Spottedlaurel Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 6 hours ago, aldo135 said: I’ll be down in the next couple of weeks to visit my mum, maybe I could meet you and get these up the road? Will check with you when I have a plan in place! Sounds good to me. Somewhere in Norfolk or Suffolk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldo135 Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 1 hour ago, Spottedlaurel said: Sounds good to me. Somewhere in Norfolk or Suffolk? She’s in Lincolnshire, not far from Kings Lynn which is Norfolk I think? So many counties meet here I get confused. Last time I was down I got magazines from Beep near Wisbech, not far away but that was Cambridgeshire! I’ll come and meet you, hoping to camp in Norfolk if the weather suits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 11 hours ago, aldo135 said: She’s in Lincolnshire, not far from Kings Lynn which is Norfolk I think? So many counties meet here I get confused. Last time I was down I got magazines from Beep near Wisbech, not far away but that was Cambridgeshire! I’ll come and meet you, hoping to camp in Norfolk if the weather suits Not mega local, but I'm sure we can work something out - send me a PM nearer the time. aldo135 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 21 hours ago, captain_70s said: To celebrate the fucking thing decided it'd rather its driver's door won't stay closed unless you wedge it closed with your leg and lock it with the key, which is nice. *adds to the to-do list. Bastard is fighting you all the way; it's like a dug that knows it's being taken to the vet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_70s Posted July 9, 2020 Author Share Posted July 9, 2020 Door fixed itself overnight. Woo! Today was move day. Mr @davidfowler2000 arrived at my flat at the exact same time I arrived home from work at around 14:40ish, his steed of choice was his Volvo V70 T6 AWD and a massive trailer was attached to the rear end - An ideal towing rig. Within 30mins the space on my street previously occupied by a Dolomite didn't. Now, loading a non-running car with an engine in the boot onto a tilt bed trailer on a fairly narrow one-way street could have been an utter fuck about. Inexplicably it was easy... By parking the trailer facing downhill at the bottom of the road it was at a much gentler angle once lowered and with a couple of feet to get rolling before hitting the skids the Dolly simply rolled on via gravity. The resulting combination was both aesthetically pleasing and very long... The drive to the workshop was uneventful, the Volvo would still out-drag the Acclaim despite towing a car containing two cast iron engines... Once at the workshop minor poking was done and the quality* of prior repairs was admired. @GingerNuttz's assessment of the bodywork was something along the lines of "pretty good overall" The real work begins on Saturday.... GrumpiusMaximus, JeeExEll, ProgRocker and 39 others 41 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 Classic lump of carcheology there, containing every material of choice of every home enthusiast. The Jeyes cloth is a particularly colourful addition to an otherwise drab selection of materials. Low Horatio gearbox, LightBulbFun, danthecapriman and 14 others 12 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerNuttz Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 Found a rusty 3/8 drive extension that looked structural to the repair too Christine, GrumpiusMaximus, Split_Pin and 9 others 10 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_70s Posted July 9, 2020 Author Share Posted July 9, 2020 Don't forget the plastic bag! Split_Pin, LightBulbFun and vulgalour 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerNuttz Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 Oh aye that's still up in the hole just in case the car folds in half when it's removed GMcD, paulplom, catsinthewelder and 6 others 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_al_granvia Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 nice one mate getting it moved, the volvo looks sweet with that trailer, it isnt that big, our v70 has has a 25' twin axle caravan on the back, its what volvos are made for. the van makes the v70 look smoll GrumpiusMaximus, BL Bloke, captain_70s and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 Great stuff. Can imagine this one might get a bit scary yet... captain_70s 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave j Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 Excellent stuff! Can't wait to see the updates, but going by those pics above from a quick poke around its going to get a lot worse before it gets better! captain_70s 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_al_granvia Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 ere cpt, if you want a hand give me a shout, happy to grind, fill, paint or spanner. my welding is shite though, the car is in glasgow area aye?? captain_70s 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_70s Posted July 10, 2020 Author Share Posted July 10, 2020 It'll get worse but hopefully not by miles. The only bit that's both fucked and a complicated shape is the front wing. Everything