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- 7th March 2009 - 7:19pm
- Forum: Members' Cars and Project News
- Topic: 1972 Fastback
- Replies: 18
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Went to Machine Mart and bought a wire cup brush for the grinder, and had a quick hour in the garage this afternoon, MOAR STEEL REQUIRED PLEASE!! Rear wing off.. Doesn't look too bad.. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/mike_d_esquire/fasty22.jpg Ah wait, the end of that sill looks a bit ropey......
- 5th March 2009 - 10:05pm
- Forum: Members' Cars and Project News
- Topic: 1972 Fastback
- Replies: 18
- Views: 13798
I moved the fasty to the other side of my garage earlier, and removed the drivers side front wing. It seems a little worse than the other side, and once I remove the nasty patches i'm sure i'll discover a bit more. The sill and a post seems the same too, crusty and grotty! http://img.photobucket.com...
- 3rd March 2009 - 8:28pm
- Forum: Members' Cars and Project News
- Topic: 1972 Fastback
- Replies: 18
- Views: 13798
Popped back into the garage earlier, and removed the rear wing. It's much better at the back than the front thankfully, needs a couple of patches re doing and the rear flange tidying and welding, but overall i'm pretty happy. Just need T3D to get back to me to see if their panel is any good! http://...
- 28th February 2009 - 8:32pm
- Forum: Members' Cars and Project News
- Topic: 1972 Fastback
- Replies: 18
- Views: 13798
Cheers fasty '72, I think that's the way i'll end up going with mine. I've emailed T3D to see if the sill / rocker panels they do are suitable to repair the a post area grot, i can sort the inner wing ok but don't fancy trying to construct the other bit! No progress today, working nights isn't the b...
- 27th February 2009 - 5:08pm
- Forum: Members' Cars and Project News
- Topic: 1972 Fastback
- Replies: 18
- Views: 13798
Evening update... Wing and bonnet are off... Doesn't look too bad under there, but there's a couple of old grotty repairs: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/mike_d_esquire/fasty10.jpg Out with the chisel and hammer then! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/mike_d_esquire/fasty11.jpg A bit more...
- 27th February 2009 - 9:33am
- Forum: Members' Cars and Project News
- Topic: 1972 Fastback
- Replies: 18
- Views: 13798
Thanks for the welcome everyone, it is indeed the one off retro-rides, I moved it from my mates to my house last night, so it's now settled in my garage so i can start tearing it to bits to see what i'm dealing with. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/mike_d_esquire/fasty9.jpg I'd quite like to l...
- 27th February 2009 - 9:25am
- Forum: Members' Cars and Project News
- Topic: My 72 Fastback
- Replies: 8
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- 23rd February 2009 - 10:00pm
- Forum: Members' Cars and Project News
- Topic: 1972 Fastback
- Replies: 18
- Views: 13798
1972 Fastback
I picked this up the other week, it's been off the road since 2003, needs a few patches of welding to the inner arches, the dent knocking out / wing replacing, and an engine fitting. It seems to have got around quite a bit back in the day, and my plans are to keep it in the style it is now, but with...