FlashCadillac Posted January 7, 2008 Report Posted January 7, 2008 finally picked myself up a pair of mk1 capri wings for spud so i thought id see just how bad it was under the paint id always assumed the the wing has been done and that there would be a lot of filler on it.... but not this much Where the filler stops at the front is where the wing used to finish... the steel finished about 15mm before the end of the wing the wing was full of holes and had just been skimed over and where it was bad at the bottom they used THREE patches on a liny little bit The two things that anoy me the most is that at the time this was done Mk1 capri wings probably cos about a 10er i had to shell out shit loads for em and the other thing is that there was a big dent behind the bumper where someone had bumped the bumper and the bumper bolt dented the car.... this must have happend before all the filler went n as it would have cracked AND THE STILL DIDNT FILL THE DENT IN!!! all that bloody filler and still they left it Needless to say everything in the garage is now white and when my step dad gets back off holiday hes going to kill me
Stu_B Posted January 7, 2008 Report Posted January 7, 2008 My cortina is covered in things like that!
escort21 Posted January 7, 2008 Report Posted January 7, 2008 Thats not filler....this is..my old tina hadthe entire sill scuplted out of filler....
FlashCadillac Posted January 7, 2008 Author Report Posted January 7, 2008 Thats not filler....this is..my old tina had the entire sill scuplted out of filler.... Fook Me
TwoLitrePinto Posted January 7, 2008 Report Posted January 7, 2008 Whoa! dont like to use too much filler, he must have been an architect!, suprised there wasnt any balast in there or steel supports!
Stu_B Posted January 7, 2008 Report Posted January 7, 2008 If you're taking it back to bare metal & come across filler put down the knotwheel & pick up a rubber mallet & screwdriver & knock it out - will save loads of time & mess
FredTransit Posted January 7, 2008 Report Posted January 7, 2008 I just love this Forum! Where else would you find people boasting they have the most filler on their car??
over_head_cam Posted January 7, 2008 Report Posted January 7, 2008 I just love this Forum! Where else would you find people boasting they have the most filler on their car?? I pulled a lump out the sill of the Cortina that must have weighed a couple of pound. 8" of the sill (in and out) and about a quarter of the arch (plus copious amounts of the daily mail )
ZetecVan 2.0 Posted January 7, 2008 Report Posted January 7, 2008 Mark, if you want to hear about filler, have a word with Simon (Jubfab). He's got a cracking story that involves a badly restored Standard 10. A great big tub of Isopon. A quick spray over. And a guy who travelled up to Yorkshire from Bristol and paid the asking price without even taking it for a test drive.
X-pack-Glyn Posted January 7, 2008 Report Posted January 7, 2008 Thats not filler....this is..my old tina hadthe entire sill scuplted out of filler.... just like your pink one then
FredTransit Posted January 8, 2008 Report Posted January 8, 2008 We've all been there! I myself have been bunging the plod in since about 1981.......
oldbus Posted January 8, 2008 Report Posted January 8, 2008 I think that´s happened to everyone before...must admit that bodge could have come from me. In the "old days" when the OSF´s were just knackered old cars there was no way you were going to splash out (even if it was only a tenner )on a new wing (as they are welded in) when a tin of filler would get you through the MOT! Do it properly now but not back then on the good old days!! So come on, own up who was it???
DarrenM Posted January 8, 2008 Report Posted January 8, 2008 It's when you see stuff like this that reminds you why you restore a car yourself instead of buying the shiny "finished" car! If you want it right you have to see it without paint to be truly sure.
FlashCadillac Posted January 8, 2008 Author Report Posted January 8, 2008 It's when you see stuff like this that reminds you why you restore a car yourself instead of buying the shiny "finished" car! are you sure thats not the otehr way around id never sell it for a new car..... love it too much it'll all be sorted for april
warrenk Posted January 8, 2008 Report Posted January 8, 2008 I pulled a lump out the sill of the Cortina that must have weighed a couple of pound. 8" of the sill (in and out) and about a quarter of the arch (plus copious amounts of the daily mail ) The car's nose must have lifted an inch or 2 after removing all that filler
Rick Posted January 8, 2008 Report Posted January 8, 2008 its just oldskool repairing although this made me chuckle:
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