My splitty had her first real wash for god knows how long & she came back naked!!!!Although she was a bit scared to leave home shes happy to be back refreshed & ready to start her new life...................

She came home from the beadblasters today & now the body work begins........

Pretty cool sunroof heh?????Shes actually got a poptop which obviously had to be removed for the time being!!

uh - oh

she has pink eye!!!

looking good!

looking great mandy! cant wait for the progress shots

What needs to be done??

Does it need any rust work?? Doesnt look like it.

What colour scheme have you chosen??

way cool, never seen one that bare before

what sort of money for the blast?
man, how kool, on the track of restore.

:sandrine
Mandie.....looks great.
Mine will be going to the bead blasters very soon for the same thing.....(he has a normal roof but-no pop top)
looking good....you must feel great to come this far.
Can you u2u me & let me know how much you paid for the bead blasting...then I can get some quotes happening & have a starting point to go by.
Great work M
Judy

Yes blue74l she definetley needs rust repairs.....all the usual places....sills,doglegs,lower front,bottom of cargo doors etc....the inside is really good though only really needs the cab floor both sides.
I have all the repair panels needed as i got them in from Schofields in England,including some rear wheel arches as you can't see them in the photo but someone tried to do something ghastly to them.However i do need to find a spare tyre holder as someone cut mine out as you can just see in the second photo.
The colour i have chosen is purple(as in the new ford purple) on the lower half & white on the upper half with all chrome bumpers etc.......

Shes a little different as she was a panelvan & has had windows cut in to her that aren't quite as big as the original ones.If you look closely in the photos you can see that on the drivers side she also has an extra long window as well.This bothered me a little at first but now i love her even more as it just adds to her individuality!!!!!!:kiss

Judy & Rob, the beadblasting cost $800 & that was for the whole exterior & most of the interior so i was pretty happy with that price.:thumb

[Edited on 16-7-2004 by splittychick]

Mandie, she's looking good!!!!

I love that bare metal look

Gee that was fast work getting the beadblasting done...

Lookin good Mandie. :thumb

Mandie...who's doing the resto?

Looks like the roof of a notch next to your splittie

Thats the roof of a beetle Jen........A guy i met off the forum is actually doing it but he doesn't get on here much.He's just around the corner from me in Ferntree Gully so its very handy.:thumb

Cool....I think I've met him once or twice on cruises...

That beetle roof still looks squarish...hasn't been rolled has it :o...Not to worry...I might need new glasses

How's the canvas on the pop up roof? Are you having to replace it?

Yep the canvas needs to be replaced....not sure where to go to get that done yet?I've certainly got time to find out as theres quite a bit of body work to do & the funds are getting low!!!!!:o

hey andy how you doing?!?!?!
good work, great to see the plitty making good progress. nice colour you have chosen, will look real sweet when she is done
aaron