prepping for when the welder finally shows up, deicided i would fork out the money and buy a decent one, so i got a TIG welder :cool: welding the fuel filler flap up as i have taken the fuel tank out and bought a 20 litre fuel cell, so i'm welding in a flat floor, obviously the cell needs something to bolt onto so i cut up some rhs to length to go under the flat floor.. and i thought i may as well brace the chassis rails a bit while i'm at it :P

 

 

 

 

 

started cutting the rust repair sections out for the boot corners

 

 

Mmmm Canadian Club

haha yes finally someone who likes it !!

Canadian Club is the bomb, ask Evan G. He is hooked to the shit lol.

FINALLY !! get some real work done now :y: except ive gotta wait for wire and gas to show up now :n:

 

got my self a reel and some gas today and got stuck into a bit. put to much heat into the fuel flap and warped the panel but ill get it straight again :wink: going to stitch weld any seams that i feel like doing, and also weld the seams between the boot floor and the wheel tubs, just to make the whole body and chassis more rigid. got 3 12 hour shifts so wont be doing to much too soon :n:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited March 29, 201214 yr by dbr11k

new fuel cell, need the fittings and a new fuel pump.

 

 

custom MIG centre, tempered in the oven at 280 degrees for 2 days lol.

 

 

 

 

 

gotta get that exhaust lifted up, going to dump it at the diff.

Cooking that diff for the 20 valve's next meal? lol

haha thats the one, i need a shortened tail shaft for the t series diff anyways so i am pulling out the standard s series or what ever it is and doing that centre too, see how long it lasts and than put the new one in. i also went on a shoppin spree and ordered a new radiator, 4-links, adjustable tc rods and a whiteline sway bar for the rear.

whiteline 20mm rear adjustable swaybar, heim jointed 4 link kit, heim adjustable panhard bar, heim adjustable caster rods, short steering knuckles and beefy tie rods all ordered from the states, will wait till they show up and for my wallet to recover and than ill buy the other half of the suspension..

 

moving the car when i get time off work and than finishing my fuel system and makin an exhaust up for her.. also waiting on my fuel pump and filter, the last bosch 044 shit it's self. :n:

 

 

quick happy snap taken with the htc velocity..

 

Edited April 14, 201214 yr by dbr11k

So finally got some panels, my fuel pump and filter rocked up, New radiator is here, quad lights are in even though they need some adjusting they look pretty good.. cars sitting in its new home so once I've got a few days off I'm going to attack it with the grinder and welder again, thinking about making a custom radiator support which will be removable, have to make custom mounts for the radiator because its a m 52mm and won't sit on the mount. will get some happy snaps soon when I get a chance, its 4 in the morning and I don't finish work for another 4 hours :(

I bet you're looking forward to driving it!

 

Are you going to paint it as well?

This is cool, love the progression!

Yep I'm definatley going to paint it but that will come last, and you're not wrong I can't wait to drive it lol, I live a fair bit out of townn now so I should be able to get away with testing her on the road so I might get a video, thanks for the kind words guys its always good to get some motivation to get her finished lol

Looks like its going to be sick when its finished

if you don't mind me asking, how much is a welder like that and where can you buy them from? cheers