Why doesn't that surprise me [emoji24]Quote:
Originally Posted by mygasser
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Why doesn't that surprise me [emoji24]Quote:
Originally Posted by mygasser
Cheers Tim W
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i reckon it'll be an outside job for 2 with decent masks and and one holding the hose pipe dribbling water on it to keep the glass dust down while the other makes the cut. better safe than sorry.Quote:
Originally Posted by v8pop
neil.
oh, i forgot although everyone says you can't cut toughened glass you can if you're careful (or lucky). when i made a shortina i used our 12" petrol disc cutter to trim the cortina to a, length and to b, be topless. while cutting the 'b' post the front window wasn't all the way down ( i was having too much fun to notice) and i cut a slot in the drop glass about an inch long and the thickness of the blade/disc at about 3/16".
Ha ha, only you could do that mate. [emoji1787]
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yes mate, once shortened i bought one new sill and cut it to replace both sides and still had a bit left. the wheelbase was shorter than the track width. it looked proper funny with our two axle car transporter trailer hooked onto the towbar, lol. i got pulled up in it and the copper asked a few questions about who's car was it etc, then how it'd been strengthened after the roof was cut off (no mention of almost 3 feet missing from the middle). i told him the doors were welded shut and he said is that enough? i said ford add a bit of pressed channel less then 2 inches deep under the sills to escort cabriolets so the depth of the door ought to be fine. i didn't even get a producer.
neil.
oh, and i collected ashley's explorer axle from ian (taxirod) today. that'll be used in his zephyr revamp along with the straight tube axle and mopar 440/727 to replace the 350/350 chevy and narrowed granada front end it had/has. that poor old car's had it's ford 1700 4 pot, a 351 cleveland ford v8, a 350 chevy v8 and next a 440 mopar. it's a hard life, lol.
neil.
They say they're never finished mate [emoji1787]Quote:
Originally Posted by mygasser
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well they didn't take long to arrive :D
neil.
I'm also eager to see how you get on with these, I'm sure you'll report backQuote:
Originally Posted by mygasser
The wheels look good Neil.
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cheers Tim, as do the set of weld draglites i've taken in px against the centreline pro stocks. :whistle:
neil.
Ha ha [emoji1787]
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sooo.... i sold the weld wheels. did you expect anything else, lol.
back to the minor, the bit of 'a' post gutter is made and welded in place and a couple of small holes at the bottom of said post are also welded up. the door skin return is made and fitted and the door rehung. just the rear wing fitment now and we're over to the other side to start again.
i suggested to allan if he wanted the front panels fitted and gapped to drop them all off which he's doing next week. at least when it goes for paint he'll know all the panels fit with proper gaps which helps with their costs at the bodyshop.
neil.
Wheels what wheels [emoji1]
Minor's coming on Neil.
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yes mate, it's getting there. the rear 1/4 now has nutserts fitted where some of the boxed nuts were missing and the wing is bolted firmly in place with good gaps/alignment. no pics as it's just a wing on a minor, lol.
neil.
Ha ha, "just a wing on a Minor" to you maybe [emoji16]Quote:
Originally Posted by mygasser
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the worst repair is now done, woohoo! inside the 'c' post driver's side where the pillar meets the parcel shelf etc. it needed the inner skin cutting away with the rot to allow access to make the inner part before remaking the inner and fitting that too, deep joy. then a section of the gutter was replaced and a pinhole became over an inch in size by the time it was taken back to good steel, before welding a patch in. all the pieces done so far are now primed and you can see the improvement in gaps and fit. we now have all of the front panels so they'll be fitted and gapped as we get to them.
neil.
That’s much better, was going to show before image but can’t attach it
Well tidy Neil. [emoji106]
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and i forgot to take one, doh!Quote:
Originally Posted by Bunch62
moving round the back and we've addressed the bootlid fit. it's a panel from another car so didn't fit quite right. the n/s was proud of the 1/4 panel boot opening most of the way down. after improving it as much as adjustment would allow we cut the gutter from the 1/4 in the shut and split the 1/4 allowing it to come up (leaving 'wedge' cuts) and be rewelded. you can see how much it needed raising in the second pic by how wide the gap opened up. it now fits pretty good like the o/s so although it doesn't sound much it took much longer than expected.
neil.