Doogle's Resto

So the Resto has taken a hit this week due to crappy weather, but back out tonight with the wire wheel prepping and painting any surface I could woth Bonda... The the rain came falling down...

 

Today's progress,
The welding to the underside that can be done... I'd DONE! Now painting and stonechipping, waxoylin!! Then back upright for more work..

 

@RM92 Excellent job, I thought I'd done well sorting my windscreen washers today Must admit it does make me rather nervous to poke about the wax oil under my van. Who knows what terrors lurk beneath. Keep up the good work.

 

Thanks @mistermil, thats a job on the list when shes back up right! leaks like a siv through em! personally id recomened it to anyone, i rolled it over to do about 2ft section of chasis repair and one jacking pint replacement.

Ended up replacing all jacking points and outriggers, inner sills and strengtheners, all the chasis from the rear torsion tube back, the inner and outer rear valance, both D posts cut out and repaired..

and i have the front deformation panel, front arches, front cab floor, rear corners, battery trays, engine side panels and rear arches/tubs to still do when shes upright...

Guess she'll be solid when im done!

 

You have learnt a lot during this process...

It won't be falling apart now with all that welding..

 

Slowly working my way along the chasis... and that bit you can see around the beam mount.. thats getting done properly when the beam comes off!

 

Bit more done, this bloody rain is stunting progress! Would have expected her back on wheels by now!

 

Short mornings work!

 

Brake lines to finish, loom to tidy, and area that can be Schultz and under sealed left to do, fingers crossed up right her Saturday! Then the rear body work to follow!

 

lets hope the weather plays nicely ,
might try and pop over on sat ..

 

That'll

that'll be good, aslong as I get all the listed buts done she'll be upright sat. Of course weather dependant!

 

looking good, dont forget to put the shift rod in with new bushes before you put it the right way up. will be much easier while it is on its side

 

Thanks do the bushes just act as spacers within the tube?

 

Great progress, despite the weather!
Gimme a shout if you need a hand getting her back on her feet... I'm around all weekend!

 

Spacers to hold it central and also act as a kind bearing

 

Will do thanks!

 

So another job tucked away. Cut away the horrid brittle loom insulation and to my Suprise I can't believe how such a brilliant condition the wiring is in after 38 years, obviously no reason why it should be bad but still.... Great condition! Re insulated with black flexible conduit.

 

I completely agree with the roll over. It makes it so much easier to work on the underside. You list looks almost exactly the same as what we found! Now we only have the he front deformation panel, front panel, front arches, front cab floor, rear corners, battery trays, engine side panels and rear arches/tubs to still do when shes upright...

 

Undersealed, and upright!!!!
End of the first Resto chapter!