I just bought some shares in red oxide - looking to make a killing :-)
I just bought some shares in red oxide - looking to make a killing :-)
Don't sweat the small stuff - and it's ALL small stuff...!
Fantastic!!!
"Appearance is Important, so remember to Smile"
Nelson Mandela
The more you look, the more you find.. This car really should of been scrapped. I keep finding more work to do..
This was what I found underneath the battery..
And behind the front light..
Underneath the air filter..
And an MOT fail with rust 30 cm away from the brake master cylinder..
I took the o/s front wing off today and found some more holes and a load of dirt..
I also got the n/s front arch welded up.. I took the photo from back a bit, so my welding doesn't show up too much.. Its holding ok, but its not pretty.. I cannot seem to weld in a straight line..
Last edited by JonnyP; 12-02-2012 at 12:28 AM.
I can see the bottles of beer adding up now! Lol, you are making a great run at keeping this from the bin, keep it up, I want to see it MOT approved and you smiling at the camera from behind the wheel (whichever side you keep it on) when you do!
Just to the right of the headlight in this pic, is a body mount. You can see all the rust and holes around it.
This is another MoT fail, so I started work on this today..
I had the sheet metal to do the sides, but I had trouble finding something thick enough to do the base of the mount. I eventually found an old RSJ off cut, so I cut that up. I don't know how I am going to drill the holes needed in it yet. One is a big 30mm ish hole. I have some hole cutters, but I dont think they will do steel this thick..
I had to bend the sheet steel sides, so I did this by holding the steel over the open jaws of an old vice, and wacking it with a bolster.. Like this..
It will go together like this, with the sides being welded in place..
I am not too sure how I am going to get on welding the thin sheet to the thick base.. Any advice..?
It looks really cool
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Sounds cool I normal gell with things Im doing once I have bleed on it after bashing or cutting myself when working on it But it looks really good how your getting on with it there and it is great looking at your pics
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