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[Body_Work] Rust Rust And More Rust!

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Tom Fenton

Not trying to pick fault but be constructive here

 

That powder coat needs removing from the front hub disc mounting face and wheel spigot. The wheels won't go over it for a start, and the coating on the hub won't let the disc seat properly either.

 

The trailing arm shafts are pressed too far into the trailing arms. There is supposed to be a rebate for the anti roll bar end plate foam seal to sit in. If you build it like that the anti roll bar end plates will sit too far out and rub on the tyre sidewall.

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Telf
1 hour ago, Tom Fenton said:

Not trying to pick fault but be constructive here

Hi Tom, thanks for the info- I'm posting these pictures up here because I'm fully aware that I might do something wrong so any comments are very much appreciated !

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MrAndy

This is looking so good!! Loving to read this thread and see the pictures :)

 

-A-

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welshpug

if that shaft is 2mm inset then yes that is spot on.

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Richie-Van-GTi

what paint did you use on the slam panel Paul?

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Telf

hi Richie, the painter matched it to a RAL number- ill find out from him and post the answer!

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Telf

the RAL number was 7032

which is pebble grey.. although it seemed to match the original colour!

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Telf

And painted .. well on the inside at least.

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Telf

And the wings painted , again on the underside

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Telf

next up the boot and bonnet, once they are done all the panels are going to be attached and aligned then the outer parts painted. Finish date for painting is 12th January.

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Leslie green

Proper through job Paul ,roll on 12th Jan to we see it in all its glory 

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Telf

indeed mate, at that point its bolt on all the new parts... pray I built a decent engine.. hope I've built the new engine loom correctly and try to find someone to remake my seats for me.

 

So maybe complete by April!

 

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Philpooma

Great to see the progress, this is going to be an awesome car.

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Telf

Doors and wings on and aligned ready to add colour..

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Philpooma

The car looks great even in its half painted state Paul, very nice project.

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Telf

Bonnet and boot being prepped, and the engine plate all cleaned up.

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Telf

so depressingly I was chatting to the workshop today. they reckon another 100 hours to finish, at £15/hr ***sigh**

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Anthony
7 minutes ago, Telf said:

so depressingly I was chatting to the workshop today. they reckon another 100 hours to finish, at £15/hr ***sigh**

 

Crikey, amazing to think that there's still 100 hours of bodywork and paint left judging by the pictures - or are they doing some of the mechanical reassembly of the car as well?

 

Whilst I'm sure the final bill is going to be a somewhat scary figure, take some solace in that it's only £15/hour - I'm used to labour rates in the South, and it would unquestionably be far more than that here!

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Telf

yep some reassembly work, although I might have to intervene once the shell is watertight.

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jackherer
25 minutes ago, Anthony said:

Whilst I'm sure the final bill is going to be a somewhat scary figure, take some solace in that it's only £15/hour - I'm used to labour rates in the South, and it would unquestionably be far more than that here!

We're basically on the Essex/Suffolk border, I don't think labour is any cheaper here! Paul isn't paying their normal labour rate as I understand it.

 

TBH you probably don't want to be paying a bodyshop to do mechanical work, you'll do a better job yourself.

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