Originally Posted by dandan
I guess that random bar might have been to stop the bulkhead flexing under braking, could be worth installing something suitably bling to replace it with...
I might be wrong though
Good point dandan, I hadn't thought of that.
I was a little thrown by the fact it wasn't actually connected to the Bulkhead in any way.
I prepped all of the Holes to fill.
I started with one of the hacked out Ex Intercooler holes, and made a Plate.
Tacked it in.
Then made a start Welding up the Holes.
Cut a plate for the bigger holes and just welded the smaller ones.
This was the next big hole to go.
Made a rough plate to go in the other Ex Intercooler hole.
And got that and a few other plates tacked in to finish off the random shape.
Removed the Air Con.
Made a couple of dimpled plates to be a bit different.
Got them tacked in.
Got the remaining welding done, ready to start grinding.
I got all the grinding done.
And also removed all the Sealer from the Seams.
Anything remaining got sanded back to the factory ground coat.
Forgot about a couple of things, Like making the Mounts for the Slam Panel.
And also a feed for the Air Intake.
Then finally put an Etch Wash Primer down.
Made a decision to blend the engine bay and give it a bit more flow.
Got some Fiberglass in there to bulk it out.
Got that knocked down and shaped.
Then did some filler work.
Re Etch Primed it.
And finally got it in Primer.
Nice progress will
I really like your project threads.
The time you take to photograph the stages of the build and sharing your work details and how you tackle things is always interesting.
I love the attention to detail. All the little intricate features makes it clear you have pride in your work, its getting rarer to see this standard of work put into r & s-bodys.
Thanks a lot MEL.Nice progress will
It's plodding along, hope to crack on with it once I'm back at work.
Thanks very much, I appreciate it.
Unfortunately I very rarely get to finish stuff as well as I would like to, or with as much detail as I would like to; because it's often not practical... But I do try and make for a reasonably well rounded finish on most projects.
I find a lot more people wanting to invest time and money into S and R Bodies now, Probably because you can have such a nicely finished individual car for a fraction of the cost of some awful modern blender cars.
The last things to do before painting the bay, Were prepping the BMC, Subframe Mounts and Slam Panel.
The BMC had the usual pitting so Blasted it.
Also did the Mounting Brackets.
Then hit them both with the Etch Primer.
And finally the 2K Primer.
Also welded up the remaining holes in the Slam Panel.
Ground it down.
And Primed it.
i really enjoy reading your threads will. theres a lot of hard work and dedication in what you're doing - keep it up mate.
how is the business? do you think you get much work off forums?
I want Will to redo my car when he's free. I need to get it running first though
Thanks very much Ross.
It's not too bad, But it will never have the support or structure in this country that it does in others.
I would say it's minimal, But hard to judge as so many people are on so many different medias now.
I want Will to redo my car when he's free. I need to get it running first though
You don't want to rush the 'get it running' stage, I would take your time, lol.
It's ok buddy, I'm in Australia at the moment anyway!
This is the Purple Pearl Colour I chose for the Engine Bay.
Painted everything in a White base first.
Then started on the Purple Pearl.
And finally shot some Clear.
I'll take some more pictures with my new camera, As it doesn't come out very well currently.
Colour looks awesome
Nice one, good for you.
Thanks dude, It probably won't appeal to the masses... But I quite like it.
Should be a nice contrast to the Exterior Colour as well.
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