Just a quick tidy up..........Oops!! (UPDATE 22/06/10)

crazyquiff said

Go boy go - some nice detail there

well said,,   :y:

Ok, made the most of the sunshine last week and got a bit done.

Rear wheel arch prepared for panel.




Genuine VW repair panel trimmed and joddled.




Welded in place and a bit of etch primer added for now.

 



Found another hole near the rear beam mounting.



I little bit of 'dressing' reguired.



Most of my fuel and brake pipe retainers were twisted and bent so ive made my own.





Well thats it for now. Hopefully going to get some time on it tomorrow and tackle the rest of the underseal 8O

Been a busy beaver over the weekend again!!

Sorted the last bit of welding on the drivers side, rear upper seatbelt mount.







Got busy with the blow torch and wire wheel and lavished some Por15.









Flipped the old girl over and made a start on the passenger side.







Just countless more hours with the wire wheel and this sides ready for paint. Just looks like the rear inner and outer arch needs replacing so far, but no doubt a vigarous prodding session will uncover more horrors!!

i like yer patching 8)  tidy job yer making.cheers

dubhighland said

i like yer patching 8)  tidy job yer making.cheers

Thanks mate. Never welded or fabbed before so its a steep learning curve!!

Looks great especially for your first time.

good work - liking the newly made brake hose clamps - great bit of work!

keep at it!

Ok, another couple of weekends in the garage……….

Rear wheel arch rot.





Chopped out.





And then welded up.





Rot on outer rear wheel arch.



Arch trimmed back for replacement inner and outer.



Front inner wing Por15'nd.



Hopefully ill get the rear arch fitted over the weekend.

looking good m8,  :y:

scottymk1g said

looking good m8,  :y:

Cheers fella!! Making good progress now. Hopefully itll be back on its wheels this year  8)

Had another weekend in the garage.





Rear panel was only rotten in these two areas. Im a big believer in retaining as much original steel as possible so i patched these bits in.








Spare wheel well looking sorry for itself where the tab attaches it to the rear panel.



Chop, chop!!



Cheeky bit of fabrication!!





And a squirt with the welder and its all sorted. Needs work with the grinder but ill do that when i put it back on the spit.

As far as the welding is concerned……… im done      
Its been a massively steep learning curve and its been hughly rewarding and frustrating in equal measure. But for a first attempt im fairly happy with the results.

Good quality work, will be good to see finished. Have you still got the beam mounting stud to replace? Don't envy you with that one!

Hairyarse said

Good quality work, will be good to see finished. Have you still got the beam mounting stud to replace? Don't envy you with that one!

Thanks, its by no means perfect but im fairly pleased with my efforts. Yeah thats my next job  8O  Not looking forward to it but i cant put it off any longer.

Another few weeks and another few jobs crossed off the extensive list  8O

Drilled and tapped out the snapped rear beam mounting stud and inserted a new one.



Wasn't happy with the holes that take the rear inner arch splash guard.



They take a speed bolt but they were opened up so i added a few of these.




And voila'. These will take a standard bolt and be a far more secure.




Coverd the Por15 with the recommended Tie Coat which apparently allows most other products to be painted over the top.





But because it had solvents in it I sprayed Bar Coat over the top so that it didn't react with the seam sealer.



Plus its another coat of paint and you cant have too many layers of protection as far as im concerned.



Bare metaled the engine bay. By hand of course. What a tedious job!!




Then broke out the spray gun again and layed on some Etch Primer.




Thats it for now.
Seam sealer, filler primer, stone guard, more filler primer and then body colour next.

top work mate  :y:

Nice Work mate…..

Hope all is well on the home front :mrgreen:

Another couple of nights work and another couple of steps forward.

Seam sealer applied to all joints.







Filled up the spray gun, with high build primer this time.







Then broke out the Gravitex Stone Guard.







One more coat of high build primer to go and then its time for some sultry black top coat  

lovely work…..!!!!!! 8O

what is the stuff you aplied to the tops of tie coat, is it some sort of primer??

jellybelly said

lovely work…..!!!!!! 8O

what is the stuff you aplied to the tops of tie coat, is it some sort of primer??

So far its: Por15 - Por15 Tie Coat - Bar Coat - Etch Primer -Seam Sealer -High Build Primer - Gravitex.

Bar Coat is an isolating primer that stops the solvents in some products reacting. Its sprayed straight from the tin.

look really good

doing mine soon was planning on Por15 x2 then a coat of chassis black

but now i've seen that might change my mind