Sheepy Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Jb,Wish you all the luck with your resto, and dont forget to start a thread! We all love pictures.And when the going gets tough, stick a picture of a finished gt6 on your wall so you will see what all the hard work will be for! :)Glad we could help, all I will say is invest in lots of mole grips to hold panels in place before welding, and don't be afraid to turn up the power on said welder!Thanks for your comments,The work will re-start next month when dirk is home from his rest, oops sorry I mean work! :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltddirk Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 These arrived in my mailbox today,Fresh out of her bath! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltddirk Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 These have been taken after she was dipped in the acid bath and then rinsed and "pacified" Result: All the rust gone and a bare steel car. Most of the paint was burned off in a previous step when the car is heated and the flaking paint washed off with an HP washer. I was told that this is so the acid doesnt get contaminated too much and last a few cars longerPure Automotive porn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkuser Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 I like your bracing Dirk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotoflex Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Sexy when they're nekkid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubce Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 COOOOO that is impressive. So much easier than removing it all by hand! How much and where?RegardsBruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltddirk Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 2806 wrote:COOOOO that is impressive. So much easier than removing it all by hand! How much and where?RegardsBruceThe stripping process was just short of 900 GBP while the painting added appx 1000 GBP to that.As far as I have been able to see there are only 2 companies doing this, SPL and Pro-strip. I choose Pro-strip as they were cheapest by quite a margin. Also their turn around time was better.From talking to the guys on the floor I also learned that their acid will pacify on contact with air, which means that the process stops after a while. So no risk of it sitting inside the chassis slowly eating away yr good steel.There is also a company in Holland doing similar, but they never replied to my queries so I'm not sure on what their proces does or not. I have seen a tread in the TR7 section of somebody who used them, ( Mr Beans? Green TR7 /8 ??? )Re Bracing: Shaun doesnt take risks he! He also forbid me to remove it before the car is back on the Chassis, make sense... (and easy to handle)Dirk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1967 MkIII Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 You guys are doing a fantastic job, hats off! truly inspirational stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltddirk Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 well no update for long, Shaun and I finally got some last remaining welding done ( he welds me [s]looks[/s] :) supervises)quite a few holes appeared and ho horror, with the sun low we noticed that the rear seat pan assembly, which kind off sits over the back axle had become wafer thin, with pinholes all along.Where the reinforcement plates were Shaun welded new inserts but what should we do with the remainder? the idea now is to cover it with filler. Any other ideas? Needless to say the panel is not longer available.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltddirk Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Shaun in action Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltddirk Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Althoug it seemed solid and Shaun already repaired part of the panel, some more holes appeared under the rear wing A picture of the holes and then on with the repair panel in place ready to be welded. It is hold by a strong magnet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltddirk Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 And then disaster struckShaun being a real English Gentleman and having no faith in us belgian serving correct tea, let alone that we should know how to brew someSo for the 1500 cuppa he brings his own, Me having to supply only the milk and hot water.... but then he spilled his cuppa!!!!! following pictures are not suitable for the faith hearted or below 16 viewers.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltddirk Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 worse is how i have to explain to the missus how the new garage floor got stained ;D ;DDirk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMPUS Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 2053 wrote:And then disaster struckShaun being a real English Gentleman and having no faith in us belgian serving correct tea, let alone that we should know how to brew someSo for the 1500 cuppa he brings his own, Me having to supply only the milk and hot water.... but then he spilled his cuppa!!!!! following pictures are not suitable for the faith hearted or below 16 viewers....noooo!!! ??) ;D ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMPUS Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 i hope when m spitfire is ready i can come over to see the mk2 and also shaun's mk3 !! ;) ;)& Keep up the good work ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Moore Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 That panel needs the thin, holey section cut out and replaced, I think. The floor near it also looks thin - have you tried shining a light up from underneath? I did that with my GT6, and the rust-free Californian body became somewhat less rust-free. Cue one new right hand floor pan.A garage used for rebuilding English cars really should have proper tea-making facilities, you know. That way you can stop for a cuppa, look at what you've done and contemplate the end result, the road ahead or that familiar looking bolt on the floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprtz Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Yeaaa sounds familiar to me, i was cleaning the spit one day, vacuumd the floor and (it was a sunny day) saw a lot of light throught the floor... resto time :o it has new floors now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltddirk Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 4526 wrote:i hope when m spitfire is ready i can come over to see the mk2 and also shaun's mk3 !! ;) ;)& Keep up the good work ;DWim,Always welcome, with or without the Spitfire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltddirk Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Nick_Moore wrote:That panel needs the thin, holey section cut out and replaced, I think. The floor near it also looks thin - have you tried shining a light up from underneath? I did that with my GT6, and the rust-free Californian body became somewhat less rust-free. Cue one new right hand floor pan..The boot floor is OK, what look like spots are actually grinding dust.A bit of a dillema, new panels are not available, we have no facility to make the channels in a flat steel plate. Plate it over with a plain plate? looks a bit bodgery if anyone would inspect.... Time to invest in a roller and die set?Dirk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JensH Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Looking good. Shouldn't be difficult to make a repair panel with 'channels' - use a chisel as 'form' and shape with a hammer 8)Re boot floor panel:Is this original? Is this the side flange (see picture)?Normally they go up, not down ... newer seen one like this before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheepy Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 JensH wrote:Looking good. Shouldn't be difficult to make a repair panel with 'channels' - use a chisel as 'form' and shape with a hammer 8)Re boot floor panel:Is this original? Is this the side flange (see picture)?Normally they go up, not down ... newer seen one like this before.I think it's just the way the photo is, but yes it's the original panel, it goes up! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheepy Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Don't blame me for the floor Staines! We should invite smithy over to polish it for you! ;D payment in belgian beer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JensH Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 4058 wrote:I think it's just the way the photo is, but yes it's the original panel, it goes up! ;)Okay, thanks - pyh !!Cheers, the autistic dane 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltddirk Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Back on the rig so got time now for a little updateFirst the panel,I cut the shape roughly out of the old bootlid and went to work with a chisel like Jens suggested.I used a piece of cut off from the stable doors to make a mould with the router and went to work with hammer.The result is not bad but not that good neither. Issue was that i had open ended the "channel" so where they end the profile is not that clean / sharp as I would have liked. I might give it another try with a new mould. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltddirk Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 next I started sandblasting front suspension parts.Picture before and of the finished product zinc coated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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