I aim to get it on the road ASAP . First problem , I have been let down by the truck picking it up tomorrow .
My transit has a tow bar , now looking for a trailer in Bournemouth area by tomorrow morning .
The Ho
Re: The Ho
I hired one from Canford Recovery in Poole for £30 - but that was near on 10 years ago!
1978 Triumph Dolomite Sprint (project thread)
1966 Volkswagen 1300 (project thread)
1962 Austin Mini (project)
1962 MGA 1600 Mark II
1965 Mobylette SP50 (project)
2001 Rover 75 2.5-litre V6
1966 Volkswagen 1300 (project thread)
1962 Austin Mini (project)
1962 MGA 1600 Mark II
1965 Mobylette SP50 (project)
2001 Rover 75 2.5-litre V6
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Jasonthemove
Re: The Ho
I got a friend with a Transit to collect the car ,and have spent the day cleaning it and trying to make a basic plan and schedule of works .
I have sorted through various parts and bits that came with the car , and photographed and catalogued them , some will be going on E-bAY later - petrol tank , rear screen , side window glass x 6 , and some wheel centres from a non sprint dolomite I think.
The car came with some interesting reading material , including an original sales brochure, the manual, some old magazine articles(1982) , and a wad of receipts for parts from rimmer brothers , many of these parts were in the boot unfitted , still in wrappings , notably , window rubber seals , sprint stickers, a rear roof panel, loads of fasteners, etc.
There was an old log book showing one owner from new until 1996, when the father of the man I got it from bought it.
Looking underneath there has been lots of welding done to a good standard , all the suspension is polybushed at the front , there are new shocks all round , and ver good tyres.
I have taken pictures of the main bad rust areas, I have poked it with a screwdriver and it appears to be surface mainly.
On the surface rust , do I simply wire brush it , clean it , treat it , then paint it?
On the hole in the front panel , what would anyone recommend?
I have sorted through various parts and bits that came with the car , and photographed and catalogued them , some will be going on E-bAY later - petrol tank , rear screen , side window glass x 6 , and some wheel centres from a non sprint dolomite I think.
The car came with some interesting reading material , including an original sales brochure, the manual, some old magazine articles(1982) , and a wad of receipts for parts from rimmer brothers , many of these parts were in the boot unfitted , still in wrappings , notably , window rubber seals , sprint stickers, a rear roof panel, loads of fasteners, etc.
There was an old log book showing one owner from new until 1996, when the father of the man I got it from bought it.
Looking underneath there has been lots of welding done to a good standard , all the suspension is polybushed at the front , there are new shocks all round , and ver good tyres.
I have taken pictures of the main bad rust areas, I have poked it with a screwdriver and it appears to be surface mainly.
On the surface rust , do I simply wire brush it , clean it , treat it , then paint it?
On the hole in the front panel , what would anyone recommend?
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Jasonthemove
Re: The Ho
Here is another underbonnet shot , mainly to see if I have got the sizing right, the photos were taken woth a nokia N8 phone which I use for work , taking pictures of property damage incidents , 12.8mp camera , on a phone.
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