but its good to see it will get the proper attention it needs now, will be watching with a close eye 
oh and good luck with the build
Liam's LX 4 Door Rebuild.
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Posted 22 May 2011 - 07:02 PM
gotta love the riveting repairs but its good to see it will get the proper attention it needs now, will be watching with a close eye oh and good luck with the build
but its good to see it will get the proper attention it needs now, will be watching with a close eye oh and good luck with the build
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Posted 22 May 2011 - 07:20 PM
Thanks Lee, I decided long ago, that I will not stoop to just covering up flaws etc. I am personally making sure it gets repaired properly. Makes me feel better too. 
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Posted 22 May 2011 - 08:09 PM
Hey, did the guy you bought that off own a cortina as well. those repairs were all over the one im working on, rivets and an inch of bog
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Posted 22 May 2011 - 08:16 PM
i wasnt being serious he he... but the repairs were sheet metal riveted over rust.
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Posted 22 May 2011 - 08:18 PM
Yeah he never mentioned these repairs. But Oh well cards I'm dealt.
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Posted 22 May 2011 - 08:28 PM
Sad mate but it can be fixed, I got told to get a new body when i got mine but I thought to my self Im not stupid, I have a trade and i can fix this, so i did!!
I made my own radiator support as I have a Pan brake so I can bend sheet into any shape i like and I also purchased myself a spot welder so the battery tray was no problems either, i bought the tray off ebay for $80.00 and was a perfect fit.
Beaver panel sections were home made as well.
The tops of the A pillars were donations from another car, despotted and rewelded in.
Good luck with it.
I made my own radiator support as I have a Pan brake so I can bend sheet into any shape i like and I also purchased myself a spot welder so the battery tray was no problems either, i bought the tray off ebay for $80.00 and was a perfect fit.
Beaver panel sections were home made as well.
The tops of the A pillars were donations from another car, despotted and rewelded in.
Good luck with it.
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Posted 22 May 2011 - 08:43 PM
Wow! Amazing repairs mate. Yeah I'm building a panbrake tomorrow as well, so I will try to source build my own parts, at least I can rely on my own skill set. Thanks for that mate, don't spose you could send me a PM for the process for them parts?
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Posted 23 May 2011 - 05:06 PM
Bit of stuff done today. Began attacking the battery tray and the other side as well, and took some other bits and pieces off as well (splash guards and Bumper mounts.).
Little bit of original iron left... Not much though.
Made a template for the replacement.
When I cut the tray out, this lip was rooted as well so I lopped it off as well.
Cut out a replacement piece to be welded in.
Look a bit better.
Other side. Not much wrong with it at all. Good replacement panel which is unbelievable.
Looks a lot better already, for some reason I didn't get a picture of the panel on the other side... Oh well, will show yas when it's welded in.
Also took the screens out and the hoodlining, sweet bugger all rust that can be seen, will still be stripping the paint like everything else.
Rust on front windscreen.
Of course, the channel down the bottom on either side is rooted, as I showed you guys yesterday but this is a win!
Rear screen.
Inside roof looks very clean and tidy.
Same with the rear of the inside.
That's all today fellas, more as it happens.
Little bit of original iron left... Not much though.
Made a template for the replacement.
When I cut the tray out, this lip was rooted as well so I lopped it off as well.
Cut out a replacement piece to be welded in.
Look a bit better.
Other side. Not much wrong with it at all. Good replacement panel which is unbelievable.
Looks a lot better already, for some reason I didn't get a picture of the panel on the other side... Oh well, will show yas when it's welded in.
Also took the screens out and the hoodlining, sweet bugger all rust that can be seen, will still be stripping the paint like everything else.
Rust on front windscreen.
Of course, the channel down the bottom on either side is rooted, as I showed you guys yesterday but this is a win!
Rear screen.
Inside roof looks very clean and tidy.
Same with the rear of the inside.
That's all today fellas, more as it happens.
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Posted 23 May 2011 - 05:45 PM
gezz that battery tray is one wild bloody repair, looks 110% better without it there
are you going to trim the rails as i noticed on the right side that there is part of the lip missing
the front & rear glass apatures look a lot cleaner than i have seen, but a word of advice,, expect the unexpected its amazing what paint and other things can hide 
i had this to deal with but i guess it evened it self out as i didnt have any repairs on the front. hope it turns out for the best for you
are you going to trim the rails as i noticed on the right side that there is part of the lip missing
the front & rear glass apatures look a lot cleaner than i have seen, but a word of advice,, expect the unexpected
its amazing what paint and other things can hide i had this to deal with but i guess it evened it self out as i didnt have any repairs on the front. hope it turns out for the best for you
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Posted 23 May 2011 - 06:05 PM
Thanks mate, yeah don't worry I'm not having high expectations... Who knows might find some more Rivots if I'm lucky!!
That shirt repair is top notch lol
That shirt repair is top notch lol
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Posted 23 May 2011 - 07:05 PM
Are you planning on getting personalised plates for this one?
I have a suggestion;
RIVETS
I have a suggestion;
RIVETS
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Posted 23 May 2011 - 07:13 PM
I don't know if this will help you out or not, but I'll say it anyway.
Get yourself some thick cardboard sheet from the newsagent. The stuff that is nearly 1mm thick. It's cheap as chips and it'll be easier to use for your templates. I tried the ol' cardboard box thing once and I couldn't get the templates accurate enough.
Keep it up, Liam.
