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Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 11:07 pm
by Kevin
Hi Nigel I dont wish to nag but can you reduce the size of your photo`s as they are murder for those on dial up connections and standard size monitors.
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 12:11 am
by flying
Nigel ........blimey i had a look at your pics....how long was that sitting for?.......very filthy
....good job you are getting it back to former glory
will be good to see it when its done....i also noticed its a 4 door......bit more work involved so make sure u make its all strong when you do the sills etc so the gaps dont close up
stag36587 wrote:Hi all
From any who have done this before, are there any particular tips for replacing the floor - eg. where it joins the transmssion tunnel?
when you do the floor pans,just put the bolts in that holds the gearbox tunnel cover in and that will get the floor pan in the right place and then you can get it to fit properly before you weld it
stag36587 wrote:I'm replacing the sills too - are the floor extension panels available from the suppliers - ie those that join floor to outer sills? I couldn't see them when I looked?
when you say floor extension which bit do you mean? has this panel connects under the floor pan
and this panel
then the sill connects to those panels
but this panel sits next to the floor pan side ,which has the seat belt bolt on it
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 12:14 am
by chrisd87
I went to see that car too, but decided it was too much work - my hand went straight through the passenger's side sill I seem to remember. It was covered in bird poo when I saw it!
Well done Nigel for getting stuck in with it.
thanks for the inspiration
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 8:29 pm
by FlyingScot
Hello flying, my 2 door now has a new MOT I had to do a lot of the same offsode work as you and found your postings invaluable. Thanks.
Nearside next.
Steve.
That was meant to say offside.
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2007 4:44 pm
by FlyingScot
Oops
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2007 4:46 pm
by FlyingScot
OOOPS AGAIN. My previous but one posting shouls have said, "offside".
Steve.
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 7:12 pm
by flying
hope you had fun repairing it
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 8:24 pm
by FlyingScot
More fun than I expected. It really helped having photos of similar gaps being filled in with new metal. I'm now keep to do the nearside, I was just getting the hang of the welding. I'll probably enjoy driving it around for a bit first though.
Steve
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 11:31 pm
by flatbum
Hi.What colour green have you sprayed your mog with? It is the exact green I need for mine.
Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 5:59 am
by Welung666
flatbum, if you mean Flyings car it is Sage Green
Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 2:43 pm
by nslocomotive
Hi Flying and all
I'm back, just bought a new toy a gasless mig much better...
all that remains is to dig my way into the garage and get on with the boot floor I made a mess of two months ago.
Im going to reduce the size of the photos as soon as I manage to get into my account on photobucket.
I will keep you posted.
Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 2:50 pm
by nslocomotive2
Hi guys, I can get into my old account nslocomotive, so this is still me...
I have some sad news, after finaly purchasing my nice new toy and playing with it for a few months, it got too cold for me to work on the car as my garage is on-block. About a month ago some cretin broke into my garage and stole my welder, and most of my tools...
Undeterred I am planning to replace my welder asap as I had managed to get a bit done, and was working my way round her. so and update will come soon, so you guys know what happens with Brenda.
