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sandblasting was a bit chilly to say the least as it's set up outside in Alex's new car port

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Frosty popped in and and lended a much needed hand

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sandblasting was done in shifts to avoid frostbite! Graeme came back in and finished off the stripping of the decklid

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it took forever to clean up all the bits

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but we got there in the end

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the decklid was then hit with the d/a

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Alex started leading the rest of the roof

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whilst Frosty carried on welding

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it was all hands on deck!

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check out the concentration on our faces :lol:

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this definately looks easier than it is

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the paint stripper fumes were obviously getting to me

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Ash's turn out in the cold

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Frosty was making great progress with the welder

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it's not for the feint hearted though, takes a bit of skill

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watch out for the sparks!

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the passenger door still needs a bit of attention!

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the decklid nearly finished

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Frosty managed to get a lot of the 'awkward' welding done

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after thursday spent recovering from a late night weds ( like a hangover but without the alcohol) we started friday morning

I started by fabricating the new sections usnder the rear seat area - cutting out the rotten areas the heater pipes come through and making new sections with no pipes as we wont have heating


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these were then primed with weldable primer


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And bolted in prior to being welded into place


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Whilst I was doing this, Gt Rich was stripping the black primer from the new bonnet

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Meanwhile I cut out the other side and made up the new panel

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Once they were built it was time to start on the gearbox mounts - gearbox is to be solid mounted and raised by an inch - at the rear and with a mid mount
I used an old front section as a template for cutting the front mount out of 8mm plate

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Roughly marked out

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then cut with the plasma

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prior to being profiled with the sander then drilled and bolted to a dummy case once its studs had been lengthened

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Then it was time to start on the rear mount


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Marked up and cut out

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then offered up

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Frosty arrived after work and started some more fettling of the body

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and I cleaned up the rear mount, drilled it and bolted it into place

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Frosty continued working his way around the shell finishing areas off

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and I tacked the mounting plates in place on the new gearbox cradle

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New mid mount clamped in place - ready for me to set its position once I have fitted its new nose cone - we are using a split van nose cone which lowers the shift rod an inch - keeping it in the tunnel minimising mods to the shifter mech

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