Colin_P

Love it.

gtir1281

bit done today battery all in which im happy about as i hate doing them















and also got this of my brother for xmas as hes only just got back from his holiday









john

gtir1281

bitt more done to day

if any one can help to locate some repair panels neen the inner arch just the bit where the fillpipe goes and the bit behind the rear wheel arch

gtir1281

bit more done today not done much over the last few weeks as ive been ill

orded this which turnd up last week only need abit at the bottom and the bit round the filler cap


got theses for 99p each



also found this stamed in the floor

fezzajsy

iTrader: (9)

getting there,keep it up

gtir1281

bit off a late start to day as i fell back to sleep after geting up for the f1

slow progress as well as all the bits are hard to get to so ive decide to get them all preped ready for welding all in one go











nightmare to get the under-seal off





filer time on a few dints that i cant get to the back off to knock out




and some to make it nice and flat where ive repaired

gtir1281

gtir1281

bit more done today back lower quarter on passenger side done just needs sanding down forgot to take pics




then moved on to sill half way down

cut out



made a new piece



check fit



welded


quick grind down





bit off filler



next front sill



cut out ready to start on thursday



thats it

gtir1281

some more done worst bit for me is filling and sanding so you cant see where ive repaird

really hate doing the filling and sanding bit

did the under side off the battery tray but forgot to take pics off that bit

gtir1281

bit more done

Mark V8

iTrader: (2)

Scraping all that crap off the underside is a soul destroying job

gtir1281

right done some more today all the welding is done on the passenger side so now im taking the passenger side all down to bare metal which is a time consuming job then i will prime the passenger side before rolling it over to start the drivers side need to get some more poly wheels and wire wheels as i seem to be using my stock up

gtir1281

got a bit done today but not much as i needed to turn the car over and my mate couldn't get round till 7 30 so spent most off my time tidying my garage up

bit more weliding done



more time removing under seal













only 3 more bits of welding to do







john

gtir1281

quit a bit done today

front floor












inner wheel arch around the fuel filler was rotten so got a repair panel and cut it down a bit as the rest off the arch is solid




















need to make a panel to go here tomorrow then i can weld it all and hopefully that will be the end off the welding

Lee Grout

Plenty of work to keep you busy!!! Good job though, keep it up.

gtir1281

last bit of welding done today i hope going to go and see my local blasting firm as they do soda blasting hire and see how much the want for a days hire so i can get in to all the hard to reach places

should off done it at the start but i didnt plan on going this far

jon_ross

iTrader: (1)

top job mate. she'll be a very nice s1 when finished, just abit jel lol

gtir1281

not done much recently as ive had a lot on had 2 lads holidays and lots off weekends jetsking as the weather has been so nice

any way ive done a bit more today hoping to get some rust prof paint on next week








going to leave this on for the time beaing as id like to get the finsh like this if i can so ill use this as a reference to work to

gtir1281

good day today well happy apart from running out off paint but not to worried as i got a good few coats on


















should get it masked up and the seam sealer on tomrrow

gtir1281

got most off the seam sealer on

gtir1281

got some 3m sealer on today to see what its like

gtir1281

started on the engine bay

fezzajsy

iTrader: (9)

Looking good

gtir1281

not touched the car for a few months as i kind of got fed up of it

was working on the saxo track weekend toy more which is now all sorted i hope

any way did the last bit of removing the under seal on the bottom off the car





not a bad bit off welding in

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bit off filler just to tidy it up


hope to get some primer on tomrrow

gtir1281

under seal on


under seal on






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cameron2

Good job pal.
What 3m sealer was that? Was it the bag or tube?

gtir1281

the bag

dazrsturbo

iTrader: (3)

very nice resto so far! looking forward to seeing this progress

gtir1281

gtir1281

found a few more spots of rust on front wing and inner wing








bit more done last arch to be prepped










hopfully get some seam sealer and stone chip on the flip it the wright way up and get it off the spit

gtir1281

just got the last bit of 3m spray on sealer on

gtir1281

some white paint on the last inner arch

gtir1281

back the right way up

COLEYST200

iTrader: (3)

Looking very good mate

gtir1281

been a bit slow on this as ive been helping a mate with his nobel m12

any way done a bit to the engine bay between prepping and spaying bits for the nobel







slow work but every bit helps

fezzajsy

iTrader: (9)

gtir1281

not done much lately but now the weather is picking up im back on it

so i strip all my Suspension down and sent it off to be blasted

then i had to find some where i could paint it when it came back as i didnt wont to do it in my garage with the s1 being in there
so i got a cheap shed off good old ebay



then all my parts turn up nice and clean





































then i got some paint on them

studabear

Great thread, looks like it should be a decent car.

gtir1281

right need to pull my finger out as we have sold the old house so the garage will be turned in to down stairs living accommodation we had the architect round hand hes doing the plans for a new garage for me so i need to get the car back on to its wheels soon

so i have bit done tonight top off the wings

gtir1281

new drop links and dust covers from ford
new dust covers on



new bits to weld in on top off wings