else is either a simple curve or under the skin. It's the usual case of prior bodgery causing worse rot in the long term. If less of Isopon's finest had been used in the past there would be more salvageable metal left to work with. It's reckoned both front wings and the valance are savable though so fingers crossed we'll have no major panel purchases. Toying with the idea of spraying the car another shade of green as Brooklands fades like fuck and looks a bit de-saturated and dull in overcast conditions. Any recommendations for similar hues? GrumpiusMaximus, danthecapriman, Split_Pin and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Connaught Green is probably closest if you're keeping it in the family, looks like this, quite popular on MGs in America. LightBulbFun and GingerNuttz 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 My old Toledo was Mallard, that suited the shape nicely and wasn't far off Brooklands in colour without fading particularly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 4 hours ago, captain_70s said: It'll get worse but hopefully not by miles. The only bit that's both fucked and a complicated shape is the front wing. Everything else is either a simple curve or under the skin. It's the usual case of prior bodgery causing worse rot in the long term. If less of Isopon's finest had been used in the past there would be more salvageable metal left to work with. Very true, but, if you want to put a positive spin on that... if the bodges and isopon didn’t get used in the past it’s most likely the car wouldn’t still be here now. hmm, how very unlike me to be positive! Anyway, can’t wait to see this becoming unfucked. davehedgehog31, Essex V6 and eddyramrod 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerNuttz Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Triumph conifer green is a nice shade too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasticvandan Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Applejack, surely? Yoss, Shite Ron, MorrisItalSLX and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 What about paint over the green with some Blue tractor enamel? Like someone did here... rainagain, Coprolalia, Essex V6 and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigeT Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 11 hours ago, captain_70s said: It'll get worse but hopefully not by miles. The only bit that's both fucked and a complicated shape is the front wing. Everything else is either a simple curve or under the skin. It's the usual case of prior bodgery causing worse rot in the long term. If less of Isopon's finest had been used in the past there would be more salvageable metal left to work with. It's reckoned both front wings and the valance are savable though so fingers crossed we'll have no major panel purchases. Toying with the idea of spraying the car another shade of green as Brooklands fades like fuck and looks a bit de-saturated and dull in overcast conditions. Any recommendations for similar hues? I can recommend HAA Shitish Racing Green - I resprayed my formerly silver XJ-S in it 3 years ago and if anything it seems to have got a bit glossier over time. LightBulbFun, rml2345 and eddyramrod 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 That should be the strongest Dolly on the planet when you've finished! The J-cloth was a particularly nice touch. At least I haven't found any of those in Huggy! Good luck :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Good to see plans are afoot to make sure the Dolly lives on, looking forward to more updates chap. The semi-structural J-cloth is interesting, I don't think that's in the AA Book of the Car chapter about body repairs. eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 https://www.smithandallan.com/products/tractol-paint/3410-tractol-329-single-pack-machinery-enamel-bs-221-john-deere-green/ Cheap and plentiful. jaypee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saabnut Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 There can only be one green for a 1970s car (and a black roof would et it off nicely) Austat, LightBulbFun, sdkrc and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdkrc Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 41 minutes ago, Saabnut said: There can only be one green for a 1970s car (and a black roof would et it off nicely) ToJUPI.mp4 CreepingJesus and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_70s Posted July 11, 2020 Author Share Posted July 11, 2020 LightBulbFun, Broadsword, CreepingJesus and 9 others 3 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerNuttz Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Weight reduction captain_70s 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_70s Posted July 11, 2020 Author Share Posted July 11, 2020 With the lightweight big end bearings and the 25lb of metal shavings removed from the sump she'll fly now. LightBulbFun, timolloyd, davehedgehog31 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerNuttz Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Lightweight big ends and hardened rods ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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