Ok no more excuses, bought a car port to keep the weather off, just in time for the heat wave !! Bit of ground work to level up, Built the frame Had to leave it at that for tonight, can't risk putting the cover on cos it's windy and I haven't got the right bolts to anchor it down into the concrete till tomorrow .
Are you going to weld the petrol tank ? I did mine and did not wash it out properly and it shot to the other end of the garage... Mine is just a standard tank without the tray inside... Good work watch out for the heat wave...
I've welded a tank years ago and it was a nervous experience, I washed it out and had an air line blowing through it but it still kept building up and wooshing flame out! Apparently it's the residue that builds up over time like a laminate on the inside that no amount of washing will shift and this melts under the heat and gives off fumes, Father in law has a tank on the Alvis that was repaired with petro patch 22 years ago and it's still ok, so I'm following that route, easier to keep an eye on the tank in a pickup as well.
It was all going so well, got the carport up just being impressed with the quality for the money then fitted the door ends 200mm too short, bugger!
you will need to get a skirt on it dunc , i built a carport and have canvas side n front , but found it was a nightmare in strong winds when it got underneath . now have it right to floor with timber stiffeners in .
I thought I'd cut some scaffold planks with my super sharp bow saw and screw them to the bottom to add some weight!
Screen out, happy Dash top off and a bit of cleaning Side gate and cupboard door off with 50% success rate on the screw removal Full day on it tomorrow
Trouble is @paradox you can't get at the captive nuts to spray anything on or heat them up and which clown decided cross head screws were a good idea? No thought for the restorer 35 years down the line! It's these jobs that really swallow the time.
My M8 welds petrol tanks all the time. He runs exhaust fumes into it while welding hes done it for years and is still here.
Done the corners of the engine surround Took the rear valence off Welded up a few rusty pinholes One side looking quite good The other not
Think I got off lucky drop sides weren't even tight (probably because they weren't used during its early life) and only had to drill one out on on the rear
There's loads of surface rust generally but not that much full on rot, I've got one hell of a lot of wire brushing and painting to do
