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Panel shop 1
Safely in place at the paint shop. Lets hope it's not there too long..
Date: 19/06/08
Views: 207
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Beaver rust (ouch)
Rear beaver removed to replace with repro panel. Some rust internally which will be dealt with whilst it can be accessed. Boot barrel hole replaced in rear panel as per the engineers requirements.
Date: 05/08/08
Views: 193
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New beaver panel1
New repro beaver panel in place. I had the exhaust cut area modified so that the 3" pipe i am using would fit neatly and not hang down below the panel.
Date: 14/08/08
Views: 132
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New beaver panel2
New panel in place. The inner panel was also replaced for extra insurance against rust in the future. Once the car is painted all the sills and panel cavities will be wax filled to keep out the water.
Date: 14/08/08
Views: 118
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panels being prepared for etch primer
Bolt on panels being prepared for epoxy etch primer. All the hanging panels were sent out to be stripped. They came back in excellent condition, both the panels themselves and the job done by the stripper are great. Not a lot of major body work needed.
Date: 31/08/08
Views: 135
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panels after blasting (2)
Panels waiting for sanding and etching.
Date: 31/08/08
Views: 112
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Left rear quarter
Rear half of the body filefinished and primered ready for assembly and regapping of the hanging panels.
Date: 31/08/08
Views: 127
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rear and right rear quarter
Rear panel work complete.
Date: 31/08/08
Views: 104
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panels in epoxy
All the hanging panels now in 2 pack epoxy ready for refitting and regapping..
Date: 02/09/08
Views: 108
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rear primed and boot fitted
Rear quarters primed and the boot lid refitted and gapped. 11 individual dents in the boot lid means a fair amount of work to get it straight
Date: 17/09/08
Views: 105
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rear primed and boot fitted 2
Rear quarters primed and the boot lid refitted and gapped. 11 individual dents in the boot lid means a fair amount of work to get it straight
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dents in boot skin
Boot lid skin not in the best shape. This will keep the panelbeaters busy for a while.
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Boot lid done (3)
Boot lid repaired and in etch primer
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Boot lid done (4)
Boot lid repaired and in etch primer
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body shell repairs finished
Body shell repairs now completed and a thin etch primer applied to keep everything dry and rust free.
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body shell repairs finished (4)
Turret had several dents that were unusual. I am guessing the car had roof racks fitted in a previous life that were so overloaded they were sitting on the roof.
Date: 13/10/08
Views: 103
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Bodywork Feb 2009
Most of the bodywork done. Reskinned LHR door and patched both front doors at the lower front corner. Front sheetmetal goes on this Friday then the alignment begins.
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Bodywork Feb 2009 (6)
Most of the bodywork done. Reskinned LHR door and patched both front doors at the lower front corner. Front sheetmetal goes on this Friday then the alignment begins.
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Body repairs just about done (10)
Most of the repairs now complete. Final reassembly and gapping not far away now
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bonnet underside after blasting
Bonnet has been blasted and ready for rubbing back
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IMGP0511
Main body work just about finished. Final prefit just around the corner
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Final detailing of the engine bay before the car is hifill primed.
Date: 07/03/09
Views: 105
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Body work nearly finished
Just about finished the engine bay. Next week all the door jambs and dash area will be sorted. Then we're in primer. Can't wait!
Date: 12/03/09
Views: 112
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Front subframes off (5)
Front subframe assembly removed to allow final detailing of firewall before primer goes on.
Date: 23/03/09
Views: 104
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Front subframes off (3)
We welded the removable steering column cover into place permantly. No need for it to be removable with a rack and pinion steering setup. This area will now match the passenger side of the firewall..
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IMGP0875sml
Date: 21/04/09
Views: 101
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Body repairs just about done (10)sml
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front sml
Bodywork complete, starting to bolt the shell back together for gapping and first coats of primer.
