72 auto square
Re: 72 auto square
some more from today replaced heat pipe, remade and boxed in the heater flap then made and added the inner outer sill..
spendometer £780
124 manhours
spendometer £780
124 manhours
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Re: 72 auto square
The inner/outer sill looks good, have you any more pics please?
Did you make it yourself?
Cheers Steve
Did you make it yourself?
Cheers Steve
Re: 72 auto square
hi yeh all home made there are more pics at biggining of post when i did the other side..
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Thanks matebucket wrote:hi yeh all home made there are more pics at biggining of post when i did the other side..
Re: 72 auto square
cracking day today loads done much compressed..
just inner rear corner and front and rear valences to do then full tear down..
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133 manhours
just inner rear corner and front and rear valences to do then full tear down..
spendometer £780
133 manhours
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Re: 72 auto square
finished drivers rear corner today...
138 manhours
138 manhours
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Re: 72 auto square
have you not finished this yet
Good work John
Good work John
Re: 72 auto square
Fantastic stuff dude, your metal shaping skills are second to none!
Re: 72 auto square
what you using to make up some of these repair sections?
ive got about the same sort or areas to make a start up and havent got any nice metal folding tools just a vice and some dollys
thanks
matt
ive got about the same sort or areas to make a start up and havent got any nice metal folding tools just a vice and some dollys
thanks
matt
Re: 72 auto square
hi all made with a vice and sum dollys long sections clamped inbetween lenght of 2 by 2 and inch sqaure ali bar..
also the round sections bent round old welding gas refill..
hope this helps..
jon
also the round sections bent round old welding gas refill..
hope this helps..
jon
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Re: 72 auto square
Jon,
Thats seriously heroric, good on ya for saving sommat no one else would.
Keep up the excellent work
Matt
Thats seriously heroric, good on ya for saving sommat no one else would.
Keep up the excellent work
Matt
Re: 72 auto square
got new rear panel at shot blasters cheers to panda matt, made a start on rear end .
sum rust.
sum worse rust..
start of repair panels..
new drain flap.
and bumper suport panel need dimensions for were bolt holes go if anyone knows...
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sum rust.
sum worse rust..
start of repair panels..
new drain flap.
and bumper suport panel need dimensions for were bolt holes go if anyone knows...
spend ometer £830
145 manhours
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Re: 72 auto square
some more from weekend..
got my new (second hand ) rear panel back from blasters bit thin in one corner but nice and sraight .
chopped it out and repaired..
then gapped new tailgate and rear panel to mark out were bumper mounts etc to go...
got my new (second hand ) rear panel back from blasters bit thin in one corner but nice and sraight .
chopped it out and repaired..
then gapped new tailgate and rear panel to mark out were bumper mounts etc to go...
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Re: 72 auto square
Awesome workmanship - true genius!!
* Dave and Lucy *
Chief mechanic and second-in-command to Brewster, our 1972 Type 3 Squareback with a beautifully complicated fuel injection system!! :-)
Chief mechanic and second-in-command to Brewster, our 1972 Type 3 Squareback with a beautifully complicated fuel injection system!! :-)
Re: 72 auto square
finished the bumper suport panel today ,put box section between it to tie it all together ,real strong...
just got to make the one for other side and weld em on ,oh and rennew all the surronding metal to...
155 manhours
just got to make the one for other side and weld em on ,oh and rennew all the surronding metal to...
155 manhours
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Re: 72 auto square
Jesus John, I'm a little embarrassed about my rotten fasty whinge now...it's nothing compared to that square, had i discovered anything like that my head would've been in the oven!!!
I'm inspired though mate...you done some beautiful work.
So, I'm off outside to take a good swing at it.
Cheers buddy
Gaz
I'm inspired though mate...you done some beautiful work.
So, I'm off outside to take a good swing at it.
Cheers buddy
Gaz
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Re: 72 auto square
just remember if its steel it can be fixed...
if ya want any advice pm me ill give ya my number...
jon
if ya want any advice pm me ill give ya my number...
jon
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Re: 72 auto square
spent sum time last weekend making the other side .
then welded on this side...
man hours 167
then welded on this side...
man hours 167
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