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Thanks, man! Now you mention it, that makes a lot of sense! Will do that in future... Looking at the patch panel a couple of days later - there...
Hey! Its been a while! As usual with these things, life has got in the way a little bit... But I've still been picking away at the ol' girl when...
Wow, thanks so much! That last line got me choked up a little! Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
So, I’ve just picked this back up again after focussing on another OT project for a while... That last piece I had been working on failed... once...
Took a day away from the computer today to play on the Humber... kind of a therapy I guess... [IMG] Nice to be working in the daylight with the...
That kicks arse! Love the colour too!
Really small update on the ol' girl... [ATTACH] Melted off some more of the lead from the dented rear quarter - just to see what's what......
Managed to grab a couple of hours on this tonight... Decided to remove the flange from the existing half of the wheeltub as it was just too rusty...
Awesome thread Ratatouille! Your innovation and creative problem solving is second to none! Not to mention your dedication! Really inspirational!...
Hi guys, thanks for all the awesome advice... James D, I thought about those too, but the price puts me off (but as a last resort, they may get...
Both of your points make a lot of sense 'Squablow' - I'm definitely going to aim to attach closer to the arch itself now, whether I do what you...
Hey james, I did think of that a while ago - but didn't follow it up... Will look into that idea for sure. Thanks!
Hi all, long time - no updates... Well, garage time has been scarce lately - but I've finally got enough together to put some sort of an update...
Your Photoshop is what I'm aiming for James D... Nice and subtle changes... Trouble is, I can't work out how to cut n' shut the rear of that...
At least there's no filler in this one!
Hey GeeRam! You're right - the arches that are on it are from something else - but I don't really want to raise the profile if I can get away...
Lookin' mean Besty! Got any more details of that car?
Hi guys, Been a while since I've been on here... Too much of this going on lately... [ATTACH] (That's my new kitchen we're installing - which...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Well, I've been away from the garage for a few weeks, but I've managed to dedicate some time on the car... I started to repair...
Thanks for the pointers guys... Any pics would be gratefully received! I may have to go down the route of finding repro arches - but I'd still...
Hi guys, Thinking about making up my own rear arch panels for a project I'm working on......
James D, love what you've done with the first 'shop! You've somehow taken the awkwardness out of the hawk shape, without changing it much at...
Had five minutes in the garage this afternoon... Priority number one was to do this... [ATTACH]
Thanks for the heads up on that... I think that's where I was going wrong in places... Completely underestimated how clean I needed to work. I'm...
WOW! You guys sure are great for my ego! Thanks for all the kind messages of support! I'm nearly up to date with the pics on this, so will have to...
Right, that's one side down (more or less) one to go! Time to pull it out of the garage after what seems like (and could probably be considered)...
Oh yeah, and somewhere along the line, this happened... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Its a 3.5 litre Rover from a P6. Apparently this means it got...
So, I knew I'd need to use some sort of filler around the repairs on the rear screen surround, but I was concerned about using a plastic one that...
Outer sill being mocked up...[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Then welded in at the B-pillar [ATTACH] Then at the rear...[ATTACH] [ATTACH] With a bit of filler...
So, after finding all this lurking behind the hastily repaired inner sills, I decided I needed some help... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] As I've...
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