help needed oldskool panel beaters any left out there

[deluxemk1]

nice one thats best ive seen for long time its gonna be nice bet you got fed up cleaning the underside mate its very clean .the front valances can be a pig as well i remember when i did mine the curve that should be round the sidelight panels was pressed to flat had to heat and reshape mine but that was years ago dont know what the club ones are like.I know the doorskins I bought for my 4 door were shite they were major grief ! Heard lots of other people complain about them as well not sure what the 2 door ones were like.

[deluxemk1]

pre airflow? didnt notice. The sidelight panels are club ones I guess .Probably best to jig it alltogether to fit wings and valance nicely, drill and fit with self tappers ,get your bonnet gaps and headlight rings all nice.As im sure you know make sure the three headlamp holes in the rings are in the right place. to get a nice fit on the side light panels probably be best to cut through both the front valance and the side light panels under the lamps with air saw and then unscrew the sidelight panels to get the scrap of metal out then screw it all back together again this will leave a nice butt weld gap that fits nice, then you can weld it all up just wip out the screws after and mig plug where the drill holes were and clean it all up.Or I can do it if you fed up

[R1.Andy]

simon

your right on this front end its a pig.

the front panels are expressed as well and they are 100% shyte and the front valance was flat put it through a shrinker to get a curve in it..

iv just run the air saw through the passenger flitch wing rail to lift it up a couple of mm as wing was low..

but ya your right the whole front end is winding me up to the point i wish id never started the bleedin thing.

then iv still got to cut out side light fit back plates cos they only do the one pressing and lighn the grill up

as you no urself it dont seem to move on but hours are spent doing it.

plus im a brat at cars as its only a hobby

[R1.Andy]

this was it in the e bay listing

[R1.Andy]

within 4 days of owning it. it looked like this

[deluxemk1]

Thats how they start mate I can relate to that! Glad to hear its not just me that sees the faults in these panels hope that valance doesnt give to much grief I think i heated mine as well to get it to curve more on the corners.From what I can see in the pictures you are doing a good job buddy ,I seen worse efforts by pros keep it up.Let me know next week where you are at with it .I would be able to start it soon for you just finishing off at triumph herald shell that job was a bitch.

[R1.Andy]

all day saturday wings on and off on and off on and off.

but finally got valance welded on at last

[deluxemk1]

excellent! Your doing a better job than a lot of panel beaters I know ! Give a call bout this paint job mate I need to work out a good time for you get it down.Bit of perseverance and its welded up nice one !

[R1.Andy]

excellent! Your doing a better job than a lot of panel beaters I know ! Give a call bout this paint job mate I need to work out a good time for you get it down.Bit of perseverance and its welded up nice one !

 

i keep running out of time simon will try and remember to ring you 2 morrow.

soz m8 the days just go trouble is when i go out the door i 4 get every thing except wot im doing

cheers

[deluxemk1]

il post a few pics of my tina for you il get jeff to do em tomoz I forgot to do it the other day and just got back from santa pod now.Good to chat mate.Hope to see you at the open night at the workshop my tina will be there for you to see in the metal

[R1.Andy]

il post a few pics of my tina for you il get jeff to do em tomoz I forgot to do it the other day and just got back from santa pod now.Good to chat mate.Hope to see you at the open night at the workshop my tina will be there for you to see in the metal

 

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cheers 4 pm with transporter details.

called him but he said would be cheaper to get someone closer im gonna look into it