Forgot to add the Capri thread .....

[ozbilt]

Quality stuff Kerry. Nice to see some old school resto techniques again. As much as we whinge about the quality of most of the Mustang replacement parts & the work required to make them fit to our standards, we really are spoilt compared to things like this.

Thanks Steve, however it is only "old school" I know, this new stuff is way beyond me ......

[ozbilt]

The outer plenum grille was a rusted mess, so a "better" one was part of a mid section we purchased for various pieces (like A pillar sections). After blasting & a quick prime, it was fitted temporarily to be able to make paper patterns of the missing sections so they could be welded in.

Then this was discovered .........

So far, so good .......



Now the RH wiper hole, like where is it ? ....



Some bastard moved it in between models ......



So the only thing to do (as we had the wiper setup for the car being repaired, not the donor piece) was to move the hole .......



Pilot hole drilled .....



Hole punch fitted .......



Punched .....



Edge flared .......



Useless hole filled ......



Rusted edges repaired & test fitted .......





Primed, then glued in place (was fully welded under the bondo section) .....

[nassi]

Your mates do like to challenge you.

[ozbilt]

Your mates do like to challenge you.

That they do nassi, that they do .......

[ozbilt]

Got a little ahead of myself with the last pic update as it was already blasted & in primer, so here are a few "blasted" pics. Note the roof & quarter panels were paint stripped & then DA sanded. Blasting would have destroyed them .......

[ozbilt]

Then it was primed, then blackened & sound deadened on the underside ......

[nassi]

What is DA sanded?

[ozbilt]

The Plenum was then glued (as posted above) & after it was dry, the RH mudguard was glued in place ......



Next day, the LH mudguard ......



Ready to go to the paint shop before I flew to California & a certain MGTC .....

[cage]

Fantastic Kerry, love it

[ozbilt]

What is DA sanded?

Daul action sander.

[ozbilt]

When I got back from the US, I needed to repair the bonnet as it was the correct one for the car they were building. He had 2, but the other was more correct for the Perana build later.

It was a long way gone, but still repairable in my estimation. So the bonnet had been alkaline dipped (along with the other bonnet & both boot lids) & then DP40 primed ......







So, the frame was cut out using a Fein saw I first used in TAFE back in the 80's & purchased one in Hong Kong back in 2003 (now knockoffs are marketed as "multi tool" & half the price as the Fein tool) ......











Bonnet nose got a piece made & welded in place ......





Bonnet rear corners got built up where they had been worn off sliding around other work shops ......





Small cracks were welded at the ends of the bubble .....





Frame was repaired ....





Crap, I have no pictures of the bonnet done ......

I will take some more next week when over at his shed (like I was there today) ......

However, this is how it looked today .......

[ozbilt]

& the future "Perana" clone waiting to come to Duggo in the next year or so (once the current one is near completion).

You can see the boot lid coloured underneath as are the doors .......

[chopmgw]

Great thread.
Love watching the repair work.

[xpconnor]

Good thread. Always find it interesting to look at how the body of different models of cars are put together.

Any reason to glue the front fenders on rather then just bolt them?

[ozbilt]

Good thread. Always find it interesting to look at how the body of different models of cars are put together.

Any reason to glue the front fenders on rather then just bolt them?

The car is a true "unibody", like the Cortina & Escort, the Capri had welded front mudguards, all used the same basic floor pan style & engine bay design.

They did bolt to the front apron though, for what reason I will never know ...... They are bolted in that spot again.

English .......