Another one lifts the dust !
Another one lifts the dust !
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Lou013

Original Poster:

39 posts

157 months

Thursday 10th March 2016
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Hi there,

worked hard to lift the body off !

with 3 people and a workshop crane were enough to lift smile Now it's time for the chassis to be repaired and for me to learn welding smile

Here are pics of the process and the worst parts of the chassis.













TO be continued...

TVRees

1,086 posts

135 months

Thursday 10th March 2016
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Well done ! I'm sure you'll be a welding expert soon smile
Did the body lift myself last year and I'm just about ready to start putting it all back together.

Lou013

Original Poster:

39 posts

157 months

Thursday 10th March 2016
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Thanks, I hope mine will be back on the road this summer smile

AutoAndy

2,270 posts

238 months

Thursday 10th March 2016
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Well done Michael...I am sure you will sort it out ...and the beer was well earned wink

phillpot

17,448 posts

206 months

Friday 11th March 2016
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Lou013 said:
Now it's time for the chassis to be repaired and for me to learn welding smile
Well you've certainly got plenty to practice on!






TurboTony

908 posts

194 months

Friday 11th March 2016
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It will be worth all the hard work. Interesting to see how you make up the repair sections for the trailing arm mounts as I think that this is the most difficult area. Good luck and enjoy some more beers during the restoration!

Alan461

853 posts

154 months

Friday 11th March 2016
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^^^^^ agree, fabricating trailing arm mounts is thoughtful
What's going on with the radiator / swirlpot hose, lhd maybe?

Lou013

Original Poster:

39 posts

157 months

Friday 11th March 2016
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Alan461 said:
^^^^^ agree, fabricating trailing arm mounts is thoughtful
What's going on with the radiator / swirlpot hose, lhd maybe?
well spotted!

When I bought the car, the radiator has been replaced with a different new one, which mounted inversed compared to the original one, implying this workaround, which I realized when I've installed my new kit of silicon hoses and not having all the parts biggrin

RayTVR

1,087 posts

166 months

Friday 11th March 2016
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Lou013 said:
well spotted!

When I bought the car, the radiator has been replaced with a different new one, which mounted inversed compared to the original one, implying this workaround, which I realized when I've installed my new kit of silicon hoses and not having all the parts biggrin
I just ordered a silicone kit for mine which I'll be doing shortly, so let me know if you want the original rad hoses so you can go back to standard (if you plan to change the radiator to a standard one)

Lou013

Original Poster:

39 posts

157 months

Friday 11th March 2016
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I just thought : I did not check if my radiator can be reversed, but if it is possible I can come back to a standard setup.

Thanks for the offer, but I've ordered a complete kit from ACT, so I think I should be able to fit all the bits in there smile