KugaWestie Posted October 17, 2019 Author Share Posted October 17, 2019 On 15/10/2019 at 20:34, Nic (NICO) - Shropshire and Mid-Wales AO said: Great work Gary. This thread continues to amaze. Thanks Nic 👍🏻 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KugaWestie Posted October 17, 2019 Author Share Posted October 17, 2019 Tonight I hinged the passenger door. The hinges need finishing off and bolting to the door, but the positioning is done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KugaWestie Posted October 17, 2019 Author Share Posted October 17, 2019 A look at the fit now the adjustments and hinging are complete From this To this I am really pleased with the improvement. A few hours of filling and sanding will hopefully make it a decent job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingster Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Nice work Gary, considering what it was like originally I think you’ve done s blinding job! 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KugaWestie Posted October 17, 2019 Author Share Posted October 17, 2019 12 minutes ago, Chris King - Webmaster and Joint North East AO said: Nice work Gary, considering what it was like originally I think you’ve done s blinding job! 👍 Thanks Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 You deserve to be chuffed to bits with that! In particular, that you've got the raw tub that close, before you start in with the body filler. I do remember a time when that’s what many, most(?) kits were like though. You got a chassis with no brackets/mounts, and a body that was roughly the right shape if you squinted from a distance. It was a rare breed that actually completed one of that generation cars, you’re well on the way to joining them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KugaWestie Posted October 17, 2019 Author Share Posted October 17, 2019 14 minutes ago, Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Secretary said: You deserve to be chuffed to bits with that! In particular, that you've got the raw tub that close, before you start in with the body filler. I do remember a time when that’s what many, most(?) kits were like though. You got a chassis with no brackets/mounts, and a body that was roughly the right shape if you squinted from a distance. It was a rare breed that actually completed one of that generation cars, you’re well on the way to joining them. Thanks Dave 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsechris Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 A silk purse from a sows ear! Well done Gary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KugaWestie Posted October 17, 2019 Author Share Posted October 17, 2019 23 minutes ago, corsechris said: A silk purse from a sows ear! Well done Gary. Cheers Chris. Next will be to improve the chocolate hinges! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cutler (Adge) - Dorset AO Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Most impressive as ever. You should be well chuffed with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KugaWestie Posted October 18, 2019 Author Share Posted October 18, 2019 11 hours ago, AdgeC said: Most impressive as ever. You should be well chuffed with that. Thanks Adge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KugaWestie Posted October 20, 2019 Author Share Posted October 20, 2019 The door hinge set up was a bit wobbly, by that I mean there seemed to be a bit of flex or play in there somewhere. I decided to replace the bosses with something more substantial Here is a photo of the original ones. The bosses had a wall thickness of 2mm And the new ones The overall diameter of the boss is larger and the wall thickness is 5mm meaning there is 2.5 times more bearing surface on the mounting bracket. Initial testing indicates that it seems to have done the trick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KugaWestie Posted October 25, 2019 Author Share Posted October 25, 2019 I have started to cut more holes in the body, this time for the roll hoops Polished roll hoops from the kit manufacturers are expensive (best part of £300 for a pair). I didn’t fancy paying that so took a punt on a pair of Audi TT roll hoops ages ago, one of which you can see above. Tonight I decided to have a look at the other one. I attacked it with the DA, first starting with 120 grit sandpaper, followed by 180 and then 240. Then I set about it with my cheap polishing kit from Toolstation https://www.toolstation.com/polishing-set/p58727 First using the red bar Then the green bar Its just less than half done for an hour of my time. It will need a finer polish once it’s all to this level. I should bring the pair of them in for less than £50 so a saving not to be sneezed at for a few hours effort Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingster Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 34 minutes ago, KugaWestie said: a saving not to be sneezed at for a few hours effort That’s always something that we can “trade” with ourselves. My wife often looks at me when I say “the cost in my time to (insert chore here) is not worth it - best pay someone who knows what they are doing” - she then relates that to the extraordinary amount of hours I will happily spend fitting a (inset Westy component here) 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KugaWestie Posted October 26, 2019 Author Share Posted October 26, 2019 Some more work on the first roll hoop this afternoon. Second hole cut and hoop slotted in A look from the front of the car I think it needs to be a bit taller like this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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