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    meshking got a reaction from Scruffy Bodger in 1980 Citroën Acadiane | 1967 Citroen Ami 6   
    Think I've found a good candidate for my garage:

    I've spent a bit more time, having realised that the part I was working on above eventually comes down to the sill. So...

    Better chop out the old sill and floor


     
    Trial fit sill and floor

     
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    meshking got a reaction from rob88h in 1980 Citroën Acadiane | 1967 Citroen Ami 6   
    Think I've found a good candidate for my garage:

    I've spent a bit more time, having realised that the part I was working on above eventually comes down to the sill. So...

    Better chop out the old sill and floor


     
    Trial fit sill and floor

     
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    meshking got a reaction from Six-cylinder in 1980 Citroën Acadiane | 1967 Citroen Ami 6   
    Think I've found a good candidate for my garage:

    I've spent a bit more time, having realised that the part I was working on above eventually comes down to the sill. So...

    Better chop out the old sill and floor


     
    Trial fit sill and floor

     
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    meshking got a reaction from RobT in 1980 Citroën Acadiane | 1967 Citroen Ami 6   
    Think I've found a good candidate for my garage:

    I've spent a bit more time, having realised that the part I was working on above eventually comes down to the sill. So...

    Better chop out the old sill and floor


     
    Trial fit sill and floor

     
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    meshking got a reaction from RayMK in 1980 Citroën Acadiane | 1967 Citroen Ami 6   
    Think I've found a good candidate for my garage:

    I've spent a bit more time, having realised that the part I was working on above eventually comes down to the sill. So...

    Better chop out the old sill and floor


     
    Trial fit sill and floor

     
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    meshking got a reaction from Joey spud in 1980 Citroën Acadiane | 1967 Citroen Ami 6   
    Managed to grab a couple of hours on the car today. Unfortunately it's about 40 degrees in the garage as it has a metal roof. Should get round to some insulation some day. Anyway - what did I get up to?
    @Skizzerput me onto, beside his own awesome YouTube channel, "make it kustom" created by a Canadian who shows how to fix and make panels without a complete workshop of tools. Much more up my alley. So, inspired to bash some metal, I worked out that I should be fixing this section first:

    Bit of cad

    Bit of reuse of offcuts from the steels used in my house extension

    Leaves us here

    Happy with that for a first attempt. Might try and put a bead in the middle for a bit of strength.
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    meshking reacted to Stinkwheel in 1980 Citroën Acadiane | 1967 Citroen Ami 6   
    Thats the spirit, look forward to seeing the progress as always
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    meshking reacted to trigger in The new news 24 thread   
    I said it was probably a daft question! I did wonder but I won't risk it as it's obviously not worth the risk 
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    meshking reacted to danthecapriman in Project Capri. Back on the road! New earths.   
    Let’s give this shit a whirl…
     
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    meshking reacted to captain_70s in The new news 24 thread   
    More forum downtime today...
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    meshking reacted to danthecapriman in The new news 24 thread   
    Washed the Capri today! 
    First time I’ve done so in years. But since all the sealing up and corrosion waxing is done now it was a good time to get the thing clean and test it for leaks at the same time (none found!).

    The paint on this thing is absolutely glorious! A real testament to the guy that painted it imho. I’d seen his work on some other cars before he did this one but the guy really is a talented time served body man. The paint is silk smooth and there’s no orange peel or anything in it. 
    There’s a couple of dirty marks on the top end of the bonnet where some crap had dripped on it from the garage roof last year but most of it has come straight off with hot water and shampoo. I reckon another wash and it’ll come off, maybe even a light buff with some polish should do the trick.
    I remember cleaning this for the last time in 2016, and you’d get a shower of rust flakes off certain parts just with the sponge passing over them! Not so now!
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    meshking reacted to hairnet in What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread   
    6800 estimate was 8
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    meshking got a reaction from Scruffy Bodger in 1980 Citroën Acadiane | 1967 Citroen Ami 6   
    Managed to grab a couple of hours on the car today. Unfortunately it's about 40 degrees in the garage as it has a metal roof. Should get round to some insulation some day. Anyway - what did I get up to?
    @Skizzerput me onto, beside his own awesome YouTube channel, "make it kustom" created by a Canadian who shows how to fix and make panels without a complete workshop of tools. Much more up my alley. So, inspired to bash some metal, I worked out that I should be fixing this section first:

    Bit of cad

    Bit of reuse of offcuts from the steels used in my house extension

    Leaves us here

    Happy with that for a first attempt. Might try and put a bead in the middle for a bit of strength.
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    meshking got a reaction from Joey spud in 1980 Citroën Acadiane | 1967 Citroen Ami 6   
    Not too much activity, although I've done a bit of prodding followed by a lot of sweeping up the rust that falls off!
    Couple of bits of French repair found, nice bit of riveting:

    And a fist sized lump of filler where the toeboard should be.
    I've braced the shell now, so I can start to work methodically. Most likely will be that I need to weld exactly where the bracing is...

