last refurbished mid 90's buy a chap who lived in Essex and sold onto my Mother, car has not been used for some years now, probably last used regularly 2000-2002?? and been a front driveway ornament since. The local pikeys have been looking at it for some time now and feel that if left on the drive for much longer id come home to it not there so it resides on a hardstand in the garden. When the car was last restored it was done fairly well but now its in need of some patching up.
The boot floor was shot, the outer side panels have seen better days, door bottoms are holey, the front outriggers were shot, boot lid has some corrosion to the bottom. Pretty usual stuff i suspect. last year I tackled the front and now all is fine this incorporated fitting marina front brakes with a complete trunnion/suspension refurb from new parts. I started on the back about a month ago. I really need to get this a rolling chassis by next week as its a big milestone and it means I don’t have to get welding burns in my arms anymore. When its rolling i will have to sort out brake lines from a marina pedal box which means welding in the box to the front. Then start playing about with fitting the engine which will be fun and games but i dare to say more pleasurable to do than grinding and welding. I have tried my best to get as many stage shots as possible but get carried away so bit are missing between steps
driver side shot
passenger side shot
driver side prior to being cut out
the cutting out of rust metal to sides and boot floor and remaking sections of boot floor
the welding on of lower boot floor
rear section without sides welded on
sides welded on
in progress driver side arch repairs
driver side cut out lower section
welded but not painted passenger rear arch
primed but not under sealed welded inner arch repair
driver side finished inner arch repair
shot of arch repair to driver side showing shot of cut away side section
much more to follow..
"fast road" so a 1275?
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