oldie

did you notice this is 7 years old?

Saw your car at hanging rock today,cool as,just like the day,f'in freezing!

Sounds like some big plans,going to be good to follow!

I think a bit more info is called for,like why did you lift the bonnet,future plans etc etc....

Ok, haven't posted for a bit but still working on it,slowly,as health,time and $ allow.Have basically finished the rear quarter on drivers side,just a bit of fine tuning and then prime it up and move on.Took a lot to get it straight,or close to,half a tin of bog but most of it is now on the driveway,anyway,will put some pics up soon with more info.Pete.

Looks good,have you got more pictures of engine and inside and more details of car?

To do with controlling idle speed I think.

I DO LIKE THIS!!!

Hey all,haven't had a lot of time on this but still plodding along,found a few more bits and pieces,picked up a winder mechanism for the front and rear doors,drivers side.fixed up the rust around the boot lid corners,the usual location,fabbed up and welded in some new sections and a small hole in the roof,still to sort out the petrol flap but its proceeding slowly,got the wheel arches to finish and bog once all the welding is done.Seriously need 2 dark blue door panels for the drivers side front and rear and a drivers door window, then interior will be complete, still a bit more rust to deal with,its all getting there slowly,not pic worthy as nothing looks any different.

That spoiler is a big "NO",ugly as! Good luck with the rest of the car.

your right,it wasnt ebay,I got mixed up but I am old you know,I do just remember that you beat me to it (I think),or did you,now I'm so confused!!!!

No need to rub it in,it was me you beat on ebay for the new one you have,now I don't have any!!!!!

absolutely!thanks....

Just a quick question about the tailshaft on a 4k and 4 speed combination! How far should the shoulder on the front yoke of the tailshaft be slid into the metal collar on the back of the gearbox? Asking because I am shortening a tailshaft and using it on a different project with a 4k/4spd combination and I'm measuring up for the cut and shut of the shaft.Thanks,Pete.

Thanks for the info,I was planning to go so its good to be informed. Pete.

picked up a guard and a door for "secret mens business",thanks Reece,now I just need to find more time to get busy and get on with it.......

Little more work done,made and replaced the rusted out boot corners over the last 2 days and a section of the boot lip,put a bit of bog over them to tidy it up but still have to sand it out. Noticed a rather prominent rust bubble on the side of the roof above the drivers door and when I started poking at it,it just turned into a couple of holes so ended up cutting out a section just above the gutter about 150mm long,made up a repair section and welded it in,now I just have to smooth it over with a skin of bog. Still have the passenger side guard flare to cut and fit and I am re-designing the petrol filler,after that I hope it will be body and paint,not doing anything else to this car till its on the road,then there may be a bit of stealth activity going on.. PS-I hate welding and I hate bog!!!!

Hope this is OK,just putting it here for futher exposure Hi all,have an add in WTB for a ke70 door,please read and help if you can,needed urgently

The rust around the flap turned out to worse than I thought and the pics showed,as I cleaned it up more just kept showing and yes,a bit of it is going inside behind the flap so I have to deal with it thoroughly,also removed as much of the rubber sealent that is behind the panel joins as I could, had to pop a dent in the area above the cap so just put a lever in behind the panel to hold it out in approximate position then hit it with the heat gun for a while,Let it cool a bit and remove the prop and its pretty good,not perfect but much better and will only need a small swipe of bog to flatten it out.

Just a little bit done,ran out of welding gas so will let pic do the talking.As you will probably notice,I couldn't just leave the rust around the flap,OCD me won out,have a plan for what to do,will show pics when have gas and its done.

Ok,thanks,will consider giving it a try as I don't want to get into distorted panels again!

would the fibreglass re-inforced bog from a auto shop be the sort of thing you mean as you can also buy a thing called metalmend which is a bog with metal strands/shavings mixed in which I believe is also quite solid and good for larger holes etc.

Well,I'll have to think about that,I'm a bit OCD about rust and just bogging it up,I don't think rust converters are really permanent enough to stop the re-occurence and surely bog would crack because of the continual open/close of the door.I do know what you mean about distortion,on one of my projects I tried to remove the filler flap entirely and weld some panel over the hole,totally distorted the whole quarter panel,ended up welding a whole new quarter in to get it straight again.Will be welding on the quarters anyway as I'm fitting lips to the rear guards but there is a bit more rigidity there and I have done it before without issue.

Yea,your right there,decided what I'm going to do about the fuel tank area,I have an old guard so just going to cut a complete section out of it that will fit all the way around the fuel door,this way I should be able to match the body line curve and the line that runs horizontally through that area,will just have to weld very slowly to avoid as much distortion as possible,then grind and bog. No work today,I'm out of time,materials and its a total fire ban day where I live so no sparks,welding etc for me today. Once I fit the guard lips,cover the boot key hole and repair a few small spots Ive found,welding will be over ( I hope ).

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