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Post by johnwp5bcoupe on Jan 31, 2016 11:21:00 GMT
There is a lot of work on a P5 but it looks as though you are getting there On your wing closing piece how does the water get out? as the scuttle drains that way! I don't do winter driving its crossed out on my calender I will leave that to the brave guys like Phil
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Post by wozzer on Jan 31, 2016 16:59:43 GMT
I like to drive them too but these days especially today its too cold/wet for me to do as much as I used to be able a few years ago Mine wasnt that bad in that area phil just a small patch on mine
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Post by wozzer on Jan 31, 2016 17:06:17 GMT
There is a lot of work on a P5 but it looks as though you are getting there On your wing closing piece how does the water get out? as the scuttle drains that way! There is a lot to do on the P5 john and i seem to be getting through the jobs fairly quickly although there will be a lot of finishing in these areas still to do. The lower wing mounting bracket has two drain slots in them fore and aft which i hope will be enough, only time will tell.
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Post by Roy of the Rovers on Feb 4, 2016 14:42:36 GMT
Wozzer it seems you are fairly local to me, fancy a visit sometime? If so I'll PM you.. cheers Roy
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Post by wozzer on Feb 5, 2016 19:39:38 GMT
Hi Roy yes mate that sounds cool W.
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Post by wozzer on Feb 6, 2016 20:01:40 GMT
The last few days have been spent, firstly figuring out how to go about designing and then making the rear chassis rails for the rover. I made a paper template of the full rear rail, from the rear panel right up to the bump stop. From that i made two wooden bucks from which i could form the two halves of the chassis rail. Here is the pattern and the bucks From these i produced the first parts of the right hand rail Woz
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Post by wozzer on Feb 6, 2016 20:11:52 GMT
Once welded together i had the completed full length chassis rail but minus its internal stenghtening panels which i will add tomorrow. I am very pleased with the way its turned out but of course all things can be improved, for the next one i will use a metal shrinker which should make things a little easier when it comes to the lower curves. More soon woz
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Post by wozzer on Feb 8, 2016 17:43:44 GMT
Got the boot floor repair section and the rear apron repair section I finished cutting out the rust in the battery box area and prepared the area ready for the new panel. The panel has been plug welded through its flange that attatches it to the boot floor and has been seam welded on the underside where the chassis rail is to be fitted. A quick coat of zinc primer finishes the job. I have left parts of this un-welded so i can fit the new chassis rail and i still have to repair the lower section of the rear panel . More soon
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Post by wozzer on Feb 8, 2016 17:50:54 GMT
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Post by enigmas on Feb 8, 2016 20:22:03 GMT
Very neat and competent work. It's good seeing the steady progress of the repairs.
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Post by petervdvelde on Feb 8, 2016 22:44:12 GMT
Nice work! And a lot of progress. You are much quicker then i was. I remember the work needed on your last picture of the rear RH lower corner. I really struggled making a repair panel with the curves in all directions but after many hours it was oke. I see that you didn't cut out to much so you still have reference points.
Good luck and keep the pictures coming!!
Peter
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Post by wozzer on Feb 9, 2016 20:12:34 GMT
Very neat and competent work. It's good seeing the steady progress of the repairs. Many thanks enigmas
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Post by wozzer on Feb 9, 2016 20:14:32 GMT
Nice work! And a lot of progress. You are much quicker then i was. I remember the work needed on your last picture of the rear RH lower corner. I really struggled making a repair panel with the curves in all directions but after many hours it was oke. I see that you didn't cut out to much so you still have reference points. Good luck and keep the pictures coming!! Peter Thanks for the kind words peter, you'll be sick of this by the time its done
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Post by enigmas on Feb 9, 2016 20:50:36 GMT
It's really useful seeing things done in a different manner. I'm not certain I'd have the patience to make a wooden buck/former for a panel or box section.
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Post by wozzer on Feb 10, 2016 20:12:33 GMT
It's really useful seeing things done in a different manner. I'm not certain I'd have the patience to make a wooden buck/former for a panel or box section. I have seen panels made this way before and i thought it was a good idea for this application, it worked great but was time consuming to say the least.
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Post by wozzer on Feb 10, 2016 20:40:18 GMT
Spent a few hours today fitting the new chassis rail. I butt welded it to the existing rail and drilled and plug welded to all the other surrounding panels . coated these up ready for body working and paint woz
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Post by petervdvelde on Feb 10, 2016 22:20:41 GMT
Looking good Woz!. A small note: on the battery side in the boot, there were originally two strengthening plates fitted. I don't believe the weight of the battery will cause so much stress that the boot floor will be damaged so you could leave these out. These strengthening plates are not on the Wadhams repair panel. Just to be 100% sure, i made the plates and welded these onto the boot floor piece keep up the good work! Peter
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Post by johnwp5bcoupe on Feb 11, 2016 9:32:44 GMT
Moving along at a great pace Wozza on some difficult work "well done" when you but welded the old chassis to the new did you put a sleeve inside? for the benefit of other guys following you how are you keeping the shell true while fitting the sills chassis etc?
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Post by wozzer on Feb 11, 2016 17:35:50 GMT
Moving along at a great pace Wozza on some difficult work "well done" when you but welded the old chassis to the new did you put a sleeve inside? for the benefit of other guys following you how are you keeping the shell true while fitting the sills chassis etc? Thanks john. A small sleeve was used on this application just for alignment purposes before it was welded. When it came to the sills etc. no bracing was used on the shell but i did take lots of measurments and reference points. Once tacked, i made sure the doors fitted and had good shut lines before final welding.
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Post by wozzer on Feb 11, 2016 17:40:08 GMT
Looking good Woz!. A small note: on the battery side in the boot, there were originally two strengthening plates fitted. I don't believe the weight of the battery will cause so much stress that the boot floor will be damaged so you could leave these out. These strengthening plates are not on the Wadhams repair panel. Just to be 100% sure, i made the plates and welded these onto the boot floor piece keep up the good work! Peter Thanks for the info peter. I didnt see any on my original panel i will add some strength in this area similar to yours. Woz
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Post by wozzer on Feb 15, 2016 19:15:36 GMT
Spent the weekend repairing and fitting the inner and outer tonneau panel. I cut off and replaced the lower inner wing section which in hindsight i should have replaced the complete panel but in my defence i thought i could get away without replacing the bottom section. Here are a couple of pics More soon
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Post by Roy of the Rovers on Feb 17, 2016 12:26:57 GMT
Messaged you about meeting up Wozzer..
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Post by wozzer on Mar 20, 2016 10:01:05 GMT
Managed to finish off the repairs on the o/s, got the old girl on the ground got her started and reversed her out of the unit. This is what she looked like before the doors were put back on. Once i recieved all the goodies from wadhams i got straight down to fitting them. the nearside inner sill fitted and coated ready for the diaphram panel.
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Post by wozzer on Mar 20, 2016 10:08:24 GMT
Here's a picture of the diaphram panel fully plug welded and linished pryer to coating. A quick shot of the underside of the inner sill just after welding More soon woz
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Post by wozzer on Mar 27, 2016 19:50:58 GMT
_ spent the last couple of visits preparing the outer sill. Initially the fit was awful but after cutting and making the recesses for the a+b posts, and plenty of massaging the fit was deemed acceptable. At this point the sill was punched and drilled ready for plug welding. Once fitted the welds were ground down and coated ready for final prep. more soon. woz
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