The Nomates Rustoration :)

Opps ....well you can never have too many pictures of dirty dave

lol, is the tread on the n/s front a little close to the legal limit??
Looking good dude, I was very close to popping in today, but just ran out of time!.
I will pop round tomorrow when my hangover has passed.

That sir .....is good value for money ......its also the offside

looking real good steve
strap it up and drive it!

nomates wrote:

That sir .....is good value for money ......its also the offside

So it is!! what an arse!! lol

Good work dude.

JESUS, You don't hang about do you, when you said what you were going to do, i thought that would be done by next week, not within the same day!
Cheers for the coffee anyway fella, by the time i got home, she still thought i was early, so no bollockings for being late either!

dave, where did your hair go?

He's turning into Elvis!!! (Before he started eating Squirrel-burgers).

Ed, that went months ago! I'm now working on a quiff that'd kick Elvis's ass!



I really don't think this thread needed a pic of me ... But thanks for the cuppa Steve... and top work as ever!

Great work on the Bug Steve and thanks for the brew today.

Max said "De De DEAAA De DEAA"
I think that means he liked the fish!!

Any updates dude?

Only a little update ....as saturday I was helping damion pick up the squareback


The latest repair was to cut off the door skin on the passenger side .....got the new one in place ...and tacked it along the top



had a problem with the A pillar ...which resulted me in undoing the welds and moving about 4 mm ....surprisingly this made a massive differance ...and now the door fits quite well



my new front clip ...was really pants , it didn't even have the cut outs to get to the steering box ...so I drilled out the spot welds that held the front corner inner wings pieces on
, then using a dremmel ...I cut the holes for the access panels





I also managed to finish of the front bulkhead panel ...got it into position and gave it a coat of etch primer , it not welded in yet



wish I had done more .....but you know how things go ...somtimes a few steps back before you can go forward

you so make me want another bug, when funds allow im doing another one.

nice work bud

got a tax exempt spine (with lowered beam (balljoint)) and a 1300 gearbox ...rolling chassis £150 if your interested great for a beach buggy

Its cash that holds me back at the mo hence the reson i havnt even been able to buy a fuel filter lol and there only £20.

I would have that if had the cash though

no worries dude

nomates wrote:

got a tax exempt spine (with lowered beam (balljoint)) and a 1300 gearbox ...rolling chassis £150 if your interested great for a beach buggy

I would so have that if I was back in the UK. Curently looking for a project here but the wife keeps reminding me that I have no garage, no tools, no nothing but I'm still looking

Might be buying a new motorbike soon as I so need something to get my spannering fix.

Cleverchap wrote:

Might be buying a new motorbike

I didn't know you were gay ..............

nomates wrote:

Cleverchap wrote:

Might be buying a new motorbike

I didn't know you were gay ..............

pmsl

Everyone seems to be on form this evening!!

Nowt wrong with dressing up in leather

Cleverchap wrote:

Nowt wrong with dressing up in leather

...depends if your vegitarian or not

Ok another weekend gone ....and another (small) update ....


I wasn't completely happy with the long bonnet fit ,against the front quarters ..(altho' they were'nt too bad considering the panels I'm working with)...so I decided to try the other (sadly more rusty) bonnet ...guess what ..its a better fit ...just my (non) luck ....then after welding in the front clip ,after drilling out the incorrect front bumper mounts ...I decided to see how the front wing fitment is ...and apart from the very bottom bitd being a different radius to the front valence ....I surpised even my self ...heres some piccies














I also made sure the drivers door had good gap a lined up ok .....but its defo in need of a door skin and some repairs ....i will be on to this after I finish the bulkhead ...front clip ....a pillar repairs ....so may not have many pics to show for a while

Keep chipping away Bud.

looking a bit more like a bug ...ehhh ?