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 oldnslo
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| posted on January 19th, 2007 at 10:53 AM |
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56 oval resto,
I found this oval in 2002, was going to just get it road worthy and drive around , not bad condition , rusty in spare wheel area, where guards bolt to
body, and other minor areas but heater channels solid, had been rear ended some time so needed w engine lid and correct rear valance.
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oldnslo
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| posted on January 19th, 2007 at 10:59 AM |
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doors and bonnett were amazingly straight and rust free, i believe it had original engine, later on when i got drums machined they measured original
size and hadnt been skimmed before, not sure if this is a guage on low milage but i was suprised
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| posted on January 19th, 2007 at 11:04 AM |
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After a few months of odd jobs on it i decided to do it properly so i went for the full resto option
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| posted on January 19th, 2007 at 11:18 AM |
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the car was originally grey underneath the nice yellow, meanwhile i sent the engine off to be rebuilt, unfortunately i didnt take any before photos
but looked nice after
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| posted on January 19th, 2007 at 11:25 AM |
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engine tin powdercoated, trying to rebuild the heater exchanges was a nightmare, due to the rusted out J pipes no one could do the correct bend or
radius but found someone in the US who remade them
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oldnslo
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| posted on January 19th, 2007 at 11:32 AM |
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meanwhile I had a gut full of stripping the paint off, looking under the bonnet and boot and seeing the 50 years of grit and grime i thought there
must be an easier way, how long would it take to sand down the boot area ready for paint
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| posted on January 19th, 2007 at 11:37 AM |
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so i stripped her and put her on a truck and sent her off to the sand blasters
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oldnslo
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| posted on January 19th, 2007 at 11:44 AM |
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Before i sent off to grit blasrers i needed to remove all the rubber sound deadner from under the guards and wheel wells, under engine firewall and
other places, took a long time, also in this photo you can see the repair of a rear ender, this panel will be replaced later, as will the other side
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| posted on January 19th, 2007 at 11:57 AM |
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looks much better when came back from grit blasters, you can see all the defects properly, i was lucky the chap did a good job, alot of things have
been said about blasting, my panel beater doesnt like it it can weaken the steel, warp it , thin it i probably wouldnt do it next time, there are
different blast materials which are milder.
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| posted on January 19th, 2007 at 12:16 PM |
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unfortunatly i had doors and bonnet blasted by someone else ,and i didnt realise it until over a year later when the panel beater pointed out they
were warped beyond repair, the bonnet was okay,clowns must have thought they were stripping paint off a wall
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| posted on January 19th, 2007 at 12:30 PM |
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finally got car off to panel beater, sourced a W enginelid from Greg and a h panel valance from Karman,
basically they will be replacing rear inner quarters, drip channel under rear window, front apron and wheel well, work on all gaurds, weld up old seat
belt holes in pillars, small rust hole in b pillar and paint
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| posted on January 19th, 2007 at 12:31 PM |
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Nice work oldnslo - I love a good resto project!
I know your pain with the sandblasting - my 63 ragtop doors were beyond repair after the overzealous operator put too much heat into them trying to
get the paint off.
As you say, next time I think I'll try a different sort of media, but I'll also use paint stripper to strip away all the paint on the big flat
panels (doors, quarters, roof etc). That way they won't have to blast so hard/long on those areas susceptible to warping.
All the best, keep those pics coming.
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| posted on January 19th, 2007 at 12:40 PM |
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nice project i had similar with my 56 someone had made it into a Baja Bug ( yuk ) so had no front or rear clips lots of work but worth it
in long run
theres not much left of the front clip
Paint stripper or dipping is best for the doors, bonnet and engine lid for sure
only sand blast where yopu have found heavy rust after the paint stripping
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| posted on January 19th, 2007 at 12:56 PM |
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thanks Dasdubber and vw54, definetly hand stripping where u can and blast hard to find areas, I cant imagine what the finlal cost of the finished
doors will be ,for all you kiddies out there beware.
after the guys removed the door skins and removes the hinge panel and that inner panel from the engine lid i got these acid dipped, apparently thats
the way to go, but not recommended where the residue can sits between two seams. As you can see these doors were blasted but the surface rust remained
inside,these should be the cleanest bug doors in aust
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| posted on January 19th, 2007 at 02:00 PM |
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Thats going to be another good resto Oldnslo.I had my Oval dipped and etch primed and couldn't fault how it came back to me.The only thing I had
blasted was the sunroof panel,which was perfectly straight,only had some surface rust.I told the blaster how rare it was and it couldn't be
replaced--so take special care.When it came back it looked like a bad day's surf(or good if you have a board) at Bondi,so cost me heaps to have it
repaired-so will never take body panels to be blasted.I can feel your pain with the doors.I filled mine with fish oil in all the areas where moisture
can cause havoc.Guess it's all part of the learning curve when doing restos.Keep us posted with your Oval's progress.
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oldnslo
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| posted on January 19th, 2007 at 04:09 PM |
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nbturbo been keeping an eye on your oval looking very sweet, i think i would dip and etch prime a car next time. must had been hard to see your
sunroof panel come back like that, door can be replaced sunroof panel not so easy,
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| posted on January 19th, 2007 at 04:19 PM |
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this was one of the more expensive repairs, under back window in engine compartment, maybe caused by slow leek from back window but they did a great
job after paint couldnt tell the difference
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| posted on January 19th, 2007 at 04:32 PM |
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i resisted the urge to strip the floorpan until the body work was completed due to the ease of transport but the pan was good cond, no rust anywhere
even near new looking paint under the old rubber mats, this will be stripped and blasted later, and gearbox removed, stripped and whatever needs doing
will be done
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| posted on January 19th, 2007 at 04:45 PM |
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great work.. keep it up!
Just curious, if the blasters f!ck a panel or door beyond repair, are they liable for replacing it or covering the costs? Sounds like a right raping
if they get away scot free for stuffing up something that's irreplacable or rare..
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| posted on January 19th, 2007 at 04:53 PM |
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good question, i didnt realise the extent of damage until i took to crash repairer maybe 12 months later, maybe too late to claim damages.one for
consumer affairs.
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| posted on January 22nd, 2007 at 06:11 AM |
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Just curious, if the blasters f!ck a panel or door beyond repair, are they liable for replacing it or covering the costs?
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Lots of luck trying to recover cost they would say that the panel came to them like that or the metal was too thin or some other bullshit
excuss
I had several bits blasted but only heavy metal items like wheels hand brake levers backing plates brake drums etc etc did the smaller panel
work myself at works blaster then i can control the damage
so will this bea STOCK full restoration ???
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| posted on January 22nd, 2007 at 10:11 AM |
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This will be as close to factory stock as i can get it, also staying 6 volt electrics.
the front apron and wheel well all fitted and primed,
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| posted on January 28th, 2007 at 01:06 PM |
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preparing for paint
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| posted on January 28th, 2007 at 03:30 PM |
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Looks like it's coming along great, looking forward to seeing it in colour. Going to bring it down to dovw on Feb 25th glenelg as a unfinished
project?
When it comes to aligning the doors do it with the rubbers in, makes it easier in the long run
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| posted on January 28th, 2007 at 08:23 PM |
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looks good
Looks good so far, they are a big job.
I know first hand and the trick is to keep doing a bit each day if you can.
keep up the good work and don't foget to keep us posted.
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| posted on January 30th, 2007 at 01:58 PM |
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I would like to take it to the DOVW Heath, as unfinished project
but unfortunately dont have a rolling chassis,
Will try to keep up the work, always something getting done at some time to keep me motivated
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