No point really. What's he going to do, give me back some money, lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuart
This time I'll use a bodyshop that doesn't opperate from behind a farm in the middle of nowhere.
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No point really. What's he going to do, give me back some money, lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuart
This time I'll use a bodyshop that doesn't opperate from behind a farm in the middle of nowhere.
Looks like the usual level of rot IMO & the usual standard of workmanship from a bodyshop aswell.
Only this weekend I (we) discovered more tragic workmanship from the monkeys that painted my car......
keep at it Jim.
Nasty bits of rust there.
But like you say, better to do it now, than leave it.
Good progress mate, always liked this car since I seen it in TV
Good to see she will be rebuilt as well :)
Yeh you want to be wary of outfits that work out of the back of farm workshopslolQuote:
Originally Posted by Jim
Jims rust isn't so bad. The key point about it is that it probably isn't any worse than it was several years ago - it looks to me like a lot of it has done its worst and has stabilised. The big thing is that its largely been off the road during wet salty conditions which has stopped it progressing. Although the body shop weren't the best I don't think they made anything worse.
Quick update of the work carried out over the last few weeks:
I was sick and tired of tackling rust all the time, so started to fabricate the replacement pieces and welded in.
First off was the piece behind the drivers headlight which was very rotten, so I cut it out:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2114/...6885b4ce_o.jpg
I used this as a rough template for the new piece:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3100/...8cd77405_o.jpg
Used the angle grinder to cut it, checked it fitted ok and then CP welded it in place for me:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2235/...505425b6_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3187/...5ab7df78_o.jpg
I will neaten it up a bit once all the welding in the engine bay is done. Next up was the rust in the engine bay. Again, I cut and bent new pieces of metal to replace the bad patches and CP welded it up:
Battery tray and behind the turret (before images can be seen earlier on in the post):
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2337/...e3fa9d9b_o.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2099/...2b1495d6_o.jpg
CP also began stitch welding the rest of the bay for me (cheers Charlie) :thumb:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2028/...1cc8dfca_o.jpg
I reckon with a couple more nights spent on it, all the welding will be sorted. Only problem is I'm only getting to spend one night a week on it at the minute, so everything seems to take ages. Hopefully I will have some more free time in a few weeks so I might be able to work on it during weekends.
nice one jim
Sounds like you need to take some holiday Jim..
Good to see your sorting it all.
Cheers guys.
CG: taking holiday is tricky; if i don't work, I don't get paid and therefore can't afford bits for the car, lol.