Time to start my rebuild project

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Offline blackthunder1970

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Re: Time to start my rebuild project
« Reply #25 on: May 03, 2014, 01:00:07 pm »
hi lee
great to hear the caliper worked that is a piece of art
cheers
barry
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Offline boss69hogg

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Re: Time to start my rebuild project
« Reply #26 on: May 07, 2014, 10:08:53 am »
Looking very nice. Love those wheels, hope you can sort that out. Assuming you are going restomod? Be interested to see how you go with re insuring it once it has been declared a repairable write off, wonder if they will sting you.
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Offline Macka

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Re: Time to start my rebuild project
« Reply #27 on: May 07, 2014, 12:27:13 pm »
very nice..keep us updated and pics...we need more pics..

Offline LEE H 69

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Re: Time to start my rebuild project
« Reply #28 on: January 03, 2016, 08:52:27 pm »
Well Finally,  After nearly 3years in the bodyshop we now have the ole girl back home all repaired and painted.
it's certainly been a long wait but worth it, all the lines and gaps are absolutely perfect, probably better than when she left the factory. Now for me to get my ass in gear and finish the machining of components for it and the long road to re assembling.
So it's go go go from here on.

 




Offline ND69

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Re: Time to start my rebuild project
« Reply #29 on: January 04, 2016, 10:11:12 am »
Looks good Lee,
I like the colour,

Is that an ant como door crash bar on the front RHS?

Offline GLENN 70

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Re: Time to start my rebuild project
« Reply #30 on: January 04, 2016, 06:11:04 pm »
Yep its looking good Lee  :thumb:

Offline 69ISH

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Re: Time to start my rebuild project
« Reply #31 on: January 04, 2016, 06:41:55 pm »
Looking good Lee,
Only took me around 2.5 years from that stage to have mine all back together again, every time I went to put something back on the car it just did not look right so new part ordered or stripped and rebuilt. Very rewarding though and you now know exactly what you have.
Have you changed colour or does it just look different in the photos?
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Offline LEE H 69

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Re: Time to start my rebuild project
« Reply #32 on: January 04, 2016, 06:53:28 pm »
Don't say that Rodney, I'm hoping to have it back on the road this year, mind you I've never rebuilt a car before so maybe I'm being optamistic, still have to finish maching quite a few parts which will take a bit of time.
Colour wise it was supposed to be winter blue with added sparkle, but ended up closer to Grabber blue with heaps of pearl,
bit of a shock when I first seen it but now getting used to it, it does look nice out in the sun I must admit. 

Offline sea67n

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Re: Time to start my rebuild project
« Reply #33 on: January 05, 2016, 09:01:22 pm »
Lee that is looking awesome, would be a shock if it slightly different colour to expected but wow its going to be a beast when finished, love it!

Offline mwizz

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Re: Time to start my rebuild project
« Reply #34 on: January 05, 2016, 11:05:56 pm »
Just love that grabber blue colour, looking sensational

Offline LEE H 69

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Re: Time to start my rebuild project
« Reply #35 on: January 06, 2016, 11:04:46 pm »
couple of videos of the new peal paint job, Hopefully it shows up





Offline Clubman7

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Re: Time to start my rebuild project
« Reply #36 on: January 07, 2016, 02:27:56 pm »
Lovely colour, aced it.
But I would shoot who did your front end conversion.

Offline LEE H 69

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Re: Time to start my rebuild project
« Reply #37 on: March 28, 2016, 10:01:46 pm »
so finally put a few hours in since getting it back, found one section where floor meets the sill where the spot welds had broke away due to the impact, which were forgotten about, so I had to address that myself before re applying new seam sealer around the inside, then layed down all the Dynamat, Sprayed the inner guards with anti chip coating before temporarily hanging the front suspension, Now to get her off the ground and seam seal and coat the underneath,
 






 

Offline LEE H 69

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Re: Time to start my rebuild project
« Reply #38 on: March 28, 2016, 10:07:15 pm »
Also looking to move the battery into trunk and just wondering if anyone has had experience with these new compact Lithium battery's,  also any recomendations for weatherstrip adhesive, brands etc

Offline derwin66

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Re: Time to start my rebuild project
« Reply #39 on: March 28, 2016, 10:26:07 pm »
Ah so that's the blue we were talking about last week.  Pretty noticeable difference, but I do like the grabber blue much better than the previous colour
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Offline ND69

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Re: Time to start my rebuild project
« Reply #40 on: March 28, 2016, 11:35:00 pm »
Hi Lee,
looks like progress, Don't to sound proof inside your doors,

Cheers
 

Offline LEE H 69

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Re: Time to start my rebuild project
« Reply #41 on: March 29, 2016, 07:32:29 am »
yeah there is a sheet of Dynamat in side the doors Neil,

Offline lukep6470

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Re: Time to start my rebuild project
« Reply #42 on: March 29, 2016, 02:04:22 pm »
Also looking to move the battery into trunk and just wondering if anyone has had experience with these new compact Lithium battery's,  also any recomendations for weatherstrip adhesive, brands etc

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Offline LEE H 69

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Re: Time to start my rebuild project
« Reply #43 on: March 29, 2016, 02:32:25 pm »
I wonder what brand of weatherstrip adhesive they used... :grin:

Offline staddy

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Re: Time to start my rebuild project
« Reply #44 on: March 29, 2016, 06:04:01 pm »

 Wow a lot of hours and a lot of effort , but sure looks like it is worth it , congrats . top job  :coolpic:
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Offline LEE H 69

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Re: Time to start my rebuild project
« Reply #45 on: May 02, 2016, 06:16:31 pm »
Got sick and tired of working on my hands and knee's and back so finally got a new addition to the shed, so hopefully should make this rebuild go a little easier.




Offline ND69

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Re: Time to start my rebuild project
« Reply #46 on: May 02, 2016, 07:32:16 pm »
That hoist is a great addition to the "Tool" Box, looks good Lee , can you get enough height  with the truss up top?

BTW your diff paint has faded a bit..

Offline LEE H 69

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Re: Time to start my rebuild project
« Reply #47 on: May 02, 2016, 07:46:45 pm »
yep plenty of room up top Neil, the Hoist lifts 6 foot so plenty of room underneath also,
I'm surprised you noticed the dusty diff and not the blue oversprayed leaf springs.

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Re: Time to start my rebuild project
« Reply #48 on: May 02, 2016, 09:50:53 pm »
Lee - Hoist looks great. I'm jealous.

Offline ND69

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Re: Time to start my rebuild project
« Reply #49 on: May 02, 2016, 10:40:22 pm »
I did, I just thought that they were color code to suit  :grin: