howdy... making a comeback

[Mcmini]

Top Man. Any evening at all. Top Man.

Any joy with those old steelies

step repair badly needed....gulp

[kerryminigringo]

Yeah I have 4 steel wheels,will bring to auto jumble on Sunday.

[Mcmini]

Thanks Mr kerry.

Should be in athy about 2 bells......Any tyres on those....threadbare, illegal junk is fine

[kerryminigringo]

Yeah,tyres on and holding air.

[Mcmini]

Super

Gone from a famine to a feast... but I have a sneaky plan now

[JayJay]

This makes me happy, looking forward to seeing her roaring* around again.

*tootling

[Mcmini]

Thanks lassie

I of course went and broke my thumb last month. So have lost 4 weeks. Strip starts this monday now.

Honestly 3 broken bits in a year is probably someone telling me to give up on football!!!

[maxi]

Good luck with the strip guys. Keep us updated with a progress thread pretty please!!

[Mcmini]

Boot of the daily skip is packed with tools and tonight is day 1

gulp

[Mcmini]

October was such a long time ago....

So

Sills inner and outer
A panels, but only for minor repairs
Steps
Rear qtr arch to door repairs
Door frame repairs
(Bottom 2 inch of door skin needed also)

All ordered up and in the post. Welder lined up and reasonably reasonable.


Plan is to get the main panels welded in.
Get her back.
Sort the doors.

Sort the mechanicals...mostly just clean and paint. The subframes are spot on.
Pump the hydro, replace some rubber suspension parts
Get the flippin thing to run...we may need a clutch

Then it will be paint. Thats when money will get tight.

She is 50 next year. She deserves it

Easy.

[Mcmini]

Progress

Doors off...gone to my dads vw guy for frame repair.

Coming out of the shed on thursday. Sills, steps, rear arch to door repairs first off. Here we go.



Doors off and stripped



There is something missing down there !!

[Mcmini]

New lower door frames and lower skins

[Mcmini]

Progress....

Subframes out and engine/box seperated. Subs in good nik bar the rear where its been dragged/towed....grrr. first attept will be to attempt to get that one square. Keep in mind this is a hydro car.

I will be stripping tbe subframes and refurbing where possible. In 2 minds about paint or powdercoating. An afternoon on the Frost site first i think.

New ball joints and track rods anyway. The worry is the hydrolastic displacers. There are jo leaks but until they come out i wont know what the unions look like. New dust covers already stocked.









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[macker]

Great to see some progress on the old Girl Brian, but shouldn't you be resting that ankle up?

[Mcmini]

Imagine one legged man moving pictured subframe and assempled suspension inch by inch into back yard.... 1 hour and busted back.

[kerryminigringo]

Back on the road for IMM 2017? the tin worm has really taken hold but good to see you're tackling it before it is terminal.

[Mcmini]

Well the plan was for this summer for some shows as she is 50 this year.... not looking good but we shall try.

[Mcmini]

A happy day