A Racing Certainty...
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Re: A Racing Certainty...
A new panel was wheeled up and flanged.
The slam panel was retained from the original panel and attached to the new with a joddled spot welded joint.
The slam panel was retained from the original panel and attached to the new with a joddled spot welded joint.
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This car also needed extensive work on the spring hangers and boot floor...
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Another first. Have replaced loads of ends but have never made this much of a heel board before. The other side is in a similar mess and will be replaced as well...
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Re: A Racing Certainty...
Fantastic work Neil ,It is good to see a job done by a expert Just brilliant.
Eddie
Eddie
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Re: A Racing Certainty...
Thanks for the confidence Eddie...
I always understood that ex is a has been and a spurt is a drip under pressure...
Here's the heelboard cut away and the new panel in place...
I always understood that ex is a has been and a spurt is a drip under pressure...
Here's the heelboard cut away and the new panel in place...
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Re: A Racing Certainty...
Are you working 24/7 yet?
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Some pictures taken today of the latest shell. As you can see a new panel has been made for the front portion of the quarter panel. The arch was badly rusted so it would have needed replacing in an case. You can also see where the inner arch has been cut away and replaced by a panel that continues the line of the arch tub. Cutting away the lower portion of the rear wing allows the remaining panel to be manipulated to where it needs to be to clear the tyre. The bottom, as is usual on project cars, was non existent so not a problem. Removing it enabled the quadrants to be replaced and the bumper mount to be repaired...roymck wrote:Hi Neil
How about talking us through how you flared the rear arches by 40mm, any photos and tips?
And is it going to have steel or fibre glass front wings?
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Chairman wrote:Are you working 24/7 yet?
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Re: A Racing Certainty...
Neil Evans wrote:Chairman wrote:Are you working 24/7 yet?
Not sure how Neil finds time for metal work between sampling various "brown sticky brews" ..
"If you're driving on the edge ... you're leaving too much room!"
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Re: A Racing Certainty...
Neil
This looks like it has been dipped to remove all paint ?
Will it be dipped again in paint so that there is no bare metal left ?
This looks like it has been dipped to remove all paint ?
Will it be dipped again in paint so that there is no bare metal left ?
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What anti rust stuff do you use again Neil? If I recall wasn't it Dinitrol or Bilt Hamber??
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I use the Dinitrol wax and have also used their rust converter as well... Think it's called FE 123. That said I prefer to get rid of the rust if at all possible by blasting or acid dipping
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If I may put my pedant hat on for a moment, the shells go through a multi stage process to emerge like this. The paint, grease, seam sealer, underseal etc is removed in a controlled burning process. The dipping part of it is to remove the rust...Countryboy wrote:Neil
This looks like it has been dipped to remove all paint ?
Will it be dipped again in paint so that there is no bare metal left ?
This one arrived in bare metal and is scheduled to leave the same way...
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Re: A Racing Certainty...
Another panel I've never had to make. It's had a horrible repair in the past and further corrosion, particularly in the seam where it meets the bulkhead, necessitates it's replacement...
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Re: A Racing Certainty...
Can you guess what it is yet? James and Will form a panel whilst one of santa's elves successfully photo-bombs the shot...
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