Fun times... this was the first structural job I did on mine many years ago (although mine wasn't as far gone as yours), and it did give me the confidence to keep doing bodywork on the car. I've just finished full length sill replacements and a variety of other repairs including doors and some stuff around the boot and screens. Previous repairs always add complications, the problem being that the cars used to be cheap so repairs were often not done very well. Did the car have an MOT? Over in NZ there is no way that would have passed our equivalent, they are really fussy about rust, even though our cars generally don't rust anywhere as much as they do in the UK. I have seen ex UK cars under restoration here, and the "tidemark" is usually much higher up the structure than NZ cars :) I look forward to watching the process.
To be fair I should have done it a couple of years ago but the door project took longer than I thought and I didn’t have much spare time. It’s off the road for now until it’s repaired, cars older than 40yrs old in the UK don’t require an MOT but we are still expected to maintain them unsure upkeep and for safety! This one will be a steep learning curve and it will probably run well into our spring. Next video will be stripping down and front valance removal, then onto the repairs.
I had forgotten about the no MOT requirement for older cars. We don't have that here, in fact older than the year 2000 the checks are 6 monthly which is nuts, particularly for classics that may not do many kms in that time. Look forward to seeing the next stage... and what else you find as you dig inwards.
I’m afraid that the rust runs much further than you think. The inner wing is a double profile. Might be worthwhile to remove the engine to get some proper access 😮
Ambitious project! Look forward to the result. Best of luck.
Thank you Pete. An update is to come soon
Fun times... this was the first structural job I did on mine many years ago (although mine wasn't as far gone as yours), and it did give me the confidence to keep doing bodywork on the car. I've just finished full length sill replacements and a variety of other repairs including doors and some stuff around the boot and screens. Previous repairs always add complications, the problem being that the cars used to be cheap so repairs were often not done very well. Did the car have an MOT? Over in NZ there is no way that would have passed our equivalent, they are really fussy about rust, even though our cars generally don't rust anywhere as much as they do in the UK. I have seen ex UK cars under restoration here, and the "tidemark" is usually much higher up the structure than NZ cars :) I look forward to watching the process.
To be fair I should have done it a couple of years ago but the door project took longer than I thought and I didn’t have much spare time. It’s off the road for now until it’s repaired, cars older than 40yrs old in the UK don’t require an MOT but we are still expected to maintain them unsure upkeep and for safety! This one will be a steep learning curve and it will probably run well into our spring. Next video will be stripping down and front valance removal, then onto the repairs.
I had forgotten about the no MOT requirement for older cars. We don't have that here, in fact older than the year 2000 the checks are 6 monthly which is nuts, particularly for classics that may not do many kms in that time. Look forward to seeing the next stage... and what else you find as you dig inwards.
I’m afraid that the rust runs much further than you think. The inner wing is a double profile. Might be worthwhile to remove the engine to get some proper access 😮
Thank you for your advice. I’m going to take it as far as I can and assess as I go. If it is then yes engine could be coming out. Good point
Well Richard i enjoyed this episode ;o) when can we expect the next instalment? 😁
I’m on it!
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