Eddie Honda Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Yeah, you just fill out some form stating "Honest guv, I'm a trader and I'm not a muppet. Now give me the stuff.". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 DSC_0144 by srblythe, on Flickr DSC_0147 by srblythe, on Flickr DSC_0143 by srblythe, on Flickr Might end up looking all right. Coprolalia, Six-cylinder, oldcars and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 9DSC_0163 by srblythe, on Flickr Ghosty, DeeJay, worldofceri and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 How it could look! DSC_0160 by srblythe, on Flickr How it currently looks. DSC_0160 by srblythe, on Flickr barrett, Ghosty, worldofceri and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Looks smart! Will be great if you black up that sill etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nisfan Posted December 15, 2016 Author Share Posted December 15, 2016 Started blacking up the sills, need to get some plastic primer for the plastic bits.Filled door photobombing the picture, In an effort to make it easier to spray i covered the whole front so had to brush paint the bit below the grill, I quite like it like this, no spoiler and white instead of black behind the plate, reminds me of a 505 for some reason Jim Bell, Coprolalia, captain_70s and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbaldy Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 Do you not have any sand paper then? Looks good in white too how about a jam sandwich replica for maximum banger rally lols Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 That's the best colour this has been so far. oldcars, Lacquer Peel and Ghosty 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nisfan Posted December 15, 2016 Author Share Posted December 15, 2016 I sanded the shit out of it, used orbital sander, no use, belt sander, left gouges, I was left with a block of wood and 80 sand paper, the red oxide was tough and layed on thick, I didn't want to spend all winter sanding it, took me about 30 hours all in, not worth doing anymore for a turd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nisfan Posted December 15, 2016 Author Share Posted December 15, 2016 There was talk of a Japanese police car vibe but just want to keep it simple because it might* make it easier to sell *no chance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Been playing with this turd today, I've deliberately avoided taking photos of this side because of the scabby wheel arch.Today, this happened. Nisfan kindly cut out the metal so I could weld in some new metal. Sent from my F5321 using Tapatalk Lacquer Peel, jonathan_dyane, Bren and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 From this DSC_0141 by srblythe, on Flickr To this Renault 18 GTD Welding by srblythe, on Flickr A skim of filler and some paint and it'll look better than it did anyway. There's no point in spending hours and hours welding a car that no longer belongs to me for free. Nisfan is happy with how it has turned out and plans to continue filling and finishing it tomorrow. AndyW201, theorganist, loserone and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nisfan Posted December 23, 2016 Author Share Posted December 23, 2016 Thanks again, this turd just keeps on living, it should have died years ago! loserone, AndyW201 and Jim Bell 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Filler on... Sent from my F5321 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 I sanded the shit out of it, used orbital sander, no use, belt sander, left gouges, I was left with a block of wood and 80 sand paper, the red oxide was tough and layed on thick, I didn't want to spend all winter sanding it, took me about 30 hours all in, not worth doing anymore for a turd it might be worth trying wet and dry with some water the next time as it doesn't clog the paper like dry sanding. it's also less messy as you don't end up with dust everywhere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 If I had have bought this a few years ago it would be the side of a dishwasher by now. Good on you lads up there putting the hours in and dragging it right again. To be commended. Plus, its a festive colour. Lacquer Peel and DodgyBastard 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Filler off. . Sent from my F5321 using Tapatalk Jim Bell and Skizzer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Primer... Sent from my F5321 using Tapatalk Coprolalia and Jim Bell 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 DSC_0683 by srblythe, on Flickr Not finished but not far off. Check out the quality sill repairs! DSC_0678 by srblythe, on Flickr I figured they would be painted black or plastered with underseal so who gives a fuck?The rest is done to a reasonable standard considering I did it for free, it was decent practice, I wouldn't want to take money for a job that I was pretty much using to practice my welding and bodywork skills. I used 1.2mm thick wire to weld the repair panel on, I messed around with the machine settings as I welded it, The first blobs went on with low penetration so I upped the amps and tried again until It was fusing nicely and not blowing holes through the parent metal. Renault 18 GTD Welding by srblythe, on Flickr The welding looks pretty bad at this point but after using a cutting disc to dress the weld down it looked a bit better. Renault 18 GTD Welding by srblythe, on Flickr It still looked a bit lumpy at that point but after the filler was applied then sanded it started to really take shape. DSC_0675 by srblythe, on Flickr DSC_0677 by srblythe, on Flickr I don't often put up photos of my car bodywork practice because there is usually someone there to comment that they don't think my welding is any good or whatever but I'm quite happy with the overall result and Nisfan is pleased too. Lacquer Peel, KruJoe, Coprolalia and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derskine Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Good job, definitely. It's pretty rust free now which is a bit weird to think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 it looks pretty good to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_70s Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 I seem to recall that arch being pretty damn non-existent back when I saw the car in 2015, I'd have fiberglassed it like a complete tosser, good on you for bothering to put new metal in at all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nisfan Posted December 25, 2016 Author Share Posted December 25, 2016 If FOAD hadn't offered his services I too would have just slapped filler all over it.I need to upload photos of when derskine had it and we attacked it with a screwdriver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nisfan Posted December 25, 2016 Author Share Posted December 25, 2016 Also got the brake lights kinda working so it's almost ready for the road! loserone and Jim Bell 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathan_dyane Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Looks good lads! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nisfan Posted December 30, 2016 Author Share Posted December 30, 2016 Many moons ago me and FOAD explored an old hospital that was also once a motor spares type shop, we found in a damp cellar a host of 80s car graphics many of them were knackered due to water but we manged to save a few, one of them was a roll of black stripes.Im thinking of fitting these to the 18 and ive mocked up a picture of it, yay or nay? worldofceri, catsinthewelder, KruJoe and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nisfan Posted December 30, 2016 Author Share Posted December 30, 2016 Also in a swap i now regret i swapped the cavalier for a Volvo 340 'drift' car, its fitted with a 2.0 16v clio williams engine, Its stripped out doesnt run great and now the welded diff has shat the bed, all in all a bad move, its fast though!DSC_0233 by srblythe, on Flickr DSC_0231 by srblythe, on Flickr Lacquer Peel, KruJoe and dome 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KruJoe Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Just catching up with this, sadly some of your older pics aren't showing for me. I do quite like that 340 Williams, with standard bumpers, trim and diff, it'd be a brill daily sleeper. I like those stripes, though how about the other way up, just above the black sills? Dick Longbridge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KruJoe Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Like this: Crikey, I'm impressed with myself there! The stripes really suit the wheels too. Dick Longbridge, Richard, nisfan and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 They both look like special dealer editions, which is no bad thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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