The ill feeling was probably from the welding fumes Ade, make sure you've plenty of ventilation, and maybe wear a paper partical mask.
Printable View
The ill feeling was probably from the welding fumes Ade, make sure you've plenty of ventilation, and maybe wear a paper partical mask.
usually wear my paint spray mask when welding / grinding - I think the last few days I've had man flu - my heads buzzing, eyes are sore and I keep sneezing snot everywhere!
Wife has no sympathy.
looking good mate, not looked at this thread since you was working on sorting the lights out, page 13.didnt read every post but still took 2+hours to get through it and was worth every minute. looks ****ing awsome mate and cant wait to see it finished, the front bumper i would go with the original design you put on paper. any news on when she will be done and whats the first show you going to as i will have to take the weekend off work to come see it. keep up the awsome work mate.
scott
chers matey - I'm aiming for Billing or Trax - Sept time...that'll be the external stuff anyway...I hope!
ok mate, will book them weekends off work lol, :thumb:
Saturday 09/02/2008
Well - been sufering with a right evil cold all week - evil snot, sore eyes, coughing, sneezing and a brain that felt like I had a head full of cotton wool. Also worked back shift all week so felt 10 times worse!
Anyway - set by alarm for 8am Saturday morning and forced myself into the garage 1st thing!
Started by finishing off welding the additional panel I'd made to the top of the slam panel. Went round all the edges and then ground back the excess. Now both panels are joined they give the top front section a pretty smooth finish. It still needs some work - more tidying up than anything else but it looks much better than the other rivitted bits and it adds more strength to the whole front section...(at this point I curse myself for not learning to weld when I did the rivetted sections!)
(before it was fully cleaned up -front looks a tad uneven)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...ingfil0010.jpg
I then started cleaning up the wing extensions. I needed to sand back the 1st layer of filler I'd applied earlier in the week to get the basic shape then build it up further so it was flush with the original wing, following the new curve at the front. Here's a wip...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...ingfil0002.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...ingfil0009.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...ingfil0007.jpg
As you can see from the last pic the top curve doesnt match the bonnet curve and between the lights and the bottom of the curve theres a small gap. It's only about 4mm so nothing a bit of filler wont sort out easily enough.
Next stage was to refit the lights and then skim the edges of the lights to where they wings butt up to them. I also skimmed the top curve to match the underside of the bonnet. Just before the filler totally cures I trimmed about a 5mm gap round the edges (except for the top) - this sounds like a lot but allows for light unit adjustments. The actual additional material once the gap had been removed was minimal which I'm pleased about as it means 95% of the extension is metal! Once set I then removed the wings and tidied up the inside edges, smoothing the excess filler back and blending it into the wing from the inside. this will be totally sealed with underseal once finally painted for added protection.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...ingfil0018.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...ingfil0022.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...ingfil0020.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...ingfil0019.jpg
Called it a night at this stage...
keep poping back to watch this thread mate! looks like its comeing along nicely! doing a top job getting those lisgts to fit factory!
looking awesome as usual... where do you get your patience from?
Sunday 10/02/2008
Didnt have too long in the garage today as the wife wanted me to photograph her jumping her horse! Spent most of the morning cleaning up the wing extensions I'd skimmed the night before.
After much sanding I gave them a quick coat of primer to get a look at how they were coming along.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...ingfil0031.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...ingfil0027.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...ingfil0032.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...ingfil0033.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...ingfil0034.jpg
The next task is to tidy up the lines. I need to extend the classic nova arch bit that sticks out on the wings as well as the line that runs the length of the car. The last bit is to make a straight line that the bumper will butt up against at the bottom of the wing...
I then left the wings whilst the primer was curing and started work on the bumper...began by making a template for the underside of the lights - I figured I'd start from the top and work downwards so started by making the section that sits directly under the lights and grill. After I'd made a card template for one side I flipped it over and was chuffed to see that the reversed side was an exact fit! At least I now know my wings and lights are set up properly!
before I had chance to start hacking up chuumky of polyeutherene foam sheet it was 2pm so had to shut up shop! Just getting going as well...
:roll:
lol - ar$ing about in me garage is my patience time. Jobs mental and I find I can really unwind in the garage...Quote:
Originally Posted by chimp007_uk
I am the typical man - I love my space - and the garage fulfills (nearly) all my needs...
lol