Archive for posts in 2009

Well OK it’s still not on 4 wheels… but it’s getting there.

 

 

…

… continued

Friday 17th
Tagged: Body

All the welds and joins have been sealed with a brush-on sealer. I started off neat, but ended up just slathering it on. I guess that’s the only way you can be safe, really, and after all – the paint is…

… continued
Wednesday 15th

So, where the car stands… 2 noise complaints from the council down the line, all the grinding of welds is done. The body and panels have been shotblasted again and not by a cowboy with an air compressor and a bucket …

… continued

First was to get the door off the car, and then remove the existing remnants of skin. The easiest way to do that was to just grind away at the folded edges… So, the left, right and bottom edges of the …

… continued

So today the driver side quarter was finished, cut to size and shape, and tacked into position.

 

First was to cut away some more of the old quarter. I cut an inch below the top edge and about two inches …

… continued

Today got the right hand rear quarter tacked in place. With the quarter on it’s starting to feel like a car again!

 

Also started cutting the left hand quarter to shape, and that should be tacked in place tomorrow. I’ve …

… continued

< Previous Posts