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Re: '67 Square

Post by Creationblue » 9th October 2013 - 9:42pm

Last patch for this side

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All solid again 8)

Front wing repair, out with the grot....

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And in with some steel

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Then everything lined up to check the gaps

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I got to be pleased with that 8) the paint will be blended to match the original once I have painted the inner wings, hopefully Saturdays job.

I really need some sill trims, the alloy ones that side on the tops if anyone has any..... Pretty please 8)
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Re: '67 Square

Post by Creationblue » 12th October 2013 - 2:33pm

Painted the inner wing today and put some Baltic Blue on as you can see this through the air intakes

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Now just need a rubber seal that goes around the inner air box then the wing is ready to bolt on for good

Next week stone chip the front inner wing and paint it body colour

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Re: '67 Square

Post by Creationblue » 17th October 2013 - 8:56pm

Nick's been busy again on the variant, this time the off-side gets some attention......

Outer sill 1

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Outer sill 2

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Inner

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And this side still has what's left off the heater tube

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All stripped out ready for some new metal

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8)

Now the seal around the air intake boxes behind the rear wings was perished, and the strip down the A pillars behind the wings was missing, so I have ordered some generic items from Seals Direct, I will report on their effectiveness once they arrive.
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Post by Editor » 18th October 2013 - 2:00am

The seal between the A pillar and the front wing is a mastic strip about 30mm or so wide and 2-3mm thick. Nearest readily available is probably a mastic tape called Denso Tape (made for wrapping round underground pipes). I think that would work. It's not a plastic or rubber seal as such. You could probably simply use sealant with a cartridge gun for the job.
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Re: '67 Square

Post by purplepeter » 19th October 2013 - 4:43pm

As promised, Here's the pic showing woollies part numbers
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Re: '67 Square

Post by Creationblue » 19th October 2013 - 6:12pm

purplepeter wrote:As promised, Here's the pic showing woollies part numbers
I will order them up this week :)

Ordered
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Post by sparkywig » 19th October 2013 - 11:03pm

Creationblue wrote: Image
That was a sneaky pic taken when my back was turned.
I cleaned up the rear wing seal as well don't forget. ;)

Nice new wheels mate.

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Post by Creationblue » 22nd October 2013 - 9:23am

HAHA indeed you did, now I got to paint them again :lol:
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Post by Creationblue » 22nd October 2013 - 9:25am

purplepeter wrote:As promised, Here's the pic showing woollies part numbers
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I didn't read the website correctly and now have 4m of 1"x1" self adhesive foam strip :roll:

If anyone needs some just get in touch.
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Re: '67 Square

Post by t2kampervan » 1st November 2013 - 9:33pm

woolies?

could you let me know :?

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Post by Editor » 3rd November 2013 - 12:02am

www.woolies-trim.co.uk
They do a lot of trim stuff, mainly for British cars, so most isn't a good substitute for Type 3 stuff, but the items in the photo are OK, and the window felts are OK too.
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Re: '67 Square

Post by Creationblue » 10th November 2013 - 9:47pm

A bit more done this week, Nick has fitted an inner sill on the o/s and is repairing the heated tube before refitting it (pics later). I managed to scrape the inner rear wings of all the dirt then gave it a coat of stone chip to tidy everything up, would have been a more thorough dose but 1 of the aerosols wouldn't spray :evil:

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Then fitted the mudguard & air box trims

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Then decided to attack the surface rust on the bottom of the rear wing with a wire wheel and apply Wurth rust treatment, the idea being to blend in the paint whilst keeping the lovely OG paint, but it was cold and things didn't dry b4 family life got in the way....
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Post by Creationblue » 26th November 2013 - 9:27pm

Nearside sill taking shape

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All ready for the outer sill 8)

The inner front wing was solid and after a rubdown with a wire brush it has a coat of stonechip, ready now for a coat of Baltic Blue...

Im wanting to be sympathetic with the paint repairs, there was some surface rust around the arch of the rear wing and I wanted to give it the best chance of lasting, so blended it in and im pleased with the outcome....

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Now ready for its final fitting...... only another 3 to do :D

Although most of the car is under cover (thanks Nick) the rear is getting the rain, so I thing Im going to treat it to a T-cut and wax at the back this weekend, I was going to leave this job till last but I best bring this forward to give it the best chance 8)
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Post by Creationblue » 19th December 2013 - 8:59pm

Ok so off with the o/s rear wing, surely it's more solid than the n/s........

Alas not :(

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Inner wing is made of fibreglass & filler, presumably for that lightweight race-car feel :lol:

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Out it comes, no place for any rot on this build

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Post by Creationblue » 19th December 2013 - 9:08pm

I'm thinking about doing something different on this build, having had a 1176 built for my bus, which don't come cheap for a quality build, I'm thinking subaru power :ninja:

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Any thoughts?
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Post by Marko » 19th December 2013 - 9:28pm

I would love a Subaru conversion, it's a lot of money and work but would be a lot of fun!
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Re: '67 Square

Post by Creationblue » 19th December 2013 - 9:46pm

Marko wrote:I would love a Subaru conversion, it's a lot of money and work but would be a lot of fun!
Actually compared to building a type3 engine to say even 100bhp it's cheap seeing as you can pick up a car for peanuts. I know the adaptor plate is costly and obviously the gearbox need updating ect. Then there is the cost of the cooling system. But my mate has a turbo engine going begging :unibrow:
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Re: '67 Square

Post by purplepeter » 19th December 2013 - 11:17pm

Sacriledge!
You won't find a type 3 lacking in power or speed.

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Re: '67 Square

Post by Bundy » 24th December 2013 - 3:06pm

Creationblue wrote:But my mate has a turbo engine going begging :unibrow:
Not if I can get my hands on a Square to put it in :lol:
Cooling system should be easy compared to getting the bus one working as you can at least mount the radiator up front in this.
Shame about more rot...but at least it's gonna be one solid car when you've finished with it.

Have a good Christmas mate
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Post by Creationblue » 24th December 2013 - 9:16pm

Bundy wrote:
Not if I can get my hands on a Square to put it in :lol:
Cooling system should be easy compared to getting the bus one working as you can at least mount the radiator up front in this.
Shame about more rot...but at least it's gonna be one solid car when you've finished with it.

Have a good Christmas mate
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:lol: the race is on!

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Re: '67 Square

Post by Creationblue » 24th December 2013 - 9:20pm

Hopefully this is the last of the rot, Nick can now rebuilt with nice fresh steel not fibreglass n filler this time 8)

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Re: '67 Square

Post by brimfull » 25th December 2013 - 10:58am

If you can, please post some rebuild pics up as I've got exactly the same bit to do on mine next

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Post by Creationblue » 28th December 2013 - 8:30am

brimfull wrote:If you can, please post some rebuild pics up as I've got exactly the same bit to do on mine next
What bits specifically do you want to see?
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Re: '67 Square

Post by brimfull » 30th December 2013 - 3:31pm

I've got to do next exactly the bit you've just showed. I wasn't sure whether to attack it from inside first or outside tbh. Ta in advance :thumbsup:

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Post by Creationblue » 30th December 2013 - 3:48pm

brimfull wrote:I've got to do next exactly the bit you've just showed. I wasn't sure whether to attack it from inside first or outside tbh. Ta in advance :thumbsup:
Well I'm not doing it myself, but cut out sections at a time until the rust is gone, then reuse the rust free wheel arch sections to get the shape you need, then fill in the blanks with new metal. Ill post up pics as we go for your reference
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