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Looking good there Oli, can't wait to see the final outcome.

Life is always a matter of opinion and quite frankly, no ones opinion really matters.

Thanks everyone for the kind comments its never going to win show and shine but it should look acceptable for what it is. Going to have a go at painting this one, never done a full car-there is always my local bodyshop guy to rescue me if it all goes tits skywards, just need to get this initial welding,cleaning and hair/face covered in black dirt everynight stage out of the way.

On 5th Oct, 2014 Shauna said:
What that's crazy, you go commando hahaha! How heavy is your helmet ?

Well only making baby steps, got one arch welded all the way round, think quarter is even more bent than before



And the next pics show the scale of what was needed with the rear, the seat back patched, bent to fook and no boot floor.













I got a fg boot floor but even the existing metal was not enough to be able to fix it in place, and was dubious about bolting the tank straight to the fg floor. So I got the grinder out and some light tubing, it all seems really solid but not sure if more diagonals are needed




Going to make a rear beam out of the rear sub chopped down with some extra mounts, so in prep for having coilovers decided to put a brace either side from shock top to cage, not ideal but should do the trick



Got the fuel tank central and just about as far back in the boot as it will go, the battery box will go passenger side between the heel board and bottom cage tube. Going to look at making ally or fibreglass panels to replace the rear seat.

Edited by oli79 on 28th May, 2013.

On 5th Oct, 2014 Shauna said:
What that's crazy, you go commando hahaha! How heavy is your helmet ?

please tell me that frame is staying!!
it looks fast

Yes i moved to the darkside

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Yep thats not bracing, thats supposed to be the support for fabricated rear panels as a seat replacement, its only light stuff but even this bit seems to be really stiff, any comments on coilover bracing ect welcome, I think its all strong enough.

On 5th Oct, 2014 Shauna said:
What that's crazy, you go commando hahaha! How heavy is your helmet ?

That looks pretty strong to me. What about alu meeting to line it?

Thinking fibre glass would be better for the sides around the wheel arches due to the complex shapes involved thinkingI can line it with thin card/tinfoil/foil tape
cover with release wax and cast the panels on car with a nice 1 inch lip to fix through inner arches, plus fixings through into the tubes, then just use flat sheet for centre bottom floor, seat back and parcel shelf.

On 5th Oct, 2014 Shauna said:
What that's crazy, you go commando hahaha! How heavy is your helmet ?

I think the alu will be stiffer. I would just make a cardboard template and transfer it to the sheet alu. plus it would be a good excuse to go to that auto jumble again.

Yes especially if panels had swages in, as it happens will be going this sat, anything you want me to keep an eye out for just msg me cheif

On 29th May, 2013 apbellamy said:
I think the alu will be stiffer. I would just make a cardboard template and transfer it to the sheet alu. plus it would be a good excuse to go to that auto jumble again.

On 5th Oct, 2014 Shauna said:
What that's crazy, you go commando hahaha! How heavy is your helmet ?

Another flatcap from a caravan using nomadic traveller!

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

If you do GF it Oli, you can add metal rod into it to strengthen it.

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Right been a patchy week work wise so been getting some bits done, firstly after all the welding and chopping about it seemed easier at this stage to just bare metal the outside of the shell,





plus the layers and layers of paint on the car were really soft so with the help of a heat gun and 3/4 wood chisel all the old paint/filler came off like cheese and after a tidy a few wire cups/wheels


So I have it all now stripped and a base coat of red oxide ready to start bodywork over later, just the drivers side to finish after a few repairs





And as you will notice made a start on some alloy panels, made a home built panel swager but after a fruitless afternoon farting about with it and just ending up with lots of bits of ally sheet curled up like a boiled ham sandwitch at a funeral, I just decided that dimples in the panels would be just as acceptable and I had a dimpler up and running in about an hour lol

Dash bottom tray done and front, just need to make a top piece and some finishing needed, tried to make it all one piece but no way its going in with the cage in the way


rear panels, decided its easier to make in pieces and overlap, all going to be rivited and bonded in place/painted at the end


Here shows the sequence for a typical piece

cardboard template lol


sheet ally cut with extra for lips and a piece of mdf to bash the panel around


a bit of hammering


clamped, marked and trimmed to final size


and some dimples



Not perfect but should look ok when all sealed in with silkaflex and painted ect, these sides were the worst the boot centre, parcel shelf and seat back are reasonably straight forward flat panels.

Edited by oli79 on 23rd Jun, 2013.

On 5th Oct, 2014 Shauna said:
What that's crazy, you go commando hahaha! How heavy is your helmet ?

Bloody hell you've been busy, looks great mate :)

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Avon 2011 class c 2nd 13.8 @ 98mph

Looking good mate!

I have started posting on Instagram also my name on there is turbomk1golf

Nothing is impossible it just costs more and takes longer.

Thanks boys, ever wish you had not started a job LOL

Edited by oli79 on 23rd Jun, 2013.

On 5th Oct, 2014 Shauna said:
What that's crazy, you go commando hahaha! How heavy is your helmet ?

good work with the panels! car is coming along well

The more i look at it the more i think wow, what an excellent way of loosing a lot of weight fast!!

Yes i moved to the darkside

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Looking absolutley superb Oliver!
I shall have to take a look when we comet to destroy paint the Rover.

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

Thanks chaps

Rob-John gave you a great piece of advice to just get your car on the road and tinker later, its a sound and well thought out idea which I chose to ignore and now the back end of my car looks like a daleks arse, so don't repeat my mistake!

Brett-It's funny because the more I look, the more I think fuck me I've ruined this poor car, although I could do to also loose weight fast but I don't think chopping lumps off is the answer

Leonard-my poor rover you Mofo's, getting moted on tues and all manner of comedy horns are in the post, I have a location for painting but we can pop to mine for a cuppa after, after all it will be done on 15 mins lol

On 5th Oct, 2014 Shauna said:
What that's crazy, you go commando hahaha! How heavy is your helmet ?

Muhahahahaha!

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

wow, looking alot different to when i owned it

16V project underway