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Re: 1954 2dr Saloon
Looking great, will have to get down and see when it comes back from the paint shop
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Re: 1954 2dr Saloon
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
Its very frustrating when these parts of the resto are out of your control, give them a good boot
Too many Minors so little time.....
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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!
Best wishes,
Mike
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!
Best wishes,
Mike
1954 Series 2: 4 door: "Sally" -- Back on the ground with (slave) wheels and waiting to be resprayed......
1970 Triumph Herald 1200: "Hetty" -- Driven back from Llangollen in Wales (twice.....)
1970 Triumph Herald 1200: "Hetty" -- Driven back from Llangollen in Wales (twice.....)
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Re: 1954 2dr Saloon
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
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
Re: 1954 2dr Saloon
Just finished reading this restoration, I am doing my '54 4dr at the moment.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
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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Good news James, you may have it back on the road this year
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Re: 1954 2dr Saloon
Getting there![frame][/frame]
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More progress in the paint shop, hope to have the shell back by the end of July![frame][/frame]
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Re: 1954 2dr Saloon
estwdjhn wrote:Having done one of these recently (and with the other side still to do!), I would suggest: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.
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.
(Note the hole for the inner wing repair section)
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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We have some primer!!!![frame][/frame]
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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][/frame]
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Re: 1954 2dr Saloon
Finally!!!
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