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passenger side sml
Bodywork complete, starting to bolt the shell back together for gapping and first coats of primer
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drivers side sml
Bodywork complete, starting to bolt the shell back together for gapping and first coats of primer
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engine bay sml
Bodywork complete, starting to bolt the shell back together for gapping and first coats of primer
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IMGP0957sml
Bodywork complete, starting to bolt the shell back together for gapping and first coats of primer
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trial fit of tail lights
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trial fit of tail lights
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IMGP0994sml
Front shot. ALL repairs completed and the final panel gapping underway. Hope to have Hi-Fill on the car next week.
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Front shot. ALL repairs completed and the final panel gapping underway. Hope to have Hi-Fill on the car next week.
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Finally after 12 months in the panel shop being massaged back into shape there is primer on the car. The front end panels slowed us down as there was 20mm difference in the diagonal measurements across the top of the engine bay. The chassis rails were str
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Finally after 12 months in the panel shop being massaged back into shape there is primer on the car. The front end panels slowed us down as there was 20mm difference in the diagonal measurements across the top of the engine bay. The chassis rails were str
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IMGP1005sml
Finally after 12 months in the panel shop being massaged back into shape there is primer on the car. The front end panels slowed us down as there was 20mm difference in the diagonal measurements across the top of the engine bay. The chassis rails were str
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IMGP1010sml
Finally after 12 months in the panel shop being massaged back into shape there is primer on the car. The front end panels slowed us down as there was 20mm difference in the diagonal measurements across the top of the engine bay. The chassis rails were str
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Rubbing down begins
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body (12)sml
VR 80 litre tank cleaned, modified and ready for hi fill primer and paint
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body (10)sml
Doors and boot lid hi-filled and sanded awaiting the second hi fill before priming
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body (14)sml
Side shot
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IMGP1153
Date: 11/06/09
Views: 254
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IMGP1152
Date: 11/06/09
Views: 192
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Date: 11/06/09
Views: 103
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Date: 11/06/09
Views: 131
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body on rotisserie - Copy
Front shop of body on rotisserie
Date: 15/06/09
Views: 161
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body on rotisserie (13) - Copy
Rear shot of body on rotisserie
Date: 15/06/09
Views: 152
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body on rotisserie (9) - Copy
Passenger side engine bay shot
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body on rotisserie (8) - Copy
Drivers side engine bay shot.
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body on rotisserie (7) - Copy
Bonnet hinge mounts have been smoothed into the inner guards by welding all the seams and then smoothing and filling
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body on rotisserie (4) - Copy
Transmission tunnel shot showing crossmember cut out to clear 4L60E transmission
Date: 15/06/09
Views: 106
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IMGP1239sml
Inner guards being blocked down for the final coat of primer and colour
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Underside finished in gloss black. Engine bay to be done tomorrow and interior and jambs also. Brining it home on Monday.
Date: 09/07/09
Views: 113
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Underside finished in gloss black. Engine bay to be done tomorrow and interior and jambs also. Bringing it home on Monday.
Date: 09/07/09
Views: 106
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IMGP1351sml
Underside finished in gloss black. Engine bay to be done tomorrow and interior and jambs also. Bringing it home on Monday.
Date: 09/07/09
Views: 149
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IMGP1357sml
Underside finished in gloss black. Engine bay to be done tomorrow and interior and jambs also. Brining it home on Monday.
Date: 09/07/09
Views: 116
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Underside finished in gloss black. Engine bay to be done tomorrow and interior and jambs also. Brining it home on Monday.
Date: 09/07/09
Views: 112
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Underside finished in gloss black. Engine bay to be done tomorrow and interior and jambs also. Brining it home on Monday.
Date: 09/07/09
Views: 165
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IMGP2257sml
EH final panel fitting before paint.
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Bonnet hinges finished. These have had the spring mounting tabs cut off and all the corners rounded. I drilled out the rivets holding them together and rebuilt the worn surfaced with a brazing rod. They were reassembled and are now nice and tight.
