thats not normal.......normal is slapping a ton of tar shite over rusty floors, and 'thinking' you have cured the rust and prevented it from coming back. What you are doing is thorough, to say the least!

Keep it up!

My next resto (Pops) will be like that!

lol... I guess I must have picked up a few good habits from my dad and work. I just fugure if you going to do it.. might as well just do it the best you can... I sure as hell don't mind doing the work...

I tell you what......how filthy did you get doing that wire wheeling?? I know gafmo did similar on his van and he would come out BLACK afterwards.....

well put it this way... If you put me in a crowd of black people... you would not pick me as a white guy... lol but its all fun.. just put a mask on and its ok... that way you are not blowing dask out your nose for days...

when the car was registered in Australia,
the RTA didnt like the existing body number
so they stamped their own on the radiator
(something about formats and getting to the plate under the blanket)
if you have papers (of which i dont think you do) the radiator shroud number match the paper numbers.

the original BMC body number doesnt. thats sposed to match the log book number (of which i dont think you have)

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hmmmm.... so where do I get the papers... lol

We have something incommen...I also purchased my Marcia of Iwanna also

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lol.... he just can't settle on hes cars.... lets hope he sticks to the new van...

I'll call him Stupid if he doesn't ..unless he want's to sell it me..

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lol... I think he is in love with it already...

No Duc, there are 2 lots of numbers on a roundnose body. The real one is on the firewall and should match the car's ID plate if it's there. The one on the radiator shroud is a production number used in manufacture, it is seldom the same as the body number above.
Hope this helps.

ps. to add more confusion, on the Clubbies the rad shroud number IS the body (now VIN) number.

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You are really a man of much knolage Dr...

That healp lots.. Thanks .AGAIN!

He should be...It looks nice and thier are not many around
If I had the moeny I would have put up with the punishment from Sue for it ...
Marcello bring it round for me to have a good look at it
I would love to see a wood up close

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Well I guess its time for the up date.....

the inside has all been taken back to metal, rust in floor treated ( there was stuff all ) primed sound deadened. the boot lit is stripped. and inside the boot is nealy taken back to metal..

have not taken any more pics as yet.. will do in the next week when its all a little more done..

The paint has been picked.. House of kolor.. paints... 2pac.. unreal green...
the spray booth is ready when I am..

Still got to get the body stripped and primed for them.. and need to wait till the body kit comes from the UK..

And the wheels from the UK 2... god... am i pissing against the wall or what?

Will be getting the disks for the front, spaced drums for the back, and gas adj's, hi los, all new bushes for the sub frames new hindge gaskets window and door sills...new carpet, seats. and roof lining.. and a few other bits all in the next few weeks..

so any ways..... lol thats about where I am.. apart from waiting for gafmo to give me that front scoop... you know you wanna see it on EVL...

words words words.

we want pictures!

nah jk the plans sound exciting and it all adds up to the suspense

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