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Post by dai9fxey on Jul 2, 2008 16:56:24 GMT 1
Time to burn the midnight oil LJ.  It doesn't look any worse than what my woody was before i started it. That estate rear floor conversion is a real rarity though.  I didn't expect to see rear companion bins in there. Is the subframe mounting panel the same as a saloon. It should be the same height. The Van and Pick up mounting panel is taller to accommodate the false floor. |
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Post by Keats on Jul 2, 2008 17:12:07 GMT 1
Looking forward to seeing this progress , you must keep us posted  Good luck ;D |
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Post by dai9fxey on Jul 2, 2008 18:24:53 GMT 1
That sounds about right.
They changed the forward most ones about 76, facelift era.
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Post by coedy on Jul 3, 2008 23:36:59 GMT 1
but £400 spent here on good panels means many years of pratting about in it Good to see it on the mend! i must admit though, that rust pic shuld come with an 18 age certificate on it.... |
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Post by dai9fxey on Jul 4, 2008 7:05:18 GMT 1
That ain't too bad so far LJ.. I save all the non rusty panels and steel i cut out of any resto, clean it back to bare metal and use it for the smaller repairs. That old door with a rusty bottom can supply a large amount of useful steel. |
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Post by dai9fxey on Jul 7, 2008 23:03:19 GMT 1
Glad to hear it's staying original LJ. Once it's all done and put back on the road you'll have a very unique Van there. |
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Post by dai9fxey on Jul 8, 2008 21:33:31 GMT 1
Wahayyy. let the fun commence.  I had a complete inner wing for my S project and what M Machine had done was modify a later Rover inner wing. They cut the Rib bashed it flat then welded it back up, flush welded all the unwanted holes with steel plates etc, until it looked like a MK2 inner wing. Paid an arm and a leg for that darned thing. |
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Post by dai9fxey on Jul 8, 2008 21:50:02 GMT 1
Ouch. A BOC account.  That'll render your wallet a visit to intensive care. Still cheaper than those little throwaway bottles. I use Argoshield light. Was told years ago that it was the best to use for bodywork. |
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Post by dai9fxey on Jul 11, 2008 22:37:13 GMT 1
Nice work LJ. That's one of my next jobs to do on the Woody. I bought the repair panels for the lower heelboard repair ready made from M- Machine. Normally it's only the outermost 5 inches or so that rots. Jobs gotta be done though because it's an MOT testers favourite fail point.  |
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Post by coedy on Aug 2, 2008 23:24:34 GMT 1
flood with waxoyl is what the bloke did to mine with the all round spray lance?
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Post by dai9fxey on Aug 2, 2008 23:29:36 GMT 1
Re the box sections I'm trying to get as much rustproof paint as possible on the non mating surfaces, then weld thru primer on all the mating areas.
When it's all stuck together i'll waxoyl or dinitrol the cavities after the woody is sprayed.
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Post by dai9fxey on Aug 3, 2008 0:01:22 GMT 1
forgot to post a pic of the best panel i managed to buy  its a ( original ) complete side panel still in its protective wax from Austin Rover ;D the seller threw in the rear lights and fitted them for me  cost me a small fortune but its worth every peny as they havent been produced for a few years now and are like rocking horse poo to find Ooops. I just dribbled over my keyboard.  Lovely bit of kit LJ. |
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Post by TAFF on Aug 6, 2008 20:38:20 GMT 1
some good progress being made..
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Post by dai9fxey on Aug 6, 2008 23:01:45 GMT 1
One is not hanging around, is one.?? Any advice required, you know where i am. (don't think you need it though.) Good work by the way. |
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Post by dai9fxey on Aug 7, 2008 23:07:14 GMT 1
That's interesting. A stiffener for the inner sill. I noticed in one of your earlier pics that there was what looked like an extra lump of steel attached to the inner sill. There wasn't one on the Woody at all.
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Post by dai9fxey on Aug 11, 2008 20:58:27 GMT 1
That sort of work is very slow and time consuming.  But at least you'll know the jobs a good un. It's well worth the effort LJ. Keep up the good work. |
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Post by dai9fxey on Aug 11, 2008 22:13:40 GMT 1
That sort of work is very slow and time consuming. yeah gotta agree it took me an hour to that today mind you 15 min of that was spent in the house looking for a plaster ( and using language i can repeat on here ;D ) as i badly cut my finger whilse de-buring some steel YEEEOOOWWW. Hold it under a cold running tap. That''ll stop the bugger spurting blood everywhere. |
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Post by dai9fxey on Aug 11, 2008 22:32:17 GMT 1
Make sure your pa leaves the garage key at home if you're taking a sicky. |
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Post by dai9fxey on Aug 17, 2008 21:40:11 GMT 1
Have Gas. Will weld. There's no stopping you now. Except for time. How are you getting on with the POR 15.?? |
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Post by dai9fxey on Aug 18, 2008 22:19:29 GMT 1
Looking good LJ. Bit weird the regulator freezing up. Never heard of that happening before. |
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