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Thanks David. Yes so many: "ah... well... I found another little problem" moments, in response to, "you said you thought you would be doing X by now"

All the rear welding is done and painted, and sides made up, I'll add some more photos at some point

So I thought I'd post some pictures of (slow) progress...

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Theres lots of other much better jobs than mine on here. In fact I have learned a huge amount from following others restorations. However I thought I'd share some photos of the ongoing driveway rear restoration and timber replacement of my sons first car, in case it helps others, or is otherwise int...

This thread is really interesting - not least to see the colour over time... http://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/external-iroko-osmo-uv-oil-or-sikkens-cetolfilter-7-plus-t59500.html Talking of lead and the more potent past: Woodies add a loose sheet into their instructions (which are a cut down versi...

I'm no expert having done it only once before, but parachute cord drenched in silicon lubricant spray helped things along when me and my son did it a few months ago. Also if memory serves we did start fitting the seal to the window with the seal 'inside out' I remember it being quite hard to tell wh...

Tim from Woodies replied first thing this morning, and reassured me that this is a normal tolerance. A combination of a few tweaks at the B post, boot floor, and and a bit of pressure sees everything come together OK. I must say the timber is extremely good quality with consistent colouration and gr...

Thanks Phil. The frames are fully assembled by the supplier screwed and glued - I am not sure I can loosen the joints enough without damage, or at least I don't have the knowledge and woodworking skill to do it without damage. I will contact them and see what their advice is, sadly my long arranged ...

For info - a woodies full kit supplied in August 2017 did not come with pre-drilled hinge holes.

This thread was v helpful thanks

Dan.

I am trial fitting a fully assembled good quality new woodwork kit for my traveller. A diagonal measurement on the LHS is 1cm shorter than the RHS. They are not done up tight and as the frames are new they are rigid and have no play, except for a mm or two due to springiness in the timber under some...