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bigel nigel

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Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2005 1:08 am

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i dno but go to bed :lol:

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Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2005 3:45 pm

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willy wrote:

Weber "BOX" is made!
Woohoo thanks heaps Beanie

Steve paid me out calling it an 'ashtray' cos its unlike his massive air box that he has in his race car, so anything less is inferior :roll:

But it'll serve its purpose well - to seal the firewall up from where the Weber air cleaner needs clearance.

That's about it.
Now i have the fun task of cutting the whole out NICELY (there was a small *hack* cut into it, so i'm fixing it up)
I've started to cut it out a couple of mm from the line using an angle grinder, later i'll clean it up with a die grinder.
Make it nice

Now.... should i get it welded in? Or just screw it in so it can be removed at a later date, need that happen.

Weld it. Anything else is just ghey. You have already hacked it up with a grinder so it's not like it's going to fawk it up or anything.

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Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2005 7:01 pm

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Metalfab_101 wrote:

You have already hacked it up with a grinder so it's not like it's going to fawk it up or anything.

"Neatened" thankyou very much :lol:

The previous owner "hacked it up with a grinder", so i was just finishing off what that useless bastard didnt get round to doing.

The firewall MUST be sealed for roadworthy purposes, so this is why i'm going to 'all the trouble' by doing the 'box'.

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willy

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Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 12:57 am

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So heres some pics of my brutal hack job, which is very dodgey. :roll:

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Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 12:59 am

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Box is only sitting there.
The paint shop will be welding in/ smoothing/ whatever they will be doing to make it look 'factory' :lol:

I'm thinking that it'd be neater if they had the box on the inside of the firewall then weld around the hole and grind back.
But i dont know.
I have no expertise in this field (well any field really).

That is all.
Comment away... at my brutal attacks.

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Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 9:05 am

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willy wrote:

"Neatened" thankyou very much :lol:

The previous owner "hacked it up with a grinder", so i was just finishing off what that useless bastard didnt get round to doing.

Don't take it personal willy, was only havin' a go

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The paint shop will be welding in/ smoothing/ whatever they will be doing to make it look 'factory'

I think it's going to be a bit tough to make it look "factory". To make it smooth & neat maybe cut the hole and box to match so there are no overlaps and butt weld it together. Would be a bit fiddly getting it to match up and more difficult to weld too. Consequently that's going to cost more, and more custom car than factory. How about fill in the hole above the box as above then drill holes in the flange around the box and weld it to the body through those, making a spot weld effect. You might say that will look dodgy but it would be a lot closer to how the factory would have done it!!!

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I'm thinking that it'd be neater if they had the box on the inside of the firewall then weld around the hole and grind back.

It would be. Any reason why you cant?

willy wrote:

I have no expertise in this field (well any field really).

That is painfully obvious :lol:

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Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 11:18 am

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Yeah i could have a go but i'd rather leave it for someone else to bugger up :lol:

And the hole at the top will be filled in too!
I reckon it'll look pretty good once its done.

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bigel nigel

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Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 10:36 am

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is that beanies handy work???

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willy

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Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 7:03 pm

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Yes. Beanie made the box.

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willy

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Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 7:06 pm

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Okay.
Me and Nige picked up the deluxe from home with the Brickworx Courier Truck and took it to the paint shop (just round the corner from Brickworx).

Ted and Richard (of Senyks) are the guys that work there.
They are brothers.
I have spoken to them on many occasions about my plans for the Deluxe, and also given them a few hands with things that require more than two people (like lifting an MG body onto and off of its chassis)

So.
He likes the look of the Deluxe, but would like to do a FULL bare metal respray :shock:

And he also said if i wanted to keep costs down a bit, i can strip it with him.
SO thats good.
And thats whats happening.
The end.

Updates as things progress.

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Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 7:09 pm

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So what colour is it going to be? You seem to change your mind all the time, lol!

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Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 7:11 pm

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Still Old English White and black roof.
What have i changed my mind on

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Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 7:17 pm

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willy wrote:

Still Old English White and black roof.
What have i changed my mind on

What is the URL to Cush's site? :lol:

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bigel nigel

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Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 7:22 pm

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im helpin to strip down too

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bigel nigel

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Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 3:29 pm

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top coat of paint is stripped off the roof now ay willy

all done by hand with hand scrappers, only took bout an hour n a half,
most was done by willy before i got there

willy has some pics i think that he is gonna put on later

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