MK1 project No. 2

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cheers for the nice comments

Yeah Im glad I changed the colour. Matches so much better now. I think I'll chop a bit off the roof rack tomorrow. I was going to refurb and paint it but it kinda matches the ratty look of the car

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Got some better pics today with the rack chopped down.

[JoshFair]

your car is such a babe...

[GoLfMan]

nice one fella chopped rack looks dope

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thanks

I think its needing a new fuel pump now though And it definitely need a carb mount as its drawing in air. never mind!

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Rebuild time! Thoughtn id share pics of the work I have done recently to the 4 door.

In the garage and partially stripped. I need it for the winter again and it needs lots of welding to pass its MOT. Most of it was just cosmetic though. Then I'll spray it and stick some new wheels on Some of this is copied from another forum so it might not make sense... But anyway...



I got the o/s/f inner wing top finished. Took some pics along the way.

It all crumbled at the top so a lot had to be cut out.





Cut out the rot




New piece shaped and welded in







Welded this piece in which connects the scuttle to the inner wing


Then went over it with the flap wheel.


Just need to make holes and weld in captives for the wing bolts

O/s inner wing is now finished

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Cleaned up


Rot cut out


New piece welded into the crossmember as it had rusted away completely


L-piece between front panel and inner wing welded in


Cut and welded thin strips to mark out the curve


Corner piece shaped and welded in. I tried to get it as near to the original shape as possible.



Wing mounting tab piece shaped and welded and front panel repaired


Just needs skim of filler now.







Gaps looking good.


Then got the car on skates. Its so much easier to move it about.

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Finished work on the n/s inner wing and the front panel is now finished. Turns out it was just as bad at the front as the other side. Few pics..
















I decided to tackle the front of the o/s sill

As you can see it was all holed and thin.


So I cut it all out. And there was a bit of surface rust on the inner sill so i rubbed it down and treated it.


I wanted to keep the original shape so after making it up in 3 pieces I tacked it all on

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Welded up and ground down with the flap wheel




Primed for now to stop it rusting


The other side is worse. I think I'll need to replace part of the floor....

Also a pic of the finished front panel primed for now.


And before and after pics of the engine bay. Alloy wheel cleaner works a treat in there

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Update

Got more done today. Tackled the o/s rear inner and outer arches. First time I have replaced arches so I didnt know how it was going to go

Rot behind the rear wheel


Cut out


New pieces welded in




Rot infront of rear wheel


Cut out. I havent fixed this yet as I had to get the arches on first


Arch cut out 8O




New inner offered up.


Cut and tacked on.


Seam welded and ground down