I'm looking forward to seeing more
Get yourself some thick cardboard sheet from the newsagent. The stuff that is nearly 1mm thick. It's cheap as chips and it'll be easier to use for your templates. I tried the ol' cardboard box thing once and I couldn't get the templates accurate enough.
Keep it up, Liam.
I'm looking forward to seeing more
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Posted 23 May 2011 - 07:20 PM
Potta: Yeah mate that would be wicked lol. Wouldn't make sense to anyone else cept us.
Kush: Yeah mate, I bought some this arvo, I got pretty close with the regular carboard, but yeah I decided the A3 carboard like you use is much better than my method. Thanks Kush will have some more updates regularly, dunno about tomorrow, but definitely regularly.
Thanks for everyone's support thus far.
Kush: Yeah mate, I bought some this arvo, I got pretty close with the regular carboard, but yeah I decided the A3 carboard like you use is much better than my method. Thanks Kush will have some more updates regularly, dunno about tomorrow, but definitely regularly.
Thanks for everyone's support thus far.
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Posted 23 May 2011 - 07:30 PM
or just rob your kids full sheet of yellow cardboard for an up coming project 
another tip too, before you unbolt your selt belts pull them out about 3/4's and tie a loose loop bow knot as close to the retractor as possible because there a pain in the arse to get back out if there all the way in
lol @ potta @ RIVETS... i think dirtbag done a resto on a camaro that was holding together with rivets too, must be the in thing
another tip too, before you unbolt your selt belts pull them out about 3/4's and tie a loose loop bow knot as close to the retractor as possible because there a pain in the arse to get back out if there all the way in
lol @ potta @ RIVETS... i think dirtbag done a resto on a camaro that was holding together with rivets too, must be the in thing
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Posted 23 May 2011 - 07:39 PM
Yeah mate too late on one of the belts, found that out the hard way, I think I will be chucking in some new ones anyway, safety first you know? haha
No kids mate, not yet anyway.
No kids mate, not yet anyway.
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Posted 27 May 2011 - 04:12 PM
Hey guys just a quick update, been getting stuck into getting all the engine bay ready by stripping paint, assessing any damage, removing shitty metal and reinstating the panels. Here is some pics for you all.
Here is the A pillar, beginning the transformation back into shiny metal haha
More.
Here is the A pillar, beginning the transformation back into shiny metal haha
More.
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Posted 27 May 2011 - 04:16 PM
Here is a bit on the Nose Cone radiator support I Have trimmed up.
Here you can notice how much I've cut out.
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Getting gas tomorrow to weld in all of the template cutouts.
Here you can notice how much I've cut out.
.Getting gas tomorrow to weld in all of the template cutouts.
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Posted 27 May 2011 - 04:59 PM
shit there is some full on rust in them plenium/A pilar section 
with the innner gaurds where the brake lines run through i see you are going for the smooth look aswell, IMO i made the big mistake of cutting them out were i should have done it like Kush and a few others and just just bumped them smooth with a hammer and dolly. im very worried that once its all back together ( filler & colour ) that the filler might crack under body twist
cant wait to see some pic's after you have started to get some welding done and it all starts to come back together, god work, keep it up
with the innner gaurds where the brake lines run through i see you are going for the smooth look aswell, IMO i made the big mistake of cutting them out were i should have done it like Kush and a few others and just just bumped them smooth with a hammer and dolly. im very worried that once its all back together ( filler & colour ) that the filler might crack under body twist
cant wait to see some pic's after you have started to get some welding done and it all starts to come back together, god work, keep it up
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Posted 27 May 2011 - 05:19 PM
shit there is some full on rust in them plenium/A pilar section
with the innner gaurds where the brake lines run through i see you are going for the smooth look aswell, IMO i made the big mistake of cutting them out were i should have done it like Kush and a few others and just just bumped them smooth with a hammer and dolly. im very worried that once its all back together ( filler & colour ) that the filler might crack under body twist
cant wait to see some pic's after you have started to get some welding done and it all starts to come back together, god work, keep it up
Yeah mate, there certainly is, but it's not as bad as it looks. It's much better for me for the fact that I can see the end result... So it can be salvaged fairly easily if you want to dedicate some time to it. Which I have no worries(choice?) in doing. lol
Yeah I hear you mate, I tried to hammer and dolly it out, instead it just folded/crumpled it a heap, so I just cut it out. I think even though the strengthening folds are gone, it is still technically braced by being a solid piece and I think the flex is negligible, especially with all the panels hung and bolted on it.
Thanks Lee, welding begins this weekend so expect an update on Sunday night.
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Posted 27 May 2011 - 05:27 PM
Great work mate. Honestly if my hatch had that amunt of rust in in i would have taken it to the tip. I looked at a couple of hatches that rusty before i found mine. If it wasn't for someone like you cars like these would end their lives in the crusher. Keep up the good work.
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Posted 27 May 2011 - 05:45 PM
Great work mate. Honestly if my hatch had that amunt of rust in in i would have taken it to the tip. I looked at a couple of hatches that rusty before i found mine. If it wasn't for someone like you cars like these would end their lives in the crusher. Keep up the good work.
Cheers Derrin. Believe me mate, I had no idea this car was in this condition, I bought this car when I was 14 some 8 years ago
Had I known of it's condition I would probably had gone elsewhere... But now I'm in the position to transform this car with not much going for it, into a great streeter that I will treasure for years. And have pride in it for longer.
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Posted 27 May 2011 - 06:55 PM
very positive attitude and thats a good thing another hatch will live to see the roads again for a long time to come 
another hatch will live to see the roads again for a long time to come
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