vroooom ptssssh

Wee update, not done much this week...

tonight me an dave removed the old floorpan to fit the new one, well got it ready to fit tomorow, last time i'll see it like this as davids fitting it before I pop down to the shed tomorow

Chassis leg was mint!

Heres Fred...eh I mean david..



Ready to fit new one...


Should be getting allot more done within the next couple of weeks as getting tore into it

fezzajsy

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coming along nice man..

Spammage

That nice!!!

vroooom ptssssh

Cheers lads, got it fitted tonight but david's got the pic on his phone as mine died!

rapidcossie

we will be doing dairy runs in the S1 in no time Dave!

vroooom ptssssh

Yea man, hopefully it will drive better/rattle less than the last time you were in it (believe it or not half the rattles dissapeared when I sorted the gearbox mounts! )



p.s. jus aswell your no fat Euan or you might of fell through that floor

rapidcossie

I did feel a wee bit shady the last time

bit drafty on the ankles

vroooom ptssssh

I had the blower on your feet

david

Picture of tonights efforts, or lack of them as we went for a pint, then a chinese then ended up talking to a guy about his e-type for an hour. Don't know if we even worked a full hour on the car

Rab

Looking good Dave's!

vroooom ptssssh

Davina finnishing the floorpan, its now completely in

Drivers side sill off :



All thats left to weld is:
Drip rail drivers side
Floor repair drivers side front and rear (small)
Drives side Sill
Drivers side rear inner wheel arch
rear inner valance both sides
couple of small patches
A pillar repairs
scuttle panel
2 front wings

Still hundreds to do...oh noo

got 3 weeks ish to do it all as I want it painted while im on my holidoo's so its nice and white for me coming back!

fezzajsy

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awesome stuff m8

carmadhainesy

Your doing one mint job there buddy...Keep up the hard work well done

david

Should be finished, unless I go and spend all day thurs / fri with a certain red thing

vroooom ptssssh

cheers lads, cant take any credit jus yet david's doin most of the work

David, i'll see what I can do (after it's done )

Spammage

Looking good keep at it!!!!

danxr3i

brings back a lot of memories of when me and my mate restored my s1 replica. its sooo worth the hassle and bloodshed matey keep in there and you'll really enjoy the results!
mine is now minter than factory and being a xr3i - s1 replica, A hell of lot better looking than factory. mine just needs the engine to finish it as its only running xr3i cvh.

Ade

Looking good.... new Chassis rails on too!?

vroooom ptssssh

danxr3i, cheers mate....words of encourgement are always good at these stages !! Yours sounds good, you got a resto thread up?

Ade, No the chassis rails are pretty mint so no need to replace, which is a bonus !

david

Got a good bit done today with new drip rail sections and work on the fusebox / inner wing area. Scuttle and a couple of small bits to do and the front end is finished

Dave has the pictures of the car but here is one of him with some improvised ear plugs

vroooom ptssssh

Cheers for that Dave.....no a bad pic tho


Well sunday we moved the car round to start on the rear driver side inner arch and make more room to get in about the sill, this is how the car looked then:



Today Davids been busy plating up the inner drivers side sill at the rear and making some repair plates, also welded in the battery tray and 2 front drip rail repair sections fully, just need to be ground back now!!



Rear inner arch been cut away and can see some repair sections on inner sill I think??
Nasty drum brake to be replaced with cossie setup!





Ground back bits on the rear panel and couple of small repairs need done, also found the drivers side rear valance could do with a repair section so that needs doing..if I find any more rust I swear i'll blow a fuse

Some art David got done..



"Beyond Hope Of Repair, FUCT"

Sneaky pic of ZVH bottom end, some might spot the turbo was at the wrong side! will be put back to where its meant to be tho will rebuild and fit new pistons but thats a LONG way off!




BIG thanks to david for all the time he's put in so far, much appreciated mate!

rapidcossie

hopefully not THAT long off mate!

MrCapriScort

Great progress mate, your mate likes his welding

Spammage

Looking good chap. Getting there!!!

TurboBlower

Did you manage to get any of these mate, im in desperate need of repairing mine and dont know where to get them from ??

Regards

Adi

Twins

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vroooom ptssssh

Euan, I really hope I can have it painted for me coming back my hols in 4 weeks from now!

TurboBlower, I did mate, got 2, got them from a local bodywork supplier but they are hadrien parts and this seems to be hadriens website!
Also try beaver auto panels online, they have the same catalogue as hadrien (same panels) but list prices..their not expensive panels!
www.carpanels.co.uk

Cheers for the comments everyone, think David will be off welding for a bit after doing mine

fezzajsy

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nearly there

vroooom ptssssh

Looooong way to go still yet mate

Ah well cant rush these things I suppose....only got time to work on it some nights a week for a few hours so it's taking a bit longer!

fezzajsy

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will be well worth it in the end m8

TurboBlower

Dont suppose you know a part no. do you mate for them a pillar repair panels, ive searched high & low and cant source anything, I live close to Beavers and get all my other panels from them but they tell me Hadrian dont list anything for a' panel and i cant see owt on the Hadrian website.

Any help appreciated,

Regards,

Adi

vroooom ptssssh

Ah shit sorry I forgot they were listed as 'door jamb/B post'

30-27-272
DOOR JAMB (B POST) RHŁ16.60Ł15.60
30-27-273
DOOR JAMB (B POST) LHŁ16.60Ł15.60

http://bap.dominohosting.biz/bap/bap...cument&Ret=ALL

http://bap.dominohosting.biz/bap/bap...cument&Ret=ALL

The pic isnt a 100% match of how the panel looks but thats the ones, front door bolts onto that part, wing goes over it...

TurboBlower

Cheers for that mate, can hopefully get to the same stage your at now with the welding...

Mines only been off the road for near on 3 years o'well one day i'll get there lol

Thanks Again - Adi

vroooom ptssssh

Well not much to report as i've been on holiday for near 3 weeks and David wasnt able to do work while I was away so its more or less how it looks in the last pic.

Went up tonight with David and he finnished welding the sill on I started to seam sealer the front inner wings where they been welded and just as a wee experiment to see how it would turn out I painted half the driver side inner wing with stone chip! doing it with a brush so it'll need a few coats to build it up but its starting to look a bit better up front! never got any pics so will get some tomorow night once i've done a bit more

vroooom ptssssh

Well heres a pic or 2, applied some colour at last (in the form of stone chip, 2 coats so far) will prob need about 4 or 5 coats, then will spray it with white paint!

David done a plate inside the car under where the rear bench would be, it's getting their...now that side has stone chip on it feels like its getting somewhere anyway altho looks otherwise!





And a pic I quite like of how it used to look...

Rab

Looking good mate. Gimme a bell when you're next there, I've lost your number due to a phone failure... So can't call you. But on leave now until late August/early September so will pop down in my sensible family saloon.

Spammage

Getting there matey looking GooooooD

nicorsts1

Looking good mate, hoping to get mine ready for the welding work soon. This threads inspiring me to crack on, top job.

vroooom ptssssh

Rab, you have PM

Spammage, cheers mate

Nicorsts1, Just remember what your letting yourself in for, its not an easy/quick job good luck

david

Pics up Biatch

My back is agony btw, driving home was a nightmare with the seats in that thing being leather