Gungeys resto thread official!!

Mr Scoops wrote:

Your 'back doors'???

Nah, they are already smashed in!!

One thing I did notice last night which is troubling is a few bubbles in the paint on the rear quarter!!

Just going to keep building for now!!

Flatted and polished the rear wing that I had to re spray as I am a twat., fitted and cut the beading. Just need to do it up again. My mate matt, sanded down the petrol tank where I had a reaction and sprayed it again with dust coats, but reacted again!! Bloody thing.

I need to get out on a weekend to spray the bumpers, tank and a few other bits.

Big thanks to joker for his little gift tonight. ( I will show when it's fitted)

do you use panel wipe ,when spraying? .....also paint will react ,if the primers not properly dry

panel wipe yes, same area for the second time and bear metalled?

but was the primer dry?.....it could take a couple weeks to dry properly

nomates wrote:

but was the primer dry?.....it could take a couple weeks to dry properly

it was only etch primer.

did he filler primer over that?

when i can i come see this car again mate !,

WizBizMartin wrote:

when i can i come see this car again mate !,

just bring some sand paper .....lol

WizBizMartin wrote:

when i can i come see this car again mate !,

Possibly Sunday day time if not plumbing or Tuesday night mate.

nomates wrote:

did he filler primer over that?

no filler primer, i think he may have to either re-sand it back, or get it blasted.


wiz biz, if you are poping out the unit with the lining, see my message and i will let you know when i am out there.

then you can pop down and discuss.

andy

I might be popping out tonight a little later tonight, but not till about 9pm.

I had to take Max to A&E last night so no plumbing and I need to stay close by tonight. Then when they are settled I can go out there.

Not going tonight now.

Hope max is ok mate

dubberatlast wrote:

Hope max is ok mate

Yeah he's ok, I'm going to nomates instead! Lol.

Thanks for asking dude

beer and deer pie waiting ....lol

saw this yesterday, its properly coming along now, well done matey, you should be so proud of it !

Right then, I have been back out to play and have de-greased the engine tinwhere so that I can start getting this ready for paint in the near future.
I have also cleaned the engine which although its grease free now (mostly) it looks a little tatty as the silver paint is coming off. However it was rebuilt or a recon in 03/03/00. I have had it 4 years, it spent 4 years sat in a field at my old mans garage so 4 years use before being laid up, and I know that it was mostly used for school runs when on the road.

Preped the petrol tank and I now seem to have sorted the area that had the reaction.





I have stone chipped the underneath of the tank so just need to black this now.

When I bought the repro chrome bumpers, I was in to minds which way to go, but I have gone with plan B and decided to colour match the bumpers to the car, (so selling the europa bumpers on.

So out came the grinder to try and remove the chrome off the originals (I tried to do it the nice way with a DA but it put up too much aof a fight, so more serious measures had to be taken!!).




Once I had both stripped, I treated with rust killer and sprayed with filler primer.






Now for the running boards. I had standard ones which were low quality (or standard running boards which are also for sale!) But managed to get a set of alloy off Big Dave.
There was a bracket missing off the front on one, so made a new one and bonded it on.
Gave them a really good clean and rubbed them down.






Then a quick coat of filler primer and bingo bango




I found the other day when looking at my great interior that some mice had made the carpets there new home!!!!

thankfull the seats are ok, however they were all dead but the smell on the carpet is going to prove difficult to remove!!
I need to get all carpets and seats shampooed before I put them back in.

I havent done much more to the body recently but this is how its looking.

That's looking awesome mate!!

^WHS

wicked looking silvercross in the corner of the workshop, you'd make a proper old school go-kart out of them wheels for the boys

oh..and great work btw gungey, coded bumpers will be awesome i reckon

wow looking great!!

I didn't get a chance to get mixing cups today so didn't go to the unit, instead I stripped down my twin carbs (well on long term loan).
I found the jets etc in them were correct but lots of missing bits ( silly little things like fuel filters, washers etc, so those have been replaced).
Just need the manifold gaskets and I can't start putting bits back together.

Happy days.

looking ace gungmiester