Raising of the black pearl... sinking of my dreams
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When i got it it had already had some work done, Kr swap, rear panel tacked in and some other bits and bobs however there is still some rot to find and kill! so anyway here's a start of what I have done…
week 1…
It all started off quite well, got the car on axle stands after finding somewhere that wasn't rotten to jack off of and without killing me or the car
Then the rear beam and tank need to come out so I could get to the rear sub frames and not blow myself up when i started cutting.. surprisingly no threads were snapped and it came out quite nicely
Stripped the suspension off and will be stripping it down for a spray and some disc brakes but that can wait for now..
Next the tank!
this is where it started to show it's age, many a rusted and ruined bolt meant a few cut hoses but all in all it wasn't too bad to get the tank out and free
Now the annoying part, i started looking at the drivers side sub frame, it looked rusty but not toooo bad..
Then with the trusty rust hunting screwdriver I had a bit of a prod about and it went from not too bad to bad..
Then the grinder and this is when i decided to go home before i cut the whole thing up out of annoyance and the need to find some actual metal so this is how it's sat now..
Tune in next week to see if there is any metal!
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Shouldn't be too bad in the cold light of day, get the wire cup brush on it and give it a clean-up, may help to see the good and the bad before you start cutting again.
Deep breath, bit at a time and it'll all be reet
(Hope you cleaned-up my tools )
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Slower is faster
Measure twice, cut once
If in doubt, drag the old man out of the Pub and pour lots of coffee down is throat and get him on it!
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LittleHairyarse said
week 1…
It all started off quite well, got the car on axle stands after finding somewhere that wasn't rotten to jack off of and without killing me or the car
Then the rear beam and tank need to come out so I could get to the rear sub frames and not blow myself up when i started cutting.. surprisingly no threads were snapped and it came out quite nicely
Stripped the suspension off and will be stripping it down for a spray and some disc brakes but that can wait for now..
Next the tank!
this is where it started to show it's age, many a rusted and ruined bolt meant a few cut hoses but all in all it wasn't too bad to get the tank out and free
Now the annoying part, i started looking at the drivers side sub frame, it looked rusty but not toooo bad..
Then with the trusty rust hunting screwdriver I had a bit of a prod about and it went from not too bad to bad..
Then the grinder and this is when i decided to go home before i cut the whole thing up out of annoyance and the need to find some actual metal so this is how it's sat now..
Tune in next week to see if there is any metal!
Well done for gettin git on the axle stands without bendin or breaking owt! That's half the battle right there
Erm I think you may have killed an axle stand though, judging from the photo
Yup, clean it all up before cutting owt else apart.
It's only steel and can all be re-made.
If I can manage it, anyone can
I shall be tuning in for next weeks episode, possibly entitled 'Search for the shiny metal'
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Shughy Cheers mate, who's this master you speak of? not yet met him
golf cabrio That's my plan, slow and steady, I'm not used to stripping things down and repairing it all when it's covered in rust, I'm used to nice and tidy stainless! if only it was stainless…. He can't get to the pub at the minute due to his somewhat broken foot so currently it's a case of carrying him to the car and generally being his carer
borednow There were some scary moments when i jacked it, but it's all good now!! It had enough of balancing the rear beam as i took of some hoses, thankfully there were more than the 4 holding the car up I think it's time I learned a bit more about steel fabrication! Should be reet though! I might steal that title….
Ashton09 From what I can see at the minute this is by far the worst part of it.. I hope! Should be fine, just time to hunt down something to weld to
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Shughy said
Nice project - I hope you learned from the master!
I hope not, it wont be finished for nearly a decade otherwise!
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started off by seaming up the rear end to avoid cutting out more..
Not my best attempt at welding, but it'll do for the first time MIGing in a few years.
then i decided to take the passenger door and wing off as these both need a bit of tlc
Ft shiney bits…
then i had to attack the rust, decided to go from the sill and inand found the extent of the damage…
Now with the rot removed i started to weld it up and realised that im really bad at welding after nights so decided to call it a day.
so thats where it's at, drivers side rot is gone,time for some welding up! if anyone has any pics of how the jack point should look, it would be much appreciated!!
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Andy
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God knows how many bin bags I've filled with rust, dirt and rusted out metal.
Soon be all solid again and you can borrow lots of money from the old man for all the new and shiny stuff
Ian
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borednow said
Soon be all solid again and you can borrow lots of money from the old man for all the new and shiny stuff
Ian
Andy
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You seem to be level headed so take your time and if you're not sure please ask the club for advice.
As for your Dad, he's a great guy and a teacher but like they say, "If you can't do, teach!" 🤣
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