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912uk wrote:Barry out of interest would you have had to jack the body past the orginal point and then let off the jacks so as it would back off back to where it is ment to be. Just interested in how strong the body work really is..

If you look at the two pics below this highlights how much further the body had to move to get it to where we wanted it, the front screen corner had moved probably about 15 - 20mm past where it came to rest once the jacks were removed.

While jacking




After removing the jack



Steve

Finnaly got some color on the car this week on the underside.













Hopefully get the outside done late next week

Steve

Very nice !!!

That's great news!

Mark, sorry I missed your post earlier: yes, a bodyshell has an enormous amount of spring, so you have to jack/pull/push/sqeeze etc beyond where you need to end up. Sometimes it can be pretty dramatic! The thing is that you do have to be a bit careful. as you can get into a situation where you put more and more tonnage in and something suddenly gives.

On the other hand, the only other option is to cut metal, move the shell, and re-weld: certainly not as good as jacking alone as it obviously just moves at one spot, rather than spreading through the shell (i.e the reverse of the original damage).

Just spent the day putting the suspension back on the car to get it mobile again ready for its final wet sand then off to the both for its top coat. The end is now definatly in sight and im feeling very excited about getting this project finished .









Steve

Things are still progressing slowly with the paint work, most of the flatting off is now done and the dash panel is now painted as well so its almost ready for its finnal finish. At the minute im quite glad its going a bit slow as ive finally found a decent engine for my project so its given me some time and more importantly space to get as far along with rebuilding it as possible before I get the shell back.

The core engine is a ROW 79 SC engine and seemed in nice clean condition when I went to collect it 2 weeks ago all beit a little dusty.



Upon strip down I did find a few worrying signs such as RTV silicon sealer used to seal the oil cooler but when I eventually got it all stripped everything was in good shape and more importantly a STD undamged crank.



I was working towards getting the bottom end put back together this weekend but ran into a few little snags, first I forgot to order the oil pump lock tabs and secondly when testing my piston squirters only one of them was closing, all the other allowed fluid through them without any resistence. They arnt supposed to open untill the oil reaches 2 bar of pressure and it can cause low oil pressure problems at idle so im in the process of changing all of them. The good news is I managed to get them all out without any issues.



Hopefully the last of the bits will be here next week so I can get at least the bottom end assembled before the painted shell returns ideally id like to get it built up to the cam towers so I dont have as much to do when the space runs out.

Steve

Finnaly got some paint on the outer panels, These pictures really dont do it justice the car looks amazing, im really pleased with how it looks.







Now just waiting for the paint to harden a little before its final wet sand and polish then I can finnaly get my car home and start the rebuild.

That's great news! Full steam ahead now then?

Barry wrote:

That's great news! Full steam ahead now then?

Sure is, im hopeing to get the bottom end of the engine assembled this weekend before the shell comes home early next week to clear some space its been delayed waiting for the new piston squirters coming. Ive been trying to make a list of jobs to do so I dont fall into the temptation of rushing to get parts on to realise they need to come back off again. First job will be to get all the waxoiling done then the wiring and headliner. Im aiming to have her finnished for march/april time just in time for spring

Steve

Cool: best wishes with it all, if anyone deserves it, it's you .

Only just caught up with this thread - car looks great - what a saga! Keep the pics coming

Cheers

Mark

1972_911t wrote:

Barry wrote:

That's great news! Full steam ahead now then?

Sure is, im hopeing to get the bottom end of the engine assembled this weekend before the shell comes home early next week to clear some space its been delayed waiting for the new piston squirters coming. Ive been trying to make a list of jobs to do so I dont fall into the temptation of rushing to get parts on to realise they need to come back off again. First job will be to get all the waxoiling done then the wiring and headliner. Im aiming to have her finnished for march/april time just in time for spring

Steve

I don't know which is correct/the best way. I waxoiled all the internal sections while I had a bare shell. Then, when I had to install the wiring and controls etc., (particularly in the centre trunking) I found what a messy job that had become. On reflection, it might have been better to waxoil afterwards. Be interested to read other people's opinions.

Bob

Wow the colour looks fantastic .

Finnally the ordeal ends, shes back in her stable.



Now does anyone know how to turn a normal single garage into a tardis? I did think the car would leave a little more usable room in the garage than what I have, I just hope we have a dry next few months.