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Holy crap moment
looks better now but when I had cut off the entire back end of the car and all that was there were the two little side braces I had a moment of panic, but replacment panel fit well and some straightening of the original braces and I trial fit the boot floor and it actually looks/fits well. Just need to order the RH brace (hopefully wont take too long--of course a special order item. Cutting the floor out tonight I hope!
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This gets more impressive with every post. You couldn't get a more ambitious xke restoration, and you've saved an e-type roadster that would otherwise have certainly been relegated to the salvage yard. Kudos!
Glad it's not me ...at this point I'd be opening the rear wheel arches for wider tyres, building in cupholders etc...
Glad it's not me ...at this point I'd be opening the rear wheel arches for wider tyres, building in cupholders etc...
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There are definitely times I feel in over my head, but just work through the problem. I do curse an unnamed worker on the coventry assembly line for his overexuberent use of his spot welder--crickey he must of got paid per weld rather than hour, and the the next shift worker would only place 1 or 2 welds in a critical point that needed more. Oh well these cars were not meant to last this long yet did. Hopefully will be getting engine back next month even though I wont need it for a while. While waiting for panels will start of the '58 frog eye sprite restoration by making a purpose designed rotisserie for it as it is a monocoque design as well, just can't pull front frame rails as on the e-type.
Looks better than it is but not as bad as the other one!
the 58 that needs rotisserie ( i do have the door at least
ROugh but all original
Lots of character: brits call this a Frogeye sprite vs. bugeye here in US
Looks better than it is but not as bad as the other one!
the 58 that needs rotisserie ( i do have the door at least
ROugh but all original
Lots of character: brits call this a Frogeye sprite vs. bugeye here in US
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Will dress down plug welds to make them more cosmetic. Panels here were from monocoque metalworks and fit was excellent as always. Chuck is a generous source of information and unique panels for the e-type.
Eventually will use my dustless blasting system (no panel warpage, neat system) to take exposed shell to bare metal and prime with 2-pak urethane or epoxy.
Transmission tunnel welded in. Lots of weld through primer and seam sealer used under it on seam in floor joint
prepped for forward part of tunnel
Tunnel panels were massaged and fitted 4-6 times before final welding
Side in last. Excellent fit with shifter cover. Will move to inner back bulkhead in the next few days now.
Eventually will use my dustless blasting system (no panel warpage, neat system) to take exposed shell to bare metal and prime with 2-pak urethane or epoxy.
Transmission tunnel welded in. Lots of weld through primer and seam sealer used under it on seam in floor joint
prepped for forward part of tunnel
Tunnel panels were massaged and fitted 4-6 times before final welding
Side in last. Excellent fit with shifter cover. Will move to inner back bulkhead in the next few days now.
Last edited by Jagrick; 04-27-2016 at 08:32 AM.