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IMGP2266sml
All front sheet metal in place and aligned as best as possible. It's not perfect but will have to do.
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EH final panel fitting before paint.
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EH final panel fitting before paint.
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Trial fit of the side mouldings revealed a bit of work will be needed to align them correctly
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Trial fit of the side mouldings revealed a bit of work will be needed to align them correctly
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All front sheet metal in place and aligned as best as possible. It's not perfect but will have to do.
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All front sheet metal in place and aligned as best as possible. It's not perfect but will have to do.
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IMGP2272sml
All the hanging panels on and gapped. Even gaps all round that are a bit larger than desired.
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IMGP2271sml
All the hanging panels on and gapped. Even gaps all round that are a bit larger than desired.
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IMGP2262sml
Hanging panels on and bonnet fittted and functioning correctly
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IMGP2258sml
Trial fit of the rear bumper.
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EH final panel fitting before paint.
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boot lid repaired
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Bonnet side gap and guard spear holes in place
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Bonnet side gap and guard spear holes in place
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IMGP2295sml
Factory pnael gap is the same at the top of the door skin and also at the bottom but grows in the middle.
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IMGP2339sml
Boot lid and front apron finished and ready for final sanding and paint
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Front guards needed a few minor repairs and are now ready for paint
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IMGP2335sml
Doors all repaired and ready for final priming sanding and paint
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IMGP2350sml
The alumium cup in the radiator support panel is a seat for the bonnet prop. I had to remove the bonnet hinge springs as they fouled the brake master cylinder.
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IMGP2342sml
When I rebuilt the front door hinges I put them back together incorrectly. The quickest fix was to drill and tap new door mounting holes. Now theyr'e ready for paint.
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Side shot, ready for dismantling and paint
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IMGP2303sml
Ready for disassembly and paint
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The colour going on.
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The colour going on. I tried to be artistic!!
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The colour going on. Getting there.
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IMGP2379sml
Colour and clear on now bake in a moderate oven for half an hour.
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I think the colour is a bit darker than I thought it would be, I will wait until it's in sunlight to see for sure.
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IMGP2383sml
Passenger side front guard needed a reasonable size repair on the wheel arch lip. It looks to have been carried out succesfully as its now invisible
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100_0039sml
Everything finished and now curing.
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100_0036 (2)sml
Everything finished and now curing.
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IMGP2331sml
These are the bonnet retaining bolts. Instead of plain button heads I have machined up some aluminium washers that allow me to use countersunk stainless bolts. This will give a smooth finish once installed.
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Closeup of bonnet mounting bolt
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Closeup of bonnet mounting bolt
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Final painting finally happening
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Final painting finally happening
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Final painting finally happening
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Final painting finally happening
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Final painting finally happening
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Complete tail lights ready for installation. These are completely 100% NEW OLD STOCK Holden parts
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Complete tail lights ready for installation. These are completely 100% NEW OLD STOCK Holden parts.
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Grille bars cleaned, polished and ready for installation.
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paint large 1
More paint completed
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More paint completed
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More paint completed
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More paint completed
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100_0012sml
Doors and front guards ready for colour. Only 20 years to get to this stage.
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Final painting finally happening
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IMGP9463sml
Onto the truck for the trip home.
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IMGP9443sml
All the hanging panels back on and aligned, the bonnet still needs a little tweaking, masked up and ready for the final polish/buff.
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Original EH fuel cap repainted and rechromed handle
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Ready to load onto the truck for the journey home.
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Amplifiers painted and reassembled ready for installation. All up 1440 watts RMS. 4320 watts peak. Should help me annoy the local doof doof's.
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Amplifiers painted and reassembled ready for installation. All up 1440 watts RMS. 4320 watts peak. Should help me annoy the local doof doof's.
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IMGP2559sml
The body has been colour sanded and awaiting buffing.
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The body has been colour sanded and awaiting buffing.
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