It’s slowly coming together. The slam panel and grille panel are complete. I didn’t get a chance to fit the plastic grille, but I did get the chassis Schutz done (I gave the modified cross-member a few coats and thoroughly waxoiled the iside to cover any steel where the galvanizing may have burnt off). I […]
Chassis Mod/Grille and Slam Panel
I managed to cut the mod part for the intermediate cross-member with a 115mm grinder. As I mentioned, the wall thickness is 8mm, so it is more than strong enough. The angle at which it is welded dramatically increases the rigidity of te modifaction too. Thanks go to Muddybungy, who did just as good a […]
Tub Goes For Paint/Bonnet and Wings/Jerry Can Locker Doors
The bonnet now fits. I had real problems with the back end of the bonnet being way too low – low enough that the coorners took 1″ gouges out of the new paint on the wing tops all the way back to the washers and dome bolts. It’s not so severe that the repairs will […]
Bonnet/Headlights
Fitted the hinges to the bonnet with the stainless fixings. It seems that the bulkhead part of the hinges have been opened up, perhaps by the galvanising, perhaps by some previous owner being stupid. They’ll need closing up before I can fit the bonnet. I also fitted the headlamp assemblies into the wings (using black […]
Painted Parts/Headlights
Got the bonnet and seat base back from painting. The door and vent flap aren’t good enough, so will be redone. I got my electrical bits from VWP, so have modified the new plastic headlamp bowls and used the backs of the old bowls to make the bulbs accessible from under the wing. I should […]
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