James Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Having been cleared that I can set about improving my car a little bit every year - my focus has turned to the front wings. The driver side is quite shabby around the edges - it's been filled and is now starting to fall apart a little bit.So how should I expect to pay for each side? Including paint etc etc(I know this is a little bit of a pie in the sky question as there could be evil things lurking underneath - but ball park figures are fine)I should probably sort out the dent in the nose cone too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard B Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Well it's £200 to buy a front wing (less you can get one cheaper or a repair section), £100 - £150 to paint the panel, how many hours to do a wing 8- 10? £25 an hour, £30 an hour?Bear in mind you've got to do the inner wing repairs. The bigger the job, the less work involved (in some ways) as the areas over-lap. Especially if you do some of the stripping yourself, lights, bumper, grill, (radiator etc if required).I'd guesstimate £1250 - £1750 for both wings, nose, front valence repairs. ps and if you are having the wings off you should really do the outer sills as the wing has to be cut to do the sills. Anything less is a false economy. :-/and I'm sure someone will pipe up with "but my mate 'all do it for 500 quid no questions". :X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzzy Harris Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 My mate will do it for £500 no questions :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard B Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Fuzzy_Harris wrote:My mate will do it for £500 no questions :)Is that 'Stevie Wonder'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radders Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Or you could buy another car for £1750!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted April 6, 2009 Author Share Posted April 6, 2009 And then spend another fortune on suspension and all the other bits I have done on it? - I'm not one of those people :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Bancroft Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 It is possible to find nos front wings-ask around-Nigel Gair and Doug Thompson are good sources or will know someone etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard B Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 I need a drivers side front wing for a MkI, and some sills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Fitchett's have many NOS front wings as do Earl Parts who now have a web site with actual useful stuff on it including a Triumph parts catalogue! http://www.earlpart.co.uk/Catalogue%20triumph.pdf frankly I am amazed :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrapman Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Fitchetts have NOS for £150, but they have surface rust.Chris Witor has them for £200, and they don't have surface rust.Other supliers also have them, all at about £200, I don't know about the rust.CheersColin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Englishbull Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 All I can suggest is wait and watch this space for parts nuff said....................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimboyfat Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 thescrapman wrote:Fitchetts have NOS for £150, but they have surface rust.Chris Witor has them for £200, and they don't have surface rust.ColinThen take the 150 quid ones and save twice. All 40 year old 'new' panels will need some pretty thorough surface prep, for which read blasting, or acid etch. You are going to have to pay out for that anyway so why buy the dearer wing? That 40 plus year old primer is hiding all sorts of nasties underneath so it has to be removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimboyfat Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Guaranteed to find at least one pair of MKI front wings at nearly every auto-jumble, they are as common as muck, and the traders know it. If you have your bargaining head on it's odds on you can get them for around a hundred notes apiece at the close of play if you wap your wad under his nose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanChatterton Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Slimboyfat wrote:wap your wad under his nose. ??) ??) ??) ??) ??)Surely, you don't mean..................................... ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 AlanChatterton wrote: ??) ??) ??) ??) ??)Surely, you don't mean..................................... ;DJusy carry on hanging around the tip with your "man servant" Alan :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Englishbull Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Slimboyfat wrote:Guaranteed to find at least one pair of MKI front wings at nearly every auto-jumble, they are as common as muck, and the traders know it. If you have your bargaining head on it's odds on you can get them for around a hundred notes apiece at the close of play if you wap your wad under his nose.Well I can personally say that I not seen mk1 wings at the autojumbles I been too :(...............................perhaps I in wrong neck of woods Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyb Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Doug Thompson had a pair of nice ones he didn't sell at Stoneleigh . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard B Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 MikeyB wrote:Doug Thompson had a pair of nice ones he didn't sell at Stoneleigh . . . I've already asked.Okay I'd better come out of the closet. I have another MkI PI to restore and yes it's an Estate :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greeks Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Well if you know where to look you can get them much, much cheaper ... ;-)http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Spider-Man-Boys-Arm-Bands-Armbands-Water-Wings-NEW_W0QQitemZ110371361219QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Swimming_Pools_Hot_Tubs?hash=item110371361219&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1683%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimboyfat Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Jason wrote:Fitchett's have many NOS front :-)Most if not all the NOS MKI front wings in circulation today owe there existence to Tony Fitchett. He told me that he bought two containers full of them originally one of which he immediately weighed in and got his money back for the two. However he judged the market spot on because 30 years later he's still got stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyb Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Richard_B wrote:I've already asked.Okay I'd better come out of the closet. I have another MkI PI to restore and yes it's an Estate :)i think we ought to rename this club "The Triumph Hoover Society"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Englishbull Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Well done Richard......................hows the ears?...................lol...pictures? is it the damson one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard B Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 LEE_GODFREY wrote:Well done Richard......................hows the ears?...................lol...pictures? is it the damson one?Yes it's the Damson one, I'll post some pictures when it sees the light of day. Ears fine, missus fine. She said "the only reason she was'nt saying no was because it was a MkI PI Estate and she knows how long I've wanted one". She also said "I have to finish the sills on her MkII Estate and finish my MkII PI Saloon before I start on it"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc1estate Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Richard_B wrote:She also said "I have to finish the sills on her MkII Estate and finish my MkII PI Saloon before I start on it"!Then I suggest you get on with them then Richard ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Englishbull Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 And I need those sills I sold you Richard lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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