on the sill areas then a large section across the front of the back seat.
if your thinking of getting rid of the coin tray i'm willing to do a deal on the carpets
Good collection of parts mate, ready to be put on when your building up the shell again
Amazing collection of parts there, some Iv only seen in pics upto know.
Great collection of parts there! Love seeing other people buying new GM parts :thumb: