[Gtozy]

Ok, so with limited auto experience, and the other halfs approval, i bought a clapped out 68 Convertible off Gumtree last year. it was bought by a bloke who wanted to do a restoration with his son, though bought " sight unseen" from NC, he realised once seen it was to far gone for his skill set. So, im the bunny. Having only re sprayed my old mans Renault, and a full re build and re spray on a Subaru, ive got a way to go. My mechanical background will get me through i figure.

So i will post a few pics as i go, though i've been at it for about 10 months now

[Gtozy]

Of course, comments and assistance along the way would be appreciated. Aside from the challenges the car gives me, my geographical disadvantage is a challenge also. Not many people over here know too much about these cars. And parts are literally non existant.

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Nasty

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typical of both sides

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Cancer everywhere.

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Ok, so you get the picture?
Its time for a strip down and a blast

[Gtozy]

Glad to have a little space and a fork lift in my shop. I knocked up the braces, just in case of any movement, it seemed the right thing to do.

[pugslyx234]

Originally Posted by Gtozy

Glad to have a little space and a fork lift in my shop. I knocked up the braces, just in case of any movement, it seemed the right thing to do.

Excellent: another piece of history saved. I,m thinkin of the "knocked up braces", sorry couldnt help myself.

[geeteeohguy]

Those are the slickest door opening braces I've ever seen. Super strong, and not welded to the car. If they're any indication of your mechanical prowess, no worries!! Keep the pics coming, too.

[rohrt]

Originally Posted by geeteeohguy

Those are the slickest door opening braces I've ever seen. Super strong, and not welded to the car. If they're any indication of your mechanical prowess, no worries!! Keep the pics coming, too.

X2.

Did you make them yourself?

[Gtozy]

Originally Posted by rohrt

X2.

Did you make them yourself?

Like everything else, yep. The biggest challenge was to get the angles correct so it bolted up snug, so the long sides change angle a few degrees to allow for that. they worked a treat, glad you liked em.

[Gtozy]

So its been a while since updates, im still on the body work, so i thought i would share some detail on the process. Both doors needed new skins and a bit of work to the frames themselves. very fiddly, but im pleased with the result.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8...zJFWElmYTRDUVE

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8...zQ3akp2T1c2VTA

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8...TFsSF9tZnVpd1E

[URL="https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8bp3uXXuZk_bHpyVzJJOFRadlU"]

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8...HpyVzJJOFRadlU

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8...Vd4UmVnWGJCQmM

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8...E9GRUNqajBxNUE

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8...TBNcGN4dHpqWE0

[Gtozy]

Hmm, not sure about the Google Drive pics, here are some from P Bucket instead

http://i1294.photobucket.com/albums/...ps0hxo7tz9.jpg

http://i1294.photobucket.com/albums/...pszfo0ihih.jpg

[Ozzmann]

There are a couple of us on here from OZ Gtozy, feel free to ask anything, we've been there already.

[Gtozy]

Originally Posted by Ozzmann

There are a couple of us on here from OZ Gtozy, feel free to ask anything, we've been there already.

Thats good to know, i appreciate the offer thank you. Im sure i'll take you up on it.

[Gtozy]

Ok, so here we are at the the blasting joint. They did a great job, no warping or distortion. Not cheap, but it saved a hell of a lot of time. And there's no where left for the rust to hide. !

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Back at my workshop now, its been coated in a clear protective coating, that is supposed to be good for 12 months. But i live on the coast, and even tin foil rusts here. So it will have a good coat of etch primer soon.

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First job was the floor, it had been partially done before. but not particularly well.

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There was some nasty stuff up in here from the previous repair