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2453kevinowen

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I got some of the panels off to have a good look what work needs to be done, as you can see it needs a fair bit of welding.
I have decided to do it up, I know it will not be cost effective
I am going to take my time to do the work as I am in no hurry to finish her.
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The repairs I've done to mine over the last 4 years or so would have amounted to very much the same, except for being done as a "rolling restoration". So it's certainly very possible and doesn't take any special skills, I have none! The only thing I would suggest, is work on one corner at a time, leaving the panels on the rest of the car instead of stripping it all down at the start. No technical reason, it'll just make the task look a lot less daunting.
So good luck and well done for taking it on (I'd probably have been put off by the tax status).
 
There are a few bits to get your teeth into there. It look like there were some patches stuck on over the top of rusty metal so you'll have to undo somebody elses sloppy work first but you shoudl be able to make a decent car out of it.

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testrider said:
There are a few bits to get your teeth into there. It look like there were some patches stuck on over the top of rusty metal so you'll have to undo somebody elses sloppy work first but you shoudl be able to make a decent car out of it.

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Thanks Paul, img button now clicked 8)
 
Hi Kevin,

look forward to watching your resto updates :) always good news when another p6 is saved and receiving TLC. As already mentioned good advice to hit it a bit at a time
 
My brother is a very good welder he works on heavy plant, so he will do all the welding and I will do all the prep inc forming the new metal. My next job is to take out the engine and box.
I was thinking of welding in the rear doors because I would like to have bubble arches and a nice set of wide wheels 8)
I will keep you updated with plenty of photos.
 
Willy Eckerslyke said:
The only thing I would suggest, is work on one corner at a time, leaving the panels on the rest of the car instead of stripping it all down at the start. No technical reason, it'll just make the task look a lot less daunting.
So good luck and well done for taking it on (I'd probably have been put off by the tax status).
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That's sound advice... It also means you concentrate on one job at a time and finish it, rather than having half a dozen unfinished jobs running in parallel. Also, once you've ground off all the flaky stuff, it suddenly doesn't tend to look half as bad, or so I found anyway..

Good luck with it, it reminds me of mine a couple of years back.. Keep posting the pics! 8)
 
Hats off to you blokes.
No disrespect, but honestly wouldnt even look at it...the rust looks frightening beyond description.
But I guess that's what you guys deal with every day.
If I ever opened a paint and panel shop here in OZ, it would be staffed exclusively by Pommies.
Good luck, and I look forward to checkin all ur work in progress pics.
As an old Alfa colleague once said to me when asked why he bought and restored some Alfas..."someone's got to keep these old cars alive"...
 
2453kevinowen said:
I was thinking of welding in the rear doors because I would like to have bubble arches and a nice set of wide wheels 8)
I will keep you updated with plenty of photos.
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Look forward to seeing that pan out.

Are you going to weld the rear doors to the wings?

Richard
 
If you do it that way, you can use the rear door hinge for the whole rear wing/door, just make sure you remove the bolts securing the wing at the D post before you weld them together.
 
I will keep the rear doors hinged as Richard suggested. I'm also doing away with the door handles badges and side chrome trims for a smooth look I would also like to extend the front valance round to join the front bubble arch wings.
 
Hi, be careful! If it is seen to be a door it must be able to be opened from inside
and out otherwise it is an MOT failure.

Colin
 
I had years of that with the convertible, once I explained that the rear doors were welded shut and there were no handles it passed without trouble.

Wouldn't suffer that problem with this mod anyway as with the rear doors welded externally and no handles, it won't look like a door.
 
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