03/08/2006

I've had a few bargains in the last week. I've bought a head gasket and bolt set off of E-Bay for the when I remove the head, which came with all the gaskets on the head, plus head bolts and even valve stem oil seals - £15. Second one was my new welder, I bought a Clarke 90en dual purpose MIG welder for £130. Finally I bought a new battery tray plus bulk head section from my local motor factors - £11 next day. Bargain.

So today I set about removing the old battery tray, removing the surrounding paintwork and shaping my new tray. Not as easy as it seems, because the tray is spot welded on to some arms which are welded further down the bay. So in the end I cut away the tray, leaving the metal on the arms and ground it down a bit. Observing closer it seems someone has been here before, but obviously not done a good job. Finished article is a lovely snug fit! Note for the last picture - "Safety is critical".

     
   

18/07/2006

Well, today I bit the bullet and ripped out the interior. I found a bit of the inevitable rust in the rear foot wells, drivers footwell and the seam, nothing to cry over, just poked away at it, and treated the good stuff to a coating of krust. Which leads me to the fact that I can now justify to the missus buying that MIG welder I always wanted!!!

     
     

29/06/2006

I had another day off today so I went up to my local motor factors and ordered me a new bonnet. I then decided to get rid of the rust spots on the roof. Again, I removed all the excess rust, treated the remaining rust with Hammerite Krust, filled and primed over.

     

26/06/2006

I had a day off today so I decided to clean up the front end. I removed all the excess rust, treated the remaining rust with Hammerite Krust, filled and primed over.

     
 

08/06/2006

The images below were taken the day I bought the car. Please click on the images for a closer look.