stumpy Posted December 11, 2020 Author Share Posted December 11, 2020 some may say over kill but i wont be having any chassis trouble anytime soon the outriggers are going to be beefed up aswell to match 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumpy Posted December 15, 2020 Author Share Posted December 15, 2020 (edited) fresh out the wrapping under the watchful eye of my helper finally managed to get a set of good doors.... not mint but rock solid and straight ..some rust along the bottom of the skin its surface where its been rubbed down at some point i will need to get some channel to make a frame for the poly windows iintend to fit but what it means is i can now start the A pillar repairs wich ive put off until i had a door to keep check on alignment and being the A post and that whole section is the worst area of the car thats where i want to start the resto and have waited to do so until i had doors so now i can get cracking on that area before chopping anything else out Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member.Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. Edited December 15, 2020 by stumpy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumpy Posted December 15, 2020 Author Share Posted December 15, 2020 (edited) as a side note i couldnt beleive the difference in weight with the bare door as opposed to the rotten but whole/complete with glass/winder mechanism door i took off Edited December 15, 2020 by stumpy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessopia74 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 6 hours ago, stumpy said: as a side note i couldnt beleive the difference in weight with the bare door as opposed to the rotten but whole/complete with glass/winder mechanism door i took off Yeah, heavy beasts huh Both the A posts (complete inside and out) on exclusive need reclaimed A posts grafting in as they are completely rotten. L 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumpy Posted December 16, 2020 Author Share Posted December 16, 2020 you havea build thread on that one mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessopia74 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 2 hours ago, stumpy said: you havea build thread on that one mate Yes mate, sure do. Brace yourself lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumpy Posted December 17, 2020 Author Share Posted December 17, 2020 nice start jess should be a cracker when doneProject images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member.Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member.Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member.Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. pics of an old build 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessopia74 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Yeah a lot to cut out, pretty much everything forward of B post 😬 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumpy Posted December 17, 2020 Author Share Posted December 17, 2020 got to love chopping out some rust lol 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumpy Posted January 12, 2021 Author Share Posted January 12, 2021 (edited) finally managed to get the front subframe/ engine/ box out as one unit had to cut through one of the rear leg mounting bolts as was rusted solid the other flew out so grappled with it got the motor off the subbie dont have an engine hoist so fair weight on them motors on your own Edited January 12, 2021 by stumpy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
®evo03 Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 On 15/12/2020 at 19:01, stumpy said: as a side note i couldnt beleive the difference in weight with the bare door as opposed to the rotten but whole/complete with glass/winder mechanism door i took off A bare fibreglass door is the same weight as stripped out metal door. Never seen an a post rott out, maybe its the difference in a 30, 35, 40yr old car being outside, guess if you only bought the car, there is a good chance it has. Worth noteing could be the doom for alot of cars in the future. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessopia74 Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 42 minutes ago, ®evo03 said: A bare fibreglass door is the same weight as stripped out metal door. Never seen an a post rott out, maybe its the difference in a 30, 35, 40yr old car being outside, guess if you only bought the car, there is a good chance it has. Worth noteing could be the doom for alot of cars in the future. Both A posts on my Exclusive coupe shell are rotten, but already have replacements (salvaged from earlier cars as it happens! ) to put in. On 79 shell mint & on silver 85 Berlinetta mint - however, both these shells do not have sunroofs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
®evo03 Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Could it be the front sunroof drains on the sunroof models, another 3 or 4 inches of drain piping and a bung sorts that out, and what opel should have done! Maybe it was all that acid rain in the nineties! Whatever happened to acid rain? and no it had nothing to do with the happy mondays, or did it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessopia74 Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Massive amounts of old type coal fired power stations on mainland Europe caused the Acid rain. Or do you mean Acid House Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumpy Posted January 13, 2021 Author Share Posted January 13, 2021 (edited) you know its going to be a long day when every single bolt is rusted solid to remove the rear axle/suspension so left that soaking over night but ime thinking its going to be a case of cutting the heads of the bolts and drifting the shanks out few pics of the front end grot now the front clip is removed Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. Edited January 13, 2021 by stumpy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
®evo03 Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Try a piece of cloth soaked in kerosene, wrap the bolt, and nut. If you have an old aftershave spray bottle, or misses perfume bottle, the spray head seems to last, and withstand the solvent. Just dont try if to impress! It stinks, unlike diesel! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumpy Posted January 13, 2021 Author Share Posted January 13, 2021 (edited) wil see if anywhere local i can get some and give it a bash i hate using a grinder while lying on my back under the thing [if i need to chop h heads off ] Edited January 14, 2021 by stumpy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
®evo03 Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 4 hours ago, stumpy said: wil see if anywhere local i can get some and give it a bash i hate using a grinder while lying on my back under the thing Diesel will maybe do! Kerosene is home heating oil, just incase you dont know! Basicially put it this way, i haven't failed yet, always works, dont even have a pinch bar, plenty of curse words, and grrrrrr noises! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumpy Posted January 14, 2021 Author Share Posted January 14, 2021 well i have bruised knuckles forearms and plenty of cuts atm and its stil there so deffo give it a go mate cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Pounsett Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 1 hour ago, stumpy said: well i have bruised knuckles forearms and plenty of cuts atm and its stil there so deffo give it a go mate cheers If your knuckles aren’t bleeding you’re not doing it right 🩸 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumpy Posted January 14, 2021 Author Share Posted January 14, 2021 (edited) pheeew thats done been lying on my back all day shite dropping in my eyes but its all now off just the rear bumper bootlid tank and rear lights and its a bare shell Edited January 14, 2021 by stumpy 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cam.in.head Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 On 12/01/2021 at 19:05, Jessopia74 said: Both A posts on my Exclusive coupe shell are rotten, but already have replacements (salvaged from earlier cars as it happens! ) to put in. On 79 shell mint & on silver 85 Berlinetta mint - however, both these shells do not have sunroofs. have seen bottoms of A posts rusted and completely detached from rest of car and that was on a 79 cav saloon with no sunroof so it can happen yes.no major issue to repair or replace but time consuming to get door alignment correct. all part of the fun ! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumpy Posted January 15, 2021 Author Share Posted January 15, 2021 (edited) the weird thing is that it will clean back to bright steel there are some heavily pitted areas wich i was going to cut out and patch repair but it seems to bleed rust...... i cleaned it back to bright steel painted it straight away in random aerosol paint to protect temporary i was goin to remove it and use a good quality anti rust paint but it started rusting within a day or two very strange a different area i did the same time no sign at all of rust coming through Edited January 15, 2021 by stumpy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumpy Posted January 15, 2021 Author Share Posted January 15, 2021 (edited) no manta fun today had to make a new subframe for a seat i want to adapt to fit the bike ime building atm first time ive used this mig welder very pleased with it nice and smooth the last one suffered wire feed issues even after changing the wire feed assemby from a newer model so got this one instead Edited January 15, 2021 by stumpy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cam.in.head Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 my old blue clarke welder suffered badly with wire feed issues but the red newer versions seem much better. think the feed wheel has more defined knurling in the groove ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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