Oh dear, what on earth have I done?

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Fruitcake, Oct 14, 2024.

  1. scrooge95

    scrooge95 Moderator and piggy bank keeper

    Nothing wrong with a tartan thermos! I have a lovely orange one for use in Clem.... I may have to get a blue one for Henry the Traveller.....
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  2. You might also get some use out of that 11mm spanner now :)
     
  3. Fruitcake

    Fruitcake Supporter

    7/16 ths surely
     
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  4. Yes:):thumbsup:
     
  5. Fruitcake

    Fruitcake Supporter

    I've fitted the new clutch slave cylinder and driven it a few hundred yards up to my mate with a ramp , the good news is that it's as solid as a rock underneath. It also has new brakes, brake pipes, hoses and trunions fitted so mechanically sound. The structural points are excellent and the knackered inner front wing is mainly cosmetic.

    Next up is removal of the interior and begin from the back end by welding in new rear arches and tidying up the doors. The inner arches and tubs are remarkably sound and will just require a small amount of work where they meet the outer arches. I'll let you know how I get on.
     
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  6. Will you be starting a resto thread fella?
    It’s always interesting to see something different
     
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  7. Fruitcake

    Fruitcake Supporter

    Yes, why not. I'll document progess as I go along
     
  8. I’ll look forward to following along:thumbsup:
     
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    I had one of these years ago :)
     
  10. Razzyh

    Razzyh Supporter

    Isn’t this it
     
  11. Fruitcake

    Fruitcake Supporter

    It probably is to be fair Ray :colour drain:
     
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  12. I was marina mad, but I'm on medication now..

    Bon courage with the ital, super car[​IMG]

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  13. Fruitcake

    Fruitcake Supporter

    So, I've been doing some jobs on the Ital over the past few weeks starting with the doors. Both rear doors are perfect, the NSF door has a small amount of rust and the OSF door needs some welding. The elephant in the room is that when fully restored these cars are virtually worthless, maybe £2500 max, and the price of panels is the same if not dearer than a Bay. That means some creativity needs to applied, I'm not going to spend £1800 on panels so I'll have to do some fabrication and use some fibreglass :eek: which is what I've done with the NSF door to get me off the mark. 20241108_143239.jpg 20241108_143502.jpg
     
  14. Fruitcake

    Fruitcake Supporter

    Next up was the NSR wheelarch, to do a "proper" job needed £450 of panels so I've patched it and made a new lip. I'm working aound the body in a clockwise direction starting here, just making it solid and painting red oxide over it, once all four corners are done I'll do the filling and fettling prior to paint.

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  15. Fruitcake

    Fruitcake Supporter

    This week I've started the NSF. The front is the worst part of the car with large amounts of metal missing. It took some head scratching and looking at pictures to work out what it's all supposed to look like but I'm confident that I'll be pretty close. Again the proper way of doing things would be to cut of the wings but they're virtually unobtainable so I'm having to leave them on and make the best of them. The photos show the front where part of the valence and the wing have disappeared along with parts of the inner wing.

    Fortune is on my side however as the strucural parts of the inner wing are solid and most of the valence and lower wing is covered up by a huge 1980's bumper, grille and spoiler so I haven't got to be perfect with the shape, literally make it solid.

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  16. Fruitcake

    Fruitcake Supporter

    20241231_120854.jpg 20241231_124250.jpg 20241231_131808.jpg 20241231_132635.jpg 20241231_143502.jpg 20241231_152553.jpg 20241231_152623.jpg 20241231_152726.jpg First up was to bite the bullet and cut out the rotten inner wing areas, I then fabricated the headlamp panel which acts as a datum for the rest as the position of the panel determines the position of the headlamp and grillle. I fiited it to the front and then tacked the first part in behind it and then made the other parts as I went. I've got one more piece to tack into place but I've run out of gas so It'll be next week.

    I'm confident that it'll look ok and it's solid but my worry is the wings as there's not a lot to weld to, it's probably going to be fibreglass and the inevitable paint bubbles in a few years time.
     
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  17. art b

    art b Timewarp Champion

    Good work.. :thumbsup:
    At least you saving it for the future.. :)
     
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