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    meshking got a reaction from rob88h in 1980 Citroën Acadiane | 1967 Citroen Ami 6   
    Managed to grab a couple of hours on the car today. Unfortunately it's about 40 degrees in the garage as it has a metal roof. Should get round to some insulation some day. Anyway - what did I get up to?
    @Skizzerput me onto, beside his own awesome YouTube channel, "make it kustom" created by a Canadian who shows how to fix and make panels without a complete workshop of tools. Much more up my alley. So, inspired to bash some metal, I worked out that I should be fixing this section first:

    Bit of cad

    Bit of reuse of offcuts from the steels used in my house extension

    Leaves us here

    Happy with that for a first attempt. Might try and put a bead in the middle for a bit of strength.
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    meshking reacted to PhilA in 1966 Plymouth Fury 3   
    Old.

     
    New.

     
    Getting there slowly. Looks better, significantly less air in the floor now.
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    meshking got a reaction from cobblers in What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread   
    What did the gordini go for? That estimate seems a little low to me.
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    meshking got a reaction from RobT in 1980 Citroën Acadiane | 1967 Citroen Ami 6   
    Managed to grab a couple of hours on the car today. Unfortunately it's about 40 degrees in the garage as it has a metal roof. Should get round to some insulation some day. Anyway - what did I get up to?
    @Skizzerput me onto, beside his own awesome YouTube channel, "make it kustom" created by a Canadian who shows how to fix and make panels without a complete workshop of tools. Much more up my alley. So, inspired to bash some metal, I worked out that I should be fixing this section first:

    Bit of cad

    Bit of reuse of offcuts from the steels used in my house extension

    Leaves us here

    Happy with that for a first attempt. Might try and put a bead in the middle for a bit of strength.
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    meshking got a reaction from somewhatfoolish in 1980 Citroën Acadiane | 1967 Citroen Ami 6   
    Managed to grab a couple of hours on the car today. Unfortunately it's about 40 degrees in the garage as it has a metal roof. Should get round to some insulation some day. Anyway - what did I get up to?
    @Skizzerput me onto, beside his own awesome YouTube channel, "make it kustom" created by a Canadian who shows how to fix and make panels without a complete workshop of tools. Much more up my alley. So, inspired to bash some metal, I worked out that I should be fixing this section first:

    Bit of cad

    Bit of reuse of offcuts from the steels used in my house extension

    Leaves us here

    Happy with that for a first attempt. Might try and put a bead in the middle for a bit of strength.
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    meshking reacted to artdjones in 1980 Citroën Acadiane | 1967 Citroen Ami 6   
    Fitzee's Fabrication is another good cannel. All about fabrications and repairs using basic tools. 
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    meshking reacted to chaseracer in 1980 Citroën Acadiane | 1967 Citroen Ami 6   
    Steels re-use admirable!  I have a couple of bits of retired railway which have a similar second life... 👍
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    meshking got a reaction from Skizzer in 1980 Citroën Acadiane | 1967 Citroen Ami 6   
    Managed to grab a couple of hours on the car today. Unfortunately it's about 40 degrees in the garage as it has a metal roof. Should get round to some insulation some day. Anyway - what did I get up to?
    @Skizzerput me onto, beside his own awesome YouTube channel, "make it kustom" created by a Canadian who shows how to fix and make panels without a complete workshop of tools. Much more up my alley. So, inspired to bash some metal, I worked out that I should be fixing this section first:

    Bit of cad

    Bit of reuse of offcuts from the steels used in my house extension

    Leaves us here

    Happy with that for a first attempt. Might try and put a bead in the middle for a bit of strength.
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    meshking got a reaction from Stinkwheel in 1980 Citroën Acadiane | 1967 Citroen Ami 6   
    Managed to grab a couple of hours on the car today. Unfortunately it's about 40 degrees in the garage as it has a metal roof. Should get round to some insulation some day. Anyway - what did I get up to?
    @Skizzerput me onto, beside his own awesome YouTube channel, "make it kustom" created by a Canadian who shows how to fix and make panels without a complete workshop of tools. Much more up my alley. So, inspired to bash some metal, I worked out that I should be fixing this section first:

    Bit of cad

    Bit of reuse of offcuts from the steels used in my house extension

    Leaves us here

    Happy with that for a first attempt. Might try and put a bead in the middle for a bit of strength.
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    meshking got a reaction from rob88h in 1980 Citroën Acadiane | 1967 Citroen Ami 6   
    As the foo fighters sang " Done, done and I'm on to the next one "
    Drove the van to my lockup and tucked it in:

    With a hole in my garage, the itch started again. Definitely not encouraged by @Skizzer @320touring @Kiltox and @RobT, one copy of 2cvgb later, a couple of phone calls and today this arrived:

    Definitely needs some work - but it's honest. Chassis is solid (genuinely, not acadiane solid) but the floors less so. 
    So what is it? It's the Citroen a series that I haven't owned - 1967 Citroen Ami 6 Break. My wife was ecstatic* to see it arrive today.  Doesn't look great now, but look at it - just needs a bit of love.

    Bench seat at the front, single spoke wheel. Lovely. I'm a happy bunny. Friday has been taken off to start stripping the interior out and forming a plan of attack.
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