4wheeledstool Posted September 30, 2015 Author Share Posted September 30, 2015 Many thanks for the positive comments - much appreciated - especially after spending a couple of hours removing underbody sealant/seam sealer/shite from the inner wings. There's a lot of grim times ahead! Banger Kenny 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted October 2, 2015 Author Share Posted October 2, 2015 Spent some time labeling parts in a pathetic attempt to postpone more scraping, so no more visible progress. Then removed the rear window before I left - thankfully there's not a speck of rust on the frame, just some black goop. Banger Kenny, Skizzer and Cavcraft 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 All in all the car is in pretty remarkable shape. It would be a major miracle if there were no grot spots whatsoever. Nice but not likely to happen. 4wheeledstool 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatharris Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 I am jealous. Not of the work that lies ahead, but of the car Did you have it MOT'd before stripping to see if anything else was highlighted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted October 2, 2015 Author Share Posted October 2, 2015 I am jealous. Not of the work that lies ahead, but of the car Did you have it MOT'd before stripping to see if anything else was highlighted?Aye, it had a few months MOT left when bought, and I did about 1600 miles in it over three months. The only thing that didn't work was the automatic choke. I'll most likely fit a manual choke Weber carb if the original Solex is borked. purplebargeken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vin Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 I've just discovered this thread. This is great work 4WS. When I was a kid my neighbour had one as a company car, moving onto MK2s. We had a shared drive...His MK1 Cav, his wife's moped and my Folks Chrysler Alpine and Saab 99EMS all grouped together :-D Cavcraft and 4wheeledstool 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted October 3, 2015 Author Share Posted October 3, 2015 Door glass, regulators and remaining chrome trim now removed. Just the locks and exterior handles to do before the doors come off. Main welder bloke is not available for a couple of weeks - I'm sure I can find stuff to do in the mean time! Cavcraft, anonymous user, Angrydicky and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Yeah, you could always strip the car down on a molecular level. Ah........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danblez Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Really enjoying this. I presume it's spent a fair bit of time in a garage over its lifetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted October 4, 2015 Author Share Posted October 4, 2015 Really enjoying this. I presume it's spent a fair bit of time in a garage over its lifetime.Aye - apparently it was garaged every night when it was in use. Highly likely that this has prevented it from going the same way as 99.9% of its brethren! Been viewing a metric shitload of spare parts for these cars today. They are to be gathered up for the owners club, after the death of one of the senior members who lived locally to me. A sad day, but at least all his stuff won't become landfill/bean tins now. tooSavvy and Banger Kenny 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted October 6, 2015 Author Share Posted October 6, 2015 Started to clean back the inner wings The spare room is beginning to fill up with parts that need to be kept clean/out of harm's way - living on your own is a good idea for this! Many hours of paint/body sealant removal to go....... Banger Kenny, danthecapriman, derskine and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted October 7, 2015 Author Share Posted October 7, 2015 Did about 60% of one rear wheel tub today - in 3 hours! Definitely the most horrid part of the job as a whole - hopefully, one day, I'll be able to forget all about it! anonymous user, purplebargeken, danthecapriman and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Yes but look at all that shiny metal! Frankly unbelievable. Banger Kenny and beko1987 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derskine Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Have you tried these before? they are expensive but work better than a wire brush on a grinder for ziebart etc. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/POLY-ABRASIVE-DISC-115mm-RUST-PAINT-REMOVAL-4-5-x-3-/300496568352?hash=item45f6fdc020 Skizzer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted October 8, 2015 Author Share Posted October 8, 2015 Have you tried these before? they are expensive but work better than a wire brush on a grinder for ziebart etc.http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/POLY-ABRASIVE-DISC-115mm-RUST-PAINT-REMOVAL-4-5-x-3-/300496568352?hash=item45f6fdc020They're in the post, hopefully they won't take much longer to arrive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted October 10, 2015 Author Share Posted October 10, 2015 Finished the passenger side, and almost finished the drivers side wheel tub today. Missed the postman so will need to go and collect my poly abrasive discs on Monday. purplebargeken, danthecapriman and Banger Kenny 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Poly disks are pretty impressive. Bloody ace work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted October 12, 2015 Author Share Posted October 12, 2015 Didn't get much done at the weekend - a fair bit of time was spent retrieving masses of spare parts from the recently deceased bloke's hoard. Now the dash is out, it should be a little easier to remove the windscreen. I'll do that next, before more underseal/paint removal. Bren, Angrydicky, anonymous user and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 That is a lovely old Cav. I'm amazed just how good the metal on it is coming up, it's survived very well. Keep up the good work. Banger Kenny and 4wheeledstool 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Crikey, we'll be too scared to approach the car when it's done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Sigh. Now this is making me want to do the same to the Dolly. Thanks a bloody bunch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Just the inner wheel arches mind. 4wheeledstool 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisbon_road Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Fantastic work. Very impressed. No messing about too, obviously going to get this done in a fraction of the time it would take me. Sad to hear about the chap with the spares who has left us. That'll be me one day. Reminds me to make a will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted October 13, 2015 Author Share Posted October 13, 2015 Fantastic work. Very impressed. No messing about too, obviously going to get this done in a fraction of the time it would take me. Sad to hear about the chap with the spares who has left us. That'll be me one day. Reminds me to make a will.Thank you kindly! The bloke who is sorting out the guy's estate still hasn't found all the vehicles that he's found the documentation for yet! He says it's taken over his life, although it's difficult to feel sorry for him due to the size of the inheritance! The screen took 5 minutes to remove, but getting rid of all the sealant took a great deal longer! Just a couple of small patches of surface rust - almost perfect! danthecapriman, anonymous user, Angrydicky and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatharris Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Absolutely fantastic work, I love these motors! Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted October 14, 2015 Author Share Posted October 14, 2015 Absolutely fantastic work, I love these motors!Sent from my SM-G900F using TapatalkCheers! The rust that had crept up the seam sealer in the footwells was investigated today. The passenger side should be fine after cleaning up and re sealing I ground straight through it on the drivers side, leaving a small hole. Another easy fix though! Not a lot left to remove in here now. Cleaned all the screen sealant off the glass before calling it a day, one less job to do before reassembly. Cavcraft, anonymous user, danthecapriman and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I_am_Diesel Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Would you find a Cortina of similar vintage in such fine condition? I doubt it. All Voxals are ACE! Banger Kenny, Cavcraft and RichardK 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 I'm liking this, the car looked very, very, good for its age before you started (well the fact it exists at all is remarkable, you just don't see them anymore).It's going to be an absolute stunner by the time you finish it. 4wheeledstool 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted October 15, 2015 Author Share Posted October 15, 2015 Spent a long time cleaning all the sealant off both screen seals today - a truly horrible job! Back to underbody cleaning next time - I can't wait Cavcraft, Banger Kenny and anonymous user 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 I've used the poly disks myself and have had mixed results depending on brand. I've got 3 Abracs disks so I shall comment upon them when used. I bought some from Frosts and they didn't live up to their claim of using one to strip some full fat American car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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