The rebuild begins......again.

The rebuild begins......again.

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markh1

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2,846 posts

216 months

Friday 26th June 2009
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As a lot of you will know I crashed my cerb just after spending 6 months doing a comprehensive refurb on it. The insurance company classed it as a cat C due to chassis damage but I have decided to go ahead and rebuild it. It may not be the most sensible thing to do financially but it is too nice a car to scrap.

I have sourced a chassis and the parts needed and will be picking them up next week sometime. The guy that treated my chassis parts last time will be doing treating the chassis. It is going to be shot blasted, zinc sprayed and then powdercoated. I spoke to plasticman who is going to be the brains and a large proportion of the brawn behind the rebuild and he said that galvanising the chassis significantly increases the weight so that option was ruled out.

The plan is to have the new chassis on the far side of the garage and inbetween that and the car a space for the old chassis. The body will be lifted up and the old chassis slid out sideways so all the running gear can be swapped one onto the new chassis. The old chassis will then be pulled out the way and then new one slid underneath the body. It should not be too difficult to swap the parts over as all the parts on the old chassis were refurbed with new bolts.

I am hopefully picking up the chassis next tuesday so that is when the real work will start.

At the moment I am stripping out the interior which is going to be partially retrimmed.

A couple of pics of the car in its current state.





VPower

3,598 posts

201 months

Friday 26th June 2009
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Good Luck with the project.
Looking forward to reading about your trials-n-tribulations and then the finale!


Steve

ridds

8,283 posts

251 months

Friday 26th June 2009
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Mark, I'll be keen to see how you perform your body lift.

Also, I'd be happy to come along and take pictures of the relevant bolts etc and lend a hand when reuqired.

We currently (as a Cerbera community) have a good reference guid for a body lift and really we could do with one with so many being started.

Drop us a line if I can help at all.

Steve_T

6,356 posts

279 months

Friday 26th June 2009
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If I'm right lifting the body is something like an eight man job (so the manual says) - perhaps one for the Surrey TVR community to help you with if you can fix a date?

Chuggaboom

1,152 posts

255 months

Friday 26th June 2009
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I like the immobiliser light still going strong....like the Terminators eye ! smile

ridds

8,283 posts

251 months

Friday 26th June 2009
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Steve_T said:
If I'm right lifting the body is something like an eight man job (so the manual says) - perhaps one for the Surrey TVR community to help you with if you can fix a date?
And that's a BARE shell.

Anything attached, doors, dash etc you can start adding more people!

DIYCerb said his took 10 I think but he left doors etc on. eek

caduceus

6,087 posts

273 months

Friday 26th June 2009
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Looking forward to seeing this project take shape thumbup

Allandwf

1,761 posts

202 months

Friday 26th June 2009
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Best of luck , and best wishes with it. Good Man.

Demondad

480 posts

222 months

Friday 26th June 2009
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Well done for carrying on regardless of financial sense. Eventually it will make total sense and be extremely interesting to a lot of future restorations. Keep up the good work and if you need hands for that lift, let me know, I did a Triumph spitfire ground up rebuild, that was a heavy 4 man lift off! smash

markh1

Original Poster:

2,846 posts

216 months

Saturday 27th June 2009
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Thanks for all the offers of help chaps - very heart warming!

According to Dave (plasticman) we only need the two of us plus some jacks to lift the body. However people are more than welcome to come round take pictures/help/watch and laugh etc I am in Ashtead Surrey. It won't be until week after next until the parts are back form the powdercoaters so that is when I guess the rebuild will begin.

Byker28i

67,638 posts

224 months

Saturday 27th June 2009
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PH drive out? biggrin

ridds

8,283 posts

251 months

Saturday 27th June 2009
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I'm there, 2 people and jacks, can't wait to see that as it'll save me buying a hoist!

VPower

3,598 posts

201 months

Saturday 27th June 2009
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Mark

I'm only up the road in Dorking and could with a bit of notice borrow the small HIAB and some slings from work.

On the other hand, one of ten to help hand lift sounds like a photo opportunity not to miss!

Can you handle the parking for 10 Cerbs? smile
Steve

D14 AYS

3,696 posts

217 months

Saturday 27th June 2009
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VPower said:
Mark

I'm only up the road in Dorking and could with a bit of notice borrow the small HIAB and some slings from work.

On the other hand, one of ten to help hand lift sounds like a photo opportunity not to miss!

Can you handle the parking for 10 Cerbs? smile
Steve
And a Sag wink I am in Epsom if you need a hand thumbup

markh1

Original Poster:

2,846 posts

216 months

Saturday 27th June 2009
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VPower said:
Mark

I'm only up the road in Dorking and could with a bit of notice borrow the small HIAB and some slings from work.

On the other hand, one of ten to help hand lift sounds like a photo opportunity not to miss!

Can you handle the parking for 10 Cerbs? smile
Steve
I have got parking space for probably 20 cars if they can go on grass smile

The offer of the HIAB is very kind but I don't think we will need it. Plasticman said he is used to do this thing on his own so we won't actually need much help but people are more than welcome to come along and see how it is done. Plasticman reckons we can get it all done in a day which would be cool! Not sure if it's going to happen on a weekday or a weekend though but I will keep this thread updated.

ridds

8,283 posts

251 months

Sunday 28th June 2009
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I'd certainly like to see how it's done with as few a people as possible. thumbup

pole

322 posts

221 months

Sunday 28th June 2009
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Im happy to lend a hand if required, not too far from you.

plumAJP

1,149 posts

196 months

Sunday 28th June 2009
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very interested in seeing the results from this.

if the pictures and write up sound ok, i think i will attempt this come october.

best off luck Mark, wish i lived closer i would love to pop over and watch the action.

why cant there be more cerb owners near me. boo hoo

NeilH

344 posts

277 months

Monday 29th June 2009
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If you can make it a weekend - then it sounds like it should be a PH Drive out for sure ..

If you can keep the thread up to date and let me know the full address, I would love to pitch up and lend a hand for the body lift if required smash else just a good excuse for a drive out and lend moral support driving

plumAJP

1,149 posts

196 months

Monday 29th June 2009
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actually if it were a weekend i would come up to lend a hand and also to learn a few tips for when i want to do it.

best get some veggie oil ready for the derv