Wally
Club Member
Well it's been a slow week for me due to work. I got the car back from the blasters last Friday. Plenty of fun surprises as expected. Lots of horrendous repairs of dents but no patches thankfully. For some reason they've drilled holes over some dents then just filled them with plaster. Nothing detrimental though just requires lots of panel beating and welding of tiny holes. That will be a new skill I'll have to learn. Overall the shells not in too bad a shape and now sat in primer.
Next step is the car is going away for the following:
1. Cut bulkhead out and replace with rhd one.
2. New slam panel.
3. New floor pans.
4. New floor rails and extend them to the rear subframe.
5. New lower radiator cross member.
6. Both rear section of the sills replacing.
Once it's back I'm going to start dry fitting all the suspension, brake lines, fuel lines, electrics and test fit the engine.
I'm not looking forward to building a new engine loom and body loom from scratch but I want it all new and add relays for some circuits. I had looked at the prebuilt electricals but I think I'll have a go myself. All the apex gear is on route and shoukd be here in the next few weeks. Unfortunately I'm going to be away with work for the next month so no time to work on the car. Plenty of time to plan out the electrics and order parts though.
Next step is the car is going away for the following:
1. Cut bulkhead out and replace with rhd one.
2. New slam panel.
3. New floor pans.
4. New floor rails and extend them to the rear subframe.
5. New lower radiator cross member.
6. Both rear section of the sills replacing.
Once it's back I'm going to start dry fitting all the suspension, brake lines, fuel lines, electrics and test fit the engine.
I'm not looking forward to building a new engine loom and body loom from scratch but I want it all new and add relays for some circuits. I had looked at the prebuilt electricals but I think I'll have a go myself. All the apex gear is on route and shoukd be here in the next few weeks. Unfortunately I'm going to be away with work for the next month so no time to work on the car. Plenty of time to plan out the electrics and order parts though.