1954 2dr Saloon

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Re: 1954 2dr Saloon

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Looking great, will have to get down and see when it comes back from the paint shop :D

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Re: 1954 2dr Saloon

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Update: The shell has now been in the paint shop for 4 months with next to no action. Fingers crossed I get it back soon!
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Re: 1954 2dr Saloon

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Its very frustrating when these parts of the resto are out of your control, give them a good boot :o


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Re: 1954 2dr Saloon

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I would keep a very close and regular eye on that paint shop if I were you, you read and hear of all sorts of horror stories.
Mine was back within a week, from a chap who was always busy, so there's no excuse!
If they keep giving you excuses, get it back and look elsewhere!
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Re: 1954 2dr Saloon

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Good news!!!

The body shop have got their finger out and started on my shel at long last, seem to be doing a good job too.

They have made the driver's door fit where I could not manage, now they're on to the passenger side
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Re: 1954 2dr Saloon

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Wyliecoyote wrote:Good news!!!

The body shop have got their finger out and started on my shel at long last, seem to be doing a good job too.

They have made the driver's door fit where I could not manage, now they're on to the passenger side
Just finished reading this restoration, I am doing my '54 4dr at the moment.

Some paint shops price up a job cheap and do it as an 'in betweener', it appears this is what yours is doing.

I painted a '63 moggy a couple of years ago, the owner had the welding done at home in his double garage by a skilled welder, the problem was he was not a car restorer and welded the car up on stands and did not hang the doors or wings.

Nothing fitted as the body had twisted and the paint job cost twice as much due all the work in trying to get panels to fit to a acceptable standard prior to painting, so hope yours doesn't have same issues.

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Re: 1954 2dr Saloon

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Good news James, you may have it back on the road this year :)


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Re: 1954 2dr Saloon

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Getting there![frame]Image[/frame]
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Re: 1954 2dr Saloon

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More progress in the paint shop, hope to have the shell back by the end of July![frame]Image[/frame]
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Re: 1954 2dr Saloon

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Keep at them 8)


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Re: 1954 2dr Saloon

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estwdjhn wrote:
DAVIDMCCULLOUGH wrote:Probably best to get this panel as well

http://morrisminorspares.co.uk/shop/pro ... eba039185b

Ive fitted a few rear inner wings and found them to be a pig to get in. I would fit the wing edge first as its determines how your wing will sit on the car and then make the new inner wing fit the edge as best you can.
Having done one of these recently (and with the other side still to do!), I would suggest:

Get the repair section^^^

Get a decent rear wing. Bolt to repair section. (You have to cut and shut the two bits of repair section together at this point.

Offer said wing and section up the car. Adjust till it looks about as good as it's going to get. Tack to car.

Remove wing, weld repair section to car.

Then attempt to fit inner wing repair to car, to match up with the replacement outerwing lip section. I gave up trying to get the original spot welded seam on the repair section to mate up with the matching seam on the car - the repair section is just totally the wrong shape - and knocked it about till it touched with the joint at 90deg to the lip on the car, then seam welded it.

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(Note the hole for the inner wing repair section)

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It's not pretty, but IMHO it's about as good as it's going to get with a repair section that is such a poor fit. (No idea what the concourse types do at this point - I suspect they make their own panels).


Just found this on a similar thread. It is absolutely what I was hoping for on mine.
Same problems that I have ie: where to start rebuilding with no datum points to begin. My rusted wing flange is not brilliant but should be able to pick up a couple of old fixings with nuts and bolts/washers.

https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=1 ... hoto%2cjpg
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Re: 1954 2dr Saloon

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We have some primer!!!![frame]Image[/frame]
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Re: 1954 2dr Saloon

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So things are finally making progress in the bodyshop, all being well the shell will be ready for collection next week!!![frame]Image[/frame]
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Re: 1954 2dr Saloon

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Re: 1954 2dr Saloon

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Shaping up!!


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Re: 1954 2dr Saloon

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Finally!!!
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Re: 1954 2dr Saloon

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