Project 3193

[bozzzydmc]

Great stuff Dave... looking forward to seeing more!!

Mike

[InoX]

More pictures of further work done so far:

Pics of work done by Ed's welding man:























New rad and condenser set-up:



old and new



Grady's stainless (and seemless) welding work:




The rad that doesn't quite fit (temporarily fitted with hoses and brackets 'till i figure out what to do):





Stainless roof assembly: mock install and fit test:


repairing for the rivets:




rivets and wurth glue/sealant:





installed proper doors re-attached (torsion bar on pass side installed - drivers side awaiting re-install)







Frame arrival and assembly:



Came complete with two trailing arms (for the same side...)














'flexi' fuel lines from Ed:


cheers Ed.

rear linkage spring cups and gear change rods powder coated. had to get them done a second time by a different company because the first well, didn't do a great job and blamed the metal for the pitting....

perfect job here:




rear hubs painted (just the inside where the mettal rim flares out (already blasted):





driver's side rear complete with poly bushes:



pass side rear with polys, etc....





dust build up from sanding and crap in the garage. Must dust under there before i finish the project....








recall plates that don't quite fit. Just like the stainless bracket and the rad. all fettling....





'flexi' fuel lines from Ed:


cheers Ed.



most people probably don't know about these but they hold the front impact absorber on:





new 'uns:





not really that interesting but i thought I'd share it to show the kinds of things I've uncovered and had to work on and pay for to correct same with the door brackets:













rubber mallet:




and so on and so on. more pics on flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/32731331@N04/


Update of work/parts since last year in no order:
Frame’s been off to Ed and come back.
New upper and lower rear link arms. (powder coated)
New recall plates (non on the car to begin with - had to make them fit)
New rotors all the way around.
New hard brake lines
New brake couplings.
New stainless flexi brake lines.
New front and rear wheel bearings
New spax dampners
New springs.
New rubber isolators for springs.
New stainless clutch line (new master and slave not yet installed)
Refurbed steering rack
New tie rod ends
New angle drive
New upper and lower ball joints
Plated in and powder coated lower arms.
New upper arms.
New bolts on all four corners (etc, etc)
Body re-attached to frame.
New door latch brackets (the ones that bolt through the underbody under the quarters and fenders that no one sells or knows about least of all Houston)
Powder coated gear linkage and new bushes.
Powder coated rear hubs.
Blasted and painted front wishbone, calliper bracket
Various brackets zinc passivated.
New windshield wiper hardware
New hood stopper hardware.
Fender antenna hole filled and welded (PJ Grady, courtesy)
Front impact absorber, stripped, repaired and painted along with the three (two) retaining brackets (thanks to the chaps over in Vegas and Al V (and i think Dan?) for the transport on those )
Various riv nuts in underbody replaced. Many more to go….
Rocket support panel and front facia support panel refurb and re-mounted.
New poly bushes all around (that’s rear links upper and lower, lower arms at front, trailing arm bushes and DPNW’s poly kit for the sway bar.)
New TABs
New fuel lines (needed straightening after being transported you can tell from the pic)
New flexi fuel hoses (M Gutkowski courtesy)
New accumulator.
Fuel tank clean out soapy water then acetone a bunch of times. Re-installation with new pad kit)
New coolant hoses for the front. Silicone flexibles.
New aluminium rad (didn’t fit – had to make it fit – not bad for £250)
New AC consenser
New rad fans and shroud (DPNW courtesy)
New upper and lower rad brackets.
Refurbed front two wiring harnesses and replaced failing headlight connectors, etc.
Refurbed storage area (sanded, sanded and sanded again.) painted awaiting jack nuts and other hardware to finish
New infill panels at rear quarterpanels (in the door jar)
Refurbed infill panels at front fenders (in the door jar)
Sway bar and rear crossbrace sand and paint and paint again. Then installed.
Engine ‘bay’ and pontoon upper areas sand sand sand and paint.



The list above is all stuff installed/completed. I have many parts to go on the car, but not yet...







The way forward
Headlight brackets and headlights
Front facia considerations…..
Hood bracket/hinge work ongoing.
Hood main seal install.
Hood install.
Windscreen grill/cowl install.
a-pillar trim repair and install
Windscreen purchase and install
Get PJ Grady to fix the hideous damage to the pass side quarter panel.
Will someone sell me a fucking fuel tank enclosure plate?
Repair fibreglass in pass side wheel well.
Fenders and quarter panel re-attachment…
Pedal box blast, powder coat and re-build.
Stainless steering rack universal joint purchase ($$$)
Get the doors to go into the hole which they were design to fit
Brake callipers strip and re-build.
Re-build door interiors…
and so on.

any questions about any particular aspect of the build?

cheers
Dave.

[RobvdVeer]

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Seriously stunned by a) the amount of work and b) the quality of the rebuild. Congratulations!

[A Van]

Fantastic job, many cars in less of a state have been parted!

[InoX]

Fantastic job, many cars in less of a state have been parted!

something I'm acutely aware of

[jerzybondov]

Very, very impressive restoration!

How long before you think you'll be 'finished' (i.e. on the road, and pretty much there)?

[A Van]

I thought you would be!!....great work though Dave...you'll soon have 2 running!

[tourettes tony]

It just goes to show.. if your mad enough well done i am impressed TT

[Admin-bloke]

Great pics fantastic restoration work going on there !!!!!

[delorean12uk]

I must admit I'm quite impressed by what you've undertaken and what you've achieved, I thought I had my work cut out with *cameltoe* car. Do you know why it's so corroded, where did you find it, at the bottom of a river??? judging by what photo's you have posted so far It looks as if you are going to turn in it to a nice car again.