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nooky72 · Post by **nooky72** » 13th May 2009 - 9:42pm

cool!

scrunk · Post by **scrunk** » 13th May 2009 - 10:24pm

Nice find, looks like shes not seen the light of day for a good while.

How is she? Pretty good

Or fairly bad

nooky72 · Post by **nooky72** » 13th May 2009 - 10:29pm

not bad needs a good looking at but all good inside floors ext the wings have gone at the bottoms so will be looking for some ...

Angelo Amato · Post by **Angelo Amato** » 13th May 2009 - 11:59pm

nice one !

front seats look amazingly mint !!

paulbugman · Post by **paulbugman** » 14th May 2009 - 6:02am

very cool what colour do they call that as a unusual colour

Post by **Editor** » 14th May 2009 - 12:48pm

The interior looks like Delta green, but the outside looks more turquoise. Two-tone colours from the factory have never been very common, so I suspect it may have been resprayed externally.

nooky72 · Post by **nooky72** » 14th May 2009 - 8:10pm

well had the rear os wing off to day and not good lets hope the ns is better

Post by **Editor** » 15th May 2009 - 1:44am

It's all hidden behind the outer wing, so repairs don't have to be perfect, which makes it easier / not as expensive if you're paying for someone to do them.

It's pretty common to find rust there - often into the inside where seam sealer has cracked off.

nooky72 · Post by **nooky72** » 15th May 2009 - 6:05pm

thanks for the info ill get some pics @ week end ...

nooky72 · Post by **nooky72** » 16th May 2009 - 8:40pm

can i fix it ?

Post by **Editor** » 17th May 2009 - 1:33am

That depends on your talents.

There's not much that's all that structural in that area. The engine mounting area would have to be sound for 12" around. The body is fixed to the subframe much higher up at engine deck level so should be OK. The floorpan edge to body joint needs sorting at least.

In a way, it's as easy or easier to replace a decent piece of metal than weld up lots of holes.

You do have a fair bit of fabrication to do though. If you can't MIG-weld and panel-beat at the moment, you are going to have to learn! It's all hidden, so as long as it's solid, it should be OK.

paulbugman · Post by **paulbugman** » 17th May 2009 - 10:00am

yep as editor says you need to make metal panels , i used to use cardboard to make templates and go from there

Post by **Editor** » 17th May 2009 - 12:26pm

Sometimes thick clear polythene and marker pen is quite handy - you can mark the shape and any bolt holes etc before cutting out the rusty panel.

streetwagens · Post by **streetwagens** » 18th May 2009 - 2:13pm

Love it, not many UK cars left to be found. This can be fixed. Even some of the fresh imports have rotten bases to the heater channels, so need the body off anyway. Get yourself to a welding evening class and buy a mig, it will be the best money you spend. Head to www.welders.co.uk - excellent prices and service. Save it!!

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