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General Banter / Re: Hello all
« Last post by a91_formula on August 18, 2016, 08:55:57 pm »Hello!
Recent Posts
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Projects / Re: '79 Camaro - Major surgery
« Last post by Roadkill on August 18, 2016, 07:21:45 pm »I spent quite a chunk of time building a pipe system to help remove the water vapour from the air
I bought 2 x £4 inline filters from eBay when I sprayed the Camaro . . . was recommended them by a painter. That system looks impressive, though.
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« Last post by Jamieg285 on August 18, 2016, 11:02:18 am »Nice to see an old face.
Whats the latest updates on your fleet?
Whats the latest updates on your fleet?
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« Last post by ianjpage on August 18, 2016, 07:22:29 am »wow viper - nice to see you still about mate!!
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« Last post by Incursus on August 18, 2016, 06:16:58 am »Nobody here but us chickens! 😁
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« Last post by FUBAR on August 17, 2016, 10:59:56 pm »we are still here, mostly. forum is kinda quiet these days and we're in the process of getting used to using https://www.facebook.com/groups/mkbcc/ instead.
its a closed group on Faceybook atm, but you're definitely welcome
its a closed group on Faceybook atm, but you're definitely welcome
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« Last post by VIPER on August 17, 2016, 09:24:31 pm »Not been on for a while..... Are the same faces here???
Baz
Baz
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Suggestions / Re: This may be a controversial suggestion...
« Last post by a91_formula on August 13, 2016, 05:54:36 pm »I'm still here and pop in a few times a day
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Projects / Re: '79 Camaro - Major surgery
« Last post by Jamieg285 on August 10, 2016, 03:56:23 pm »Another 4 months with no updates!
Time on the car over this time has been very limited, often odd sessions of less than an hourm, once or twice a week. It doesn't feel like much has been achieved, however a couple of longer sessions last week have meant I've been able to make a few bigger, more satisfying jobs.
I mentioned in the last update that a compressor was on it's way, so I spent quite a chunk of time building a pipe system to help remove the water vapour from the air. Not used it in anger painting yet, but it seems to have done the job.
When that was done, attention finally turned back to the car. I welded in the drivers front floor patch. I've didn't have the time or energy to grind the welds back, so for now I just gave it a quick spray to cover it until I do get to it.
Then it was the Drivers rear floor section. This was a bit of a jigsaw puzzle, requiring lots of welding to piece the bits together. I wanted to get all of the sections joined and ready to be welded in, so that they could be epoxy primed before going in. First job was to fill the missing spot, which I was able to extract from the original floor piece that came out when the torque box was cut out.
I mocked it up and tacked it in situ, to ensure it was at the right angle, then it was taken out and fully seam welded and cleaned up.
This and a few other parts were then epoxied ready for fitting.
The patches were then welded into place, cleaned and primed. Photos don't show it, but I also welded the inner rocker into the floor edge too.
Next up was going to be the outer rocker panel, but when checking over fitment, I remembered that the lower fender mount point was rusted out and needed fixing.
Not sure what the hole on the left of the pic is for, but I made use of it to help line up the patch so that the threaded hole was in the same place. I started with a cardboard template which recorded the location of both holes. This was then transfered to the donor piece, and a suitable threaded block (taken from a scrap fender) was welded on.
A bolt was then threaded through this and into the one on the car, the open holes aligned, and then the car section marked for cuttting to match the patch. Then some careful cutting with the dremel and the rust is out.
The patch is then tacked in at one end, again using the open hole for alignment. The patch is then trimmed to match the size of the cut hole, tapped up into place and finally welded in properly and cleaned up flush.
With that done relatively quickly, I was able to start looking at the outer rocker. It has already been drilled and prepared for welding, but the car side hasn't. I put it into place with screws, jacked it up into place and started to mark the areas that need cleaning up.
Not sure what needs to be done in this area yet.
I may need to replace some of the metal, but I don't have any decent reference on how this should attach if it were a complete panel. Not sure if I'm missing anything, and what bits should be welded to the rocker. Guess I'll be doing some research...
Time on the car over this time has been very limited, often odd sessions of less than an hourm, once or twice a week. It doesn't feel like much has been achieved, however a couple of longer sessions last week have meant I've been able to make a few bigger, more satisfying jobs.
I mentioned in the last update that a compressor was on it's way, so I spent quite a chunk of time building a pipe system to help remove the water vapour from the air. Not used it in anger painting yet, but it seems to have done the job.
When that was done, attention finally turned back to the car. I welded in the drivers front floor patch. I've didn't have the time or energy to grind the welds back, so for now I just gave it a quick spray to cover it until I do get to it.
Then it was the Drivers rear floor section. This was a bit of a jigsaw puzzle, requiring lots of welding to piece the bits together. I wanted to get all of the sections joined and ready to be welded in, so that they could be epoxy primed before going in. First job was to fill the missing spot, which I was able to extract from the original floor piece that came out when the torque box was cut out.
I mocked it up and tacked it in situ, to ensure it was at the right angle, then it was taken out and fully seam welded and cleaned up.
This and a few other parts were then epoxied ready for fitting.
The patches were then welded into place, cleaned and primed. Photos don't show it, but I also welded the inner rocker into the floor edge too.
Next up was going to be the outer rocker panel, but when checking over fitment, I remembered that the lower fender mount point was rusted out and needed fixing.
Not sure what the hole on the left of the pic is for, but I made use of it to help line up the patch so that the threaded hole was in the same place. I started with a cardboard template which recorded the location of both holes. This was then transfered to the donor piece, and a suitable threaded block (taken from a scrap fender) was welded on.
A bolt was then threaded through this and into the one on the car, the open holes aligned, and then the car section marked for cuttting to match the patch. Then some careful cutting with the dremel and the rust is out.
The patch is then tacked in at one end, again using the open hole for alignment. The patch is then trimmed to match the size of the cut hole, tapped up into place and finally welded in properly and cleaned up flush.
With that done relatively quickly, I was able to start looking at the outer rocker. It has already been drilled and prepared for welding, but the car side hasn't. I put it into place with screws, jacked it up into place and started to mark the areas that need cleaning up.
Not sure what needs to be done in this area yet.
I may need to replace some of the metal, but I don't have any decent reference on how this should attach if it were a complete panel. Not sure if I'm missing anything, and what bits should be welded to the rocker. Guess I'll be doing some research...
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Suggestions / Re: This may be a controversial suggestion...
« Last post by Roadkill on August 10, 2016, 01:31:24 pm » . . . . . And after voting 50/50 to keep the current forum, instead of invoking a renewed interest, the traffic has bombed to even lower levels !!!
