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| posted on January 13th, 2005 at 04:22 PM |
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who Che, that is hard core, should have just given the roof a chop while you were there as well :thumb
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| posted on February 22nd, 2005 at 09:18 PM |
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I've been a bit lazy and havent updated this thread for more than a month. anyway over the last month
I cut out some rust of the rear quarter while the heater channel was out as it is a lot easier to do.
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| posted on February 22nd, 2005 at 09:21 PM |
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replacement section made up and welded in
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| posted on February 22nd, 2005 at 09:21 PM |
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replacement section made up and welded in
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| posted on February 22nd, 2005 at 09:23 PM |
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replacement section made up and welded in
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| posted on February 22nd, 2005 at 09:24 PM |
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heater channel is in! After a few days of making it fit just right.
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| posted on February 22nd, 2005 at 09:26 PM |
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A pillar section went in too. I was pretty anxious to put in the door to see if it still fit!
[Edited on 22-2-2005 by Che Castro]
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| posted on February 22nd, 2005 at 09:30 PM |
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The door fit like a glove! phew! very relieved. Even the folds in the panels lined up perfectly! Very happy about that.
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| posted on February 22nd, 2005 at 09:32 PM |
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closeup of front wheel well repair
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| posted on February 22nd, 2005 at 09:37 PM |
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front firewall bulkhead bit was also rusted out badly on LHS and a little on the other side so it was repaired
[Edited on 22-2-2005 by Che Castro]
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| posted on February 22nd, 2005 at 09:41 PM |
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inside shot of A pillar repair.
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| posted on February 22nd, 2005 at 09:42 PM |
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stay tuned for updates 
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| posted on February 22nd, 2005 at 10:13 PM |
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My hat goes off to you Jon for having the patience to go through with this. Well done.
Squiz....
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| posted on February 23rd, 2005 at 08:17 AM |
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Jon,
I know your pain. The only way to do it is to approach it as a series of small jobs and have a lot of patience.
Nice job, well done.
Brendan
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| posted on February 23rd, 2005 at 10:25 AM |
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Yeah, nice job !
I've done an A pillar and bottom hing mounting point before, but have never been game enough to do an entire heater channel !!!!
You've done well, and if the panel fit is good around the door, you should be really proud of yourself.
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| posted on February 23rd, 2005 at 11:36 AM |
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top work jon |
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| posted on March 7th, 2005 at 10:39 PM |
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Took a deep breath and cut out the rusty bit
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| posted on March 7th, 2005 at 10:41 PM |
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Here's my repair section that I have taken about 2 months to shape - a few hours every monday at TAFE.
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| posted on March 7th, 2005 at 10:42 PM |
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Tack welded in. decided to do one half at a time because it would be easier to line up. Cant see it in the photo but the lip was folded and beaten
over. Took absolutely ages using the shrinking and stretching heads to get it right!
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| posted on March 8th, 2005 at 07:26 AM |
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mate im in awe..... any panel with a curve in it that needs repair scares me- i think thats why I drive a buggy now- no dints, no tin worm!
Can't wait to see the end result:beer:beer
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| posted on March 8th, 2005 at 09:02 AM |
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Awesome stuff Jon - it was hard enough for me to do some minor patch sections on my decklid and get it straight again - you will be replacing the
entire lower section so I take my hat off to you!!
Great stuff. :bounce
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| posted on March 8th, 2005 at 07:34 PM |
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WOW
praise from Dasdubber!!
Seriously - what Jon has learned in the last couple of years is amazing
Built motors
changed heater chanels
hand makes panels
all this from a guy who wouldnt know a decent colour if it hit him in the head! :jesus:kiss
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Just finish it will ya!! 
Futue te ipsum!!!
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| posted on April 2nd, 2005 at 06:30 PM |
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This is an old pic but the other half was tack welded on
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| posted on April 2nd, 2005 at 06:40 PM |
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In the past month i've prepped & painted 2 test colour panels. I'm learning this at night at TAFE.
The first one I did on the left I must have mixed the paint wrong! It's like an olive colour when it is supposed to be a grey. Maybe too much
yellow ochre!
The 2nd one was my first 2 pack job. Very impressed by the difference between 2pack and acrylic. That is the finish off the gun. The one on the
left needed rubbing and buffing, and it isnt half as shiny!
[Edited on 2-4-2005 by Che Castro]
[Edited on 2-4-2005 by Che Castro]
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| posted on April 2nd, 2005 at 06:51 PM |
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Put it on the car. The decklid that I painted is a different one to the one I am repairing in the previous photos. I quite like this colour, its
L469 Anthracite. I think i'll do this colour with probably a dark cherry red side panels?? I used to not really like two tones that much on beetles
when it is done with white, but i quite like the grey and dark red combo
Although in the midday sun in the previous pic it looks a little too browny, I think this was because it is a slightly transparent colour and the
yellow coloured primer showed through a bit. Will have to put some tinters in the primer next time
[Edited on 2-4-2005 by Che Castro]
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| posted on April 2nd, 2005 at 07:08 PM |
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looks awesome mate, go the two tone!
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| posted on May 29th, 2005 at 09:55 AM |
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shit I didn't realise how lazy I am with updates, it's been almost 2 months!
Anyway, I found this thing in my driveway...
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| posted on May 29th, 2005 at 09:57 AM |
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There was a fair bit of pitting in the rear corner. Not enough for a hole but enough for me to worry about.
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| posted on May 29th, 2005 at 09:58 AM |
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Cut out a section of roof from behind it and welded it in. The roof curve from behind it was the perfect shape, Easy!
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| posted on May 29th, 2005 at 09:59 AM |
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Ground down and filed flat.
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