Well, thats as far as i have got on the bodywork side of things so i turned my attention to other bits and pieces.
Big Thanks to Ste Morley from my Local group for getting my gearbox stripped for me. He lives next to a guy who worked for Ford when the factory was at Speke, Liverpool and he worked on th gearbox side of things and knows them inside out, + he has all the home made gadgets to strip them especially the one to get the LSD out as its pressed in with 3 ton.
I didnt get any pics as i wasnt there when he stripped it but this is what it looked like when i collected it
He said everything was in perfect condition and has been very well looked after. Will only require a couple of new bearings and seals
All the casings are now at the blasters getting glas beaded so will get some pics up when i collect it.
I then moved onto all my nuts/bolts/screws/washers/ brackets etc that i needed electroplated.
I sent them away to be done and when i recieved them i got the shock of my life
they had all been done silver instead of gold. Was gutted but thanks to Rs Stevo he put me in touch with a company called Willow Chrome based in St Helens. I took everything down yesterday and everything will be ready to pick up fri morning so again i will get some pics up of the finished products, all 507 of them LOL
Just to give you an idea of what i had to go through when labelling all parts up, here are some pics,
Everything was photographed, measured and logged so i know exactly where everything is for, sad i know but suppose its part and parcel of succesfull restoration.
Next i turned my attention to all the powder coating items
This is what they looked like before
And after degreasing, blasting, undercoating and powder finieshed this is the finished products. Pics dont do them justice but they look good enough to eat
Colour is Silver Pearl Metallic
Ford stamp as clear as ever
BIG THANKS TO STEVE AT NORTHWEST ENAMELLERS IN BUCKLEY FOR DOING
ALL MY POWDER COATING. THE QUILITY IS AMAZING AND THE SERVICE IS TOP NOTCH.
Link to site below or phone steve on 01244 544739 and tell him Chris from the Cheshire Rs Owners club sent you
http://www.northwestenamellers.co.uk/
Hope you all like everything whats going on with the resto so far????
As this is the first time i have done anything like this before im doing everything a bit blind but im giving everything i do total thought first, but if you see anything in the pics above and think, why did he do it like that or why didnt he do it like this then please speak up as all you experianced bodyworkers/panel beaters/restorers do this for a living and i need as much info as possible.
Also below is my new toy
Also a big thanks to Steve(Weldequip) from the Mig Welding Forums for sorting me out with the welder. Cheaper than anywhere and pished on Machine Mart. If your into welding and stuff then have a browse on the forums. Some good info on mig/tig welding etc
http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/index.php
CheeRS
Chris