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[knoath]

Heath, you've got a while before you're mobile, so get stuck in and do as much body work as you can squeeze in mate.
Once it's on the road you won't be wanting to take it off, that's for sure.

You'll be busy doing spanner works improvements, but the body will be the last thing you'll wanna touch!

My 2c....

[Heath]

I take it you're referring to the "zero risk" comment?

Well yeah I'm probably being a little optimistic but it ain't a V8 and it ain't an LC/LJ engine bay so I can't imagine it's going to be that difficult. There isn't really much to it, just gotta make sure I invite some mates over that day

Half of the reason I'm going such a simple colour in the engine bay is that it's easy to repair if I do scratch it. I can just get out the pressure pack and fix her up, then polish it back a bit.

^^ Yep Knoath that's what I'm thinking. Mechanicals are next on the list...

Edited by Heath, 07 September 2006 - 10:44 PM.

[Heath]

w00t, holidays! Just spent a bit more time on that section of bodywork, and I think I've uncovered the majority of it.

Yum:


Gotta learn how to MIG weld to a respectable standard, find some gear I can borrow, and find a nice donor car (or alternatively pay someone to bend some bodywork up for me) and then get to work; I'm thinking do three pieces something like this; because I won't have to panelbeat that section behind the bumper, i won't be welding one heavy mofo piece on there so I can get some better access to my job as well, and only one of the pieces is actually a delicate thing to fabricate (the pink outlined one obviously). Any suggestions from people with experience on this stuff? I'm going to have to talk to some people professional panel beaters and restorers etc that I know before I attack any cars (including mine) with an angle grinder.

But as you can see, it is pretty bad...



P.S. whoever prepped this car before its last paintjob (only three or four years ago!) really liked bog. Look at the depth of THAT!

Edited by Heath, 16 September 2006 - 02:19 PM.

[rodomo]

Looks like the line under the tail light might be a bit ordinary too.
I think we're looking at a cut and shut rear 1/2 to fix this Heath
Might as well turn it into a hatch

Edited by rodomo, 16 September 2006 - 04:18 PM.

[knoath]

Hmmm ^^^ I'm thinking another trailer Heath!! he he

Nah, it's great to see you're out there getting stuck in to it mate!
Keep at it. Keep the progress pics coming too!

Cheers

[Heath]

haha two Torailers and nothing to tow them with

Looks like the line under the tail light might be a bit ordinary too.

You're referring to the dint in it (I hope you're not talking about some rust that I haven't noticed!)? Something has pushed part of that line up in an accident and it's one of those imperfections that is only subtle, but oh so obvious to the owner.

The only way that I would not repair this, is if someone offers me a strait, rust free rolling shell very cheaply very, but I don't really want that, because then i take the easy way out and don't learn anything, AND this car has all the factory options that I would have bought it with if I bought it new - even down to the colour - so it has some sentimental value, esp being my first car.

I still don't understand why the rust could go so high, and so far towards the back of the car on the left side in the guard

Now for the good news: Just before I packed up a few minutes ago I decided to bare metal a few suspicious looking spots on the right side of the car, same area. No rust whatsoever, apart from a bit around where the bumper bracket gets held against the car (I may or may not repair that), so I just primed over it and called it a day.

EDIT: hehe Aidan my mate just said "woah what an assload of bog" - no pun intended - when I showed him the pics. And BTW, it is much worse bog-wise than it looks in the pics!

Edited by Heath, 16 September 2006 - 05:59 PM.

[RIM-010]

Got Bog?

I hope mine's not as bad as that... i know there's a bit of the shit in it though...

Good luck with it Heatho, looks like a bit of work there.

RIM

[Heath]

Yeah look I think I'm gonna go to the wreckers with a grinder and see what I come up with before I lash out and spend a few hundred on some rares panels...

Fabian, I don't even have a car shed!

[RIM-010]

Heath, i think 'shed' was supposed to be She'd. Saying that there is alot of bog in the car, and by taking it out, the car would lose alot of weight.

Punctuation, Chevy, Jeez...

RIM

[Heath]

I thought he meant my car shed would become half the size because of all the shit I'd have to store when I strip the car. I really should read things a few times, or Fabian should learn how to use proper grammar...

[rodomo]

Stripping the car would have to be the most fun part of a re-spray or re-fit... The part you dont like is putting it all back together!!

Yeah, you think your doing good when you strip your project in a couple of days.
Get all excited about it!
12 months later it's still sitting there or sold on e-bay "un-finished project"

[Heath]

heh heh. I haven't experience it yet. Let's hope I don't have to :(

[makka]

got plenty of bog there Heath! I hope your wearing a mask when you hit that shit with the wire wheel

[Heath]

lol no i ran the wheel for a few second each time, then took a few steps back and got some fresh air.

I must say I'm not really very safety-conscious.

[rodomo]

Jack hammer! Bigger results and less dust!

[Heath]

Mate no shit I felt like getting the hammer and chisel out!

[Heath]

Yeah with MDF I always wear a mask. But yeah when I get out there next I'll grab a mask. Cheers for the advice.