Simcat Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Rear skin from the now defunct R J Grimes, front Czech Republic! steve_earwig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Are they still on the go then RJ Grimes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_earwig Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Long since defunct apparently. I was thinking of RJ Grimes when I saw those panels, in the days before t'internet I was having real trouble finding panels for Avengers and the best I could do was wait for Grimes to throw something out, probably complete with a boot print where someone had stood on it. And here we are, some 25 years later, and you're managing to source stuff like rear quarters and door skins. It's mind blowing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SambaS Posted December 25, 2015 Author Share Posted December 25, 2015 Merry Christmas all - today we are reskinning doors. Here I have been painting things that will never be seen again to give them a good chance at longevity. When the front wing came off to our amazement it was a genuine Peugeot Talbot panel - result! So all the new panels that have gone into this car thus far have been genuine parts. NorfolkNWeigh, Jim Bergerac, CGSB and 30 others 33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Merry Christmas!!! Now that's what I call a Christmas morning. 176/10!!!! SambaS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglevan Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Good luck, if only my missus would let me work on my cars today ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpinerapier Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Merry Christmas. Looks like Talbot rehab is very busy once again. Door frames look in great shape considering. Usual rot under the front screen- every Talbot I have owned has suffered from this and as a result soggy front carpets If all goes to plan then I should make an appearance at Talbot rehab on Sunday with a Chrysler Alpine on tow. Simcat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 By the way - pretty sure that RJ Grimes was absorbed or changed into Speedyspares. Run by a lady and her daughter I think. Lovely people, though I haven't spoken to them in years. mouseflakes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_70s Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 I do like that first picture with all the Talbots scattered around in the background. oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simcat Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 R J Grimes and Speedyspares were run concurrently by the same family. When Grimes closed some stock was transferred to Speedyspares, but available space there was always at a premium, so, in the event, only a fraction of the total actually went there. A large amount of the Grimes stock (Rootes, Peugeot, Simca/Talbot) was saved by various individuals (including myself) but many tons of iron were scrapped, some of the Peugeot stuff went to Africa, and the rest went into landfill when the buildings were demolished for a housing developement. By the end there had been a lot of vandalism and several fires, so there wasn't really much else worth having. dollywobbler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 I blame 28dl ! 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 https://www.flickr.com/photos/mookie427/sets/72157622583443010/ Asimo and Sudsprint 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 When I saw this shot, I thought for a moment that you had gone all motorshow cut-away and fitted perspex door skins Sorry about the distorted photo, I don't know how that happened Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SambaS Posted December 27, 2015 Author Share Posted December 27, 2015 I'm beginning to think I could have chosen a less rusty Alpine. Right. Door skins are finished, fitted and aligned and crimped on. Then there was this teeny bit of rust in the A pillar/ windscreen frame: Stu said right from the beginning if you can't see the little V for the water to drain then there will be further trouble. We haven't finished this area yet, it still needs a few more fills before painting and refitting of wings and scuttle. So 2 days on the doors and 2 days on the A pillar! THAT IS THE LAST OF THE RUST ON THIS SIDE! Vince70, michael t, chaseracer and 23 others 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SambaS Posted December 27, 2015 Author Share Posted December 27, 2015 Chrysler Alpine on tow. This came down with AlpineRapier today relayed from Billingham, County Durham. andrew e, Vin, Sudsprint and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincolndanny Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 This thread just keeps giving! MERRY BLOODY CHRISTMAS INDEED!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r.welfare Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 Is that rusty red one on Triumph Acclaim wheels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SambaS Posted December 27, 2015 Author Share Posted December 27, 2015 I though they were Civic but Stu assures me they are Horizon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 They do look like Horizon steels. Junkman, Dick Longbridge and SambaS 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 edward you are fuggin insane love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simcat Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 ...here it is in it's lair of 24 years, on its correct wheels. andrew e, steve_earwig, mouseflakes and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 ***SWOON*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyG Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Amazing. Can't believe the blue one from Shitefest is still going, and was actually quite sound despite all the wob, holes etc. I vaguely remember all the Chrysler ones vanishing from the roads in about 1986, the Talbots seemed a bit more rust resistant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angrydicky Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Oooh I noticed DFH 191T in the background of one of the photos, what's the situation with that one currently? I think it was benjyp who bought it when it was on Ebay, but does someone else own it now? That car stood out as an Alpine that had been off the road years and wasn't actually rotten as a pear! Great work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simcat Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Oooh I noticed DFH 191T in the background of one of the photos, what's the situation with that one currently? I think it was benjyp who bought it when it was on Ebay, but does someone else own it now? That car stood out as an Alpine that had been off the road years and wasn't actually rotten as a pear! Great work!Yes it's very solid, but unfortunately it had sustained some quite heavy accident damage in it's past to the n/s/f, which was 'fixed' rather than properly repaired. So not sure yet on the fate of that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angrydicky Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 I nearly had a bid on it myself when it was on eBay actually. Shame to hear that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simcat Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 We thought the driver's side welding was finished... wonder what's lurking under this old patch? Oh dear - not a lot once off, along with the bottom of the jacking point. Had the latter been used for its intended purpose then a crunchy collapse rather than vehicular elevation would have been the result. With likely outer sill and wing damage thrown in. Right off with the rest of it... ...but not before checking that the NOS one on my stock list actually existed! The other L shaped piece supports the rubber seal between headlamp and bumper, also required for this side. Crustiness mostly removed, ready to reconstruct the all important vertical inner sill supports, which form a strong box section the jacking point fixes to. Bottom of A pillar fine, and of course we already have a new sill this side (just as well!) New sections offered up prior to welding New jacking point also offered up. That's as far as it got today. Jim Bergerac, mouseflakes, Skizzer and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simcat Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Once this is all done, we can attend to the actual floor pan rust, which the original patch was slapped on for. SambaS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 The car that just keeps giving. Rusty headaches. Inspiring work though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Still gobsmacked by the effort going into this one. When it's done*, you need to drive it over to visit the previous owner, then start smacking him across the chops with a stale baguette. Maybe leave all the filler and rotten metal you've cut out strewn across his doorstep as well. BorniteIdentity and michael1703 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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