[Body_Work] Rust Rust And More Rust!

[Telf 222 2 Cars]

In other news the weird clunking I have had in the vicinity of the passenger footwell seems to have stopped. I suspect a loose bolt/nut/tool from the build. It's either wedged somewhere or has exited the vehicle!

[jackherer 543]

I definitely didn't hear any clunking earlier today and you put it through its paces so it would have clunked then for sure if there was anything wrong, especially on that washboard road near mine, it felt very tight on that.

[Telf 222 2 Cars]

Engine bay stickers fitted and a new set of battery leads

[Tom Fenton 1,525]

That washer bottle needs a scrub!!!

 

But looking good

[Leslie green 81]

Shock horror  man rebuilds an old car and then finds it still drives like an old car !!!!!!!!!!

 

Looking great Paul great to see it finished after a long hard resto 

[Telf 222 2 Cars]

On 5/18/2019 at 7:58 PM, Leslie green said:

Shock horror  man rebuilds an old car and then finds it still drives like an old car !!!!!!!!!!

It drives like an new old car, everything is tight, no odd noises or sloppy worn mechanical feeling! It's horribly noisy but I got used to that fairly quickly. 

 

I'm still fettling the last few bits. Yesterday I fixed the fuel guage plug so I now have a contents indication. Also got the rear wipe working and figured out why my driving lights didn't work( relay in the wrong space). It's amazing how many little jobs are still there even though it's been running now for about a month.

 

These include:

 

Fix the bonnet stay- I snapped the bolt fitting it.

 

Fit the rear interior plastics- I just can't face taking the 1/4 seals out again right now!

 

Source a trim strip for the rear of the headliner

 

Find a new digital clock

 

Buy new wheel bolts . Mine are stretched and have seen better days

 

Source new caps for the wiper arms.

 

For the rear washer bottle

 

Fit new bulbs in the instrument console

 

Fit the door pulls if I ever find the right plastic inserts for the screws!

 

On going and never finished, it's even getting dirty underneath now so has lost that showroom finish lol

 

 

 

 

 

[SRDT 146]

12 hours ago, Telf said:

Find a new digital clock

Does the old one reset itself randomly?

[Telf 222 2 Cars]

It actually looses time. As they are quartz it boggles me that it does ! I've resoldered everything but it still does it

[surfer69 2 1 Cars]

On 4/2/2019 at 9:30 AM, Telf said:

It's anthracite. I had it colour matched to a new rear boot panel that I bought from the Peugeot museum

Which paint did you use Paul?

[SootySport 23]

Fantastic end to your project pal and no rusty body.  

What you going to do with all this free time?

[jackherer 543]

1 hour ago, SootySport said:

What you going to do with all this free time?

 

20 hours ago, Telf said:

It actually looses time. As they are quartz it boggles me that it does ! I've resoldered everything but it still does it

Maybe that explains it, the clock isn't losing time, Paul's gained it back and not realised yet

[Telf 222 2 Cars]

I actually don't know what paint they used. A plastic paint! The colour they matched it to in the end was actually cosworth grey apparently

[Telf 222 2 Cars]

As for the spare time ... Probably ilfind another that needs help

[Telf 222 2 Cars]

Bollocks!

[barneys66 120 1 Cars]

What the hell - bonnet catch go..?!

[Telf 222 2 Cars]

yep, needs a new bonnet, wing respray and roof repairing+++sigh++

[Leslie green 81]

Damn what a nightmare Paul hope you can  get it sorted soon 

[barneys66 120 1 Cars]

Gaaaahh - sorry to see that. 

 

Hope your bodyshop can sort that quickly and easily (and relatively cheaply!)

[Telf 222 2 Cars]

It's just one of those things I guess

[Telf 222 2 Cars]

Replacement bonnet being prepped . Kindly supplied by Justin Wellbelove.

[Philpooma 30]

Sorry to see this Paul,  a never ending project eh

[Tom Fenton 1,525]

Bummer

 

Goes without saying that you need to establish why the latch and safety catch didn’t work.

i think sometimes folk set the latch too tightly. I’ve always worked on the theory that the bonnet dropped from 6 to 12 inches from closed should latch itself. If it doesn’t, it’s set too tight.

[Telf 222 2 Cars]

seats back from the leather restorer. Not too bad

[Telf 222 2 Cars]

they look better in real life- think the camera makes the cloth look awful. Still im not sure if a new pair might be better!!!

[SootySport 23]

2 hours ago, Telf said:

they look better in real life- think the camera makes the cloth look awful. Still im not sure if a new pair might be better!!!

Just call it Patina