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shaunmza (63)in Build-It • 2 months ago
Closing the first layer up on the scuttle
With the rust cut out and surrounding metal treated, I got to work welding in ptches of metal. I learnt my lesson on the previous side, where I had tried to create one large…
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shaunmza (63)in Build-It • 2 months ago
Open up the left hand side of the scuttle, a rusty surprise!
Spurred on by the feeling of accomplishment of finishing up the left hand side door frame I moved to the right hand side, starting with the scuttle. From the outset I could…
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shaunmza (63)in Build-It • 2 months ago
Finishing up the left hand door opening
With the scuttle welded back in place I could proceed with closing up all the last of the places where I had cut rust out around the door frame. First a piece was cut to shape…
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shaunmza (63)in Build-It • 2 months ago
Finally closing up the scuttle panel
After quite a long time, my last post was in May, I got to closing up the scuttle panel in December of 2024. I made use of plastic tile levellers to hold the piece I had cut…
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shaunmza (63)in Build-It • 11 months ago
Using plumbing supplies on a car
My hair brained scheme to route whatever water leaks behind the windscreen rubber out may work, or not, time will tell. I am definitely not ready to solder plumbing connections…
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shaunmza (63)in Build-It • 11 months ago
Welding the repair panel in
After much back and forth, test fitting and finally some paint, the bottom has a decent coat on, I managed to get something welded in place. I still had to tweak the part a bit…
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shaunmza (63)in Build-It • 11 months ago
Patching a small hole in preparation for welding the replacement part in
I had some small details to finish before welding in the patch under the windscreen cowl. There was a tiny hole to patch and I marked the places where the holes should go to spot…
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shaunmza (63)in Build-It • 11 months ago
Refining the patch panel for under the windscreen
With the rough shape I started refining it until finally I could get the piece I cut out to fit over it. It took quite a bit of back and forth, offering the two pieces up…
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shaunmza (63)in Build-It • 11 months ago
Getting a rough shape for the replacement panel under the windscreen
I pondered a long on time on how to get started with this piece. Eventually I just took the bits I had cut out and used them as a guide and cut a section of plate to match, a bit…
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shaunmza (63)in Build-It • 11 months ago
A lot of work for little visual difference
Not an lot of change visually but I did spent quite some time welding in thin strips to replace the rusted edges that I had cut off / back to get to clean metal. This is just…
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shaunmza (63)in Build-It • 11 months ago
Starting to patch up the rust under the windscreen
Cutting out rust from the inner layer meant I could now see through and into the cab... I chased down the last bit of rust into the engine bay as well and made up a tiny sliver…
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shaunmza (63)in Build-It • last year
Cutting out a small part of the windshield cowl
It was quite obvious that there was rust on the edge of the windshield, so I cut out a small section to see what I might have to deal with. After a lot of procrastination I cut…
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shaunmza (63)in Build-It • last year
Rust, rust and rust
The more I scratch the more rust I find, there is nothing to do but to cut it out. This time it is right at the top of the drivers side door pillar by the upper door hinge…
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shaunmza (63)in Build-It • last year
Sorting out the rust lip for the door rubber
Moving further up the door pillar I started by cutting out rust from the joint where the door seal goes onto. This took some grinding and sanding to get all of the rust off.…
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shaunmza (63)in Build-It • last year
Tidying up the lip for the door rubber
Even though I did not get much. done, the curve piece I welded in is the last part to go on to the outer sill before I try and coat the inside from back to front in paint, still…
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shaunmza (63)in Build-It • last year
A little step forward on the passenger side outer sill
It's funny how long it takes to do simple things when you are trying to squeeze it in after work and between load shedding. Finally though, 3 parts are 1, still some work to be…
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shaunmza (63)in Build-It • last year
Replicating fixes from the driver side to the passenger side
Not quite a copy paste of the drivers side, there is less rust to cut out on the passenger side, I tried to limit the cutting to parts where the rust was the worst. Still a bit…
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shaunmza (63)in Build-It • last year
Closing up the lower front door opening
Some more rust cut out and replaced with new metal. The lip on the sill where the door rubber goes was pretty rusted, so I cut the inner and outer parts off, then welded back a…
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shaunmza (63)in Build-It • last year
Checking the fit of the fender
Though it looked ready to weld on, there were a number of things to be done before I can weld the closing piece in permanently. The section where the fender was sorted out by…
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shaunmza (63)in Build-It • last year
Many pieces become one for the Ford Cortina
Quite a bit of work was done to close up the front of the sill. Piece by piece I tack welded bits on then shaped them in situ, checking against lines drawn on my paper templates…
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