Bluey Progress (pics added 28/1/07)

Post by **BigMark** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 4:03 pm

Got chance to do some more on Bluey today
While my whife made short work of the front off side wing (which we know know is fibreglass) I got all the bolts out of the near side but ......no movement on the near side! some *********** has welded the wing on as well as bolted...next step will be cutting it off but it took a few hours to get to this stage so my back has told me enough is enough for this weekend.

Post by **bigginger** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 4:45 pm

WHY do people do this? It's SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO annoying, and ends up damaging the car 9 times out of 10 by creating rust traps where there were none...

Post by **BigMark** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 8:51 am

THis is just what has happened, in stead of taking the wing off and welding in a repair panel they have welded a pannel into the arch and over the rear area of the wing. Now the door has dropped and obviously the area uder this bodge is totally shot.
PS could a mod please change the title of the thread to Bluey's progress.
Thanks

Post by **stevey** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 9:38 am

is it not easier to bolt it on and do a propper job the first time round. please learn!!

Post by **BigMark** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 9:42 am

Bluey will have everything done 100% spot on, regardless of time or cost...

That said I am considering a flip front

has anyone done one with an idiot proof mounting kit yet?

Post by **Welung666** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 10:25 am

Your best bet for flip-front advice is to drop Jonathon a PM or head off to the JLH Website

Post by **BigMark** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 10:26 am

Cheers Welung

Post by **Judge** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 10:46 am

BigMark wrote:PS could a mod please change the title of the thread to Bluey's progress.
Thanks

You can do this yourself Mark using the edit facility.

Post by **BigMark** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 11:09 am

DOHHHH!
Did not spot that..
Must look harder, cheers

Post by **Kevin** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 11:17 am

DOHHHH!
Did not spot that..
Must look harder,

Glad I am not the only one who suffers from blind spots.

Post by **BigMark** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 11:21 am

far from it!

Post by **bigginger** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 12:59 pm

BigMark wrote: PS could a mod please change the title of the thread to Bluey's progress.
Thanks

Sorry, I thought it was a joke that I didn't get, so I left it

Post by **Welung666** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 10:40 pm

bigginger wrote:Sorry, I thought it was a joke that I didn't get, so I left it

Did your hair move as it passed over your head then Andrew

Post by **bigginger** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 10:43 pm

Yup

I thought it was maybe another clever play on the blue = sad thing...

Post by **BigMark** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 6:47 pm

Ha Ha not sad at all, the great thing for me is that EVERYTHING is available, trust me when I was restoring a 1949 Royal Enfield Model G the same can not be said!

Post by **BigMark** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 7:06 pm

Thought I would add a few piccys at this point

Post by **bigginger** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 7:08 pm

It's so unfair - how come the cars are always in such good nick?

Post by **BigMark** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 7:11 pm

Depend on what they are being compared to ;)
Trust me, most of the filch and the front subs need sorting

Post by **bigginger** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 7:59 pm

Just comparing them to my LCVs. That flitch looks just about immaculate next to them

Post by **BigMark** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 8:01 pm

Ha Ha
Last time I looked, your LCV did not hve a filtch to speak of ;)