ha ha, don't i know it. got to do some work on my t4 this week for the mot, hopefully get some time on it thursday or friday!
Yeah good luck with that Iam on day off tommorow gonna brave the cold to get some more work done! We must all be mad
got a log burner in my shed and its right in the area that i'm working on at the mo so its not too bad, i work outside anyway so dont mind the cold!
so got a morning in today and got on with repairing the chassis bit hard to see, but this is the inner part of the chassis box looking through the wheel arch, new metal welded in trimmed it up then cleaned ot up ready for some zinc rich primer next i tackled the bottom and outside, cut up the steel and tacked it in place then welded the crap out of it, just love welding thick steel, no danger of blowing holes in this bad boy dressed it up and put some zinc rich primer on it for now all thats left is for me to weld up the inside from in the engine bay, only cosmetic welds though as its been solidly welded up from inside the chassis section also started on removing the wiring loom, got as far as the engine bay and had to stop. taking out the petrol tank next to free up the wire for the fuel sender so i can completely remove the loom and check out the tank and area it sits on for rust, i'm sure there'll be some! just need some long sockets to reach the nuts on the tank retaining straps, can't believe i haven't got any! bought some of this to see if it works Plusgas Dismantling De-Seizing Lubricant 500ml Plus Gas Formula A dismantling lubricant for de-seizing all corroded metal parts, penetrates deep down to break the grip of rust, scale, carbon, paint or gum. Silicone free. Size.500ml. Wera High Tech Screw Release Aerosol 400ml Releases rusted and seized-up screw connections. - Extremely fast rust removal. - Excellent penetrability allows the product to penetrate quickly below rust and dirt even in the narrowest and deepest gaps. - Highly effective water displacement, protection against moisture and corrosion. - Prevents the reappearance of rust. - Lubricant additives for excellent wear protection also removed the gearbox mount jobby so i can clean it up, going to go all paradox on it lol still loads of rust in the engine bay area, a lot of it is heavy surface rust, but there are places that need new metal. hopefully get on with repairing the arch tub this weekend thats all for now!
Now your working like a man trying to avoid a screaming kid lol Go dog go yours will be finished before mine at this rate
Oh and plus gas is the dogs danglies if that dont help unsieze it then hit it with some heat The best way to use plus gas is to douse the offending fastener the night before then again the next day Tighten the bolt a little first to crack the corrosion and if the head chews a little it doesent matter as its the opposing faces needed to undo it Then rock forwards and backwards a bit at a time whilst applying more plusgas What your trying to do is build up a grinding paste in the threads made from rust and plusgas Keep doing the forwards and backwards motion then move a little further ound and repeat If it be comes tight at any time then go half a turn back and start again
so got a bit more done today, only had the morning so didn't do a huge amount! first things first i got the burner going, is bloomin cold outside! got a patch welded in to the arch tub,cleaned it up and kurusted it all. didn't bother dressing the welds too much as this is going to be hidden. cut away some more of the tub ready to recieve the new metal and to make it a bit easier to get into the arch to work then zinc rich primered it for now cleaned away the old underseal and seam sealed it inside the tub then i tackled the wiring harness. would have been easier with two people i think, but i battled on and got it all out. got lots of cuts and wear in the sleeve so i'd imagine there are some damaged wires in there. put it all in a box in the bottom of my cupboard so i can forget about it for a couple of years when i get all the body work done lol not going to get a lot more done this week cos i've got the t4 mot and i'm off to winter camp and newquay, so hopefully more updates in a week or two
not looking forward to stripping all that horrible tar underseal off, thats a job for later on i think, oh for the space to use a rollover jig!
Your best bet is to do it whilst it cold dog dude as it comes off in chunks then instead of smearing around a lot
just ordered a rear outrigger/jacking point(autocraft) and front of rear arch mudflap jobbie from coolair, this should complete all of the parts i need to finish the right hand side! what i already fitted: rear lower corner chassis repairs front arch b post repair still to fit: rear arch more tub repairs chassis repairs front and back mudflaps inner outer and middle sills rear and middle outriggers seat belt repair panel to repair or make better of previous repairs b post front arch a post footwell still plenty to do on this side then, then onto the top hats and load floor!!!
