Skipunda's Tech 1 - update

[VeinAST]

I think if mine's that bad underneath I'll cry

[FEP]

I think if mine's that bad underneath I'll cry

Best plan is to have a look underneath in the dark whilst wearing dark glasses.

[skipunda]

Wow thats soem serious amoutn of welding going on there. Still it's looking absolutely solid.



If you don't mind me asking what rust paint did you use here?

Ollie that is I think red oxide primer. I haven't been to the garage for a couple of weeks so can't remember! It's fairly substantial stuff but the seam sealer reacts to it. For this reason I also put some Hammerite grey anti rust primer over the top.
There may be better ways but this works very well for me. HTH

Been wondering whether I should just buy an inner inner arch. At £140 i'm not so keen

[spook]

Fair play to ya mate for saving that car, youve worked bloody hard on that, good work

Keep the pics coming.

[skipunda]

Got stuck in to some of the car work these last few days. The motorsport is having it's bushes done for it's MOT - else i'd rather have been at the southern meet!

Anyway, So the main idea was to get the inner arch in but a few gremlins popped up along the way

I decided that the rot was a lot more than first thought, especially this area. I weighed up buying a new panel from BMW but bit the bullet and attempted to fabricate it all up instead.
inner arch


Create a panel and use the old one to get the same indentations in.


A small piece of the floor needed work too. While under there I looked at the overall condition of the rear floor. The wheel well needs to come out would you believe it!


New piece in


Most complicated bit so far. Pics next week - put it that way...
boot near side


Shot of a new piece to replace the ariel and surrounding area. This has been made with a bit of a recess so to allow for prep work at the paint shop.
near side above petrol cap


Smoothed down it looks ok. Removed rust and tidied the boot section, ready for the made-up pieces


Couple of weeks back I looked at the inner sill. This now has the final piece in
inner sill, next to door shut


Earlier shot showing another hole. Working upside down is a b*tch so theres nothing particulary pretty about it
top of inner arch


And after a bit of finessing it was time to test fit the new inner arch. I'll wait until the chassis is sound and there's a wheel on the car before putting the outer one in.


Another new piece, not in yet because there's a bit of work that needs finishing behind it first
bottom of inner arch, under filler cap


Looking better!


That horrible section earlier.


Big hole!
near-side boot section


Cheers all

[Ollie_bwoii]

Fantastic work.

BTW I'm just uploading them pics for you.

[skipunda]

Evening all,

Been a bit tied up these last few weeks but on the odd occasion I did manage to get some workshop time Here's a brief but again pic heavy update on the Tech 1.

Completed the cutting out of the side member piece (see above photo, previous post) and added to the bin of rust. I think I empty this thing out once every few weeks!



A replacement piece was trimmed down. Finding more rust I had to find and fit a second section on to it.



Welded in over some time to get good strong hold


Next up was the 'lid'.


Chopped down and put in


Next up was to cut down the Hadrians outer arch down. It's no good using large sections of this, they simply don't fit imo. Use the, erm, distinguishing features (sorry, it's getting late) to align the arch with the rest of the car and then use a can of spray primer to get a line.


Cut it down, leaving a few mm all the way around. Now fit the inner arch, apply your trimmed outer arch panel and scribe around.


Here's your line. Now simply cut it out.


...


Line up the inner arch. Unless really careful with the cutting out of the old one your going to have a very slight alignment issue. Get some clamps out and a hammer!


Then spot weld it in


And rivet the edge as a precautionary against moisture, assuming something happens - plus it looks tidy from inside.


Outer arch in, using thumb and a flathead screwdriver to tweak it into position. I've worked from the far corners up to the top, tacking along the way.


...


Next up is the lower rear. This isn't seen because of the kit and exactly the same principle applies as the outer arch. First off create some holes for plugging it by using a punch then a 3-5mm drill


Finished piece after a bit of offering up, cutting down and bending:


Then start with the lengthy welding job


Oh, you'll see I've put holes with a couple of inch spacing around the outer arch too. These are not welded until the end.


Use a hammer to lightly tap and reduce the mm gap to nothing between the inner and outer arch. Then follow behind with the torch.


Then apply a few coats of this oxide primer. The seam sealer will react to this so a different primer (the grey stuff in other posts) is used on top. Side member pretty much complete!


...and the finished arch just needing grinding down and finishing


Thanks for reading again

[ImysE30]

Serious hard work and dedication going into this

Great stuff so far

[zaust]

What he said ↑↑↑☺

I want another Tech 1

[DanThe]

Dont know how I missed this before, but, your obviously mad.....
























.... in a good way, great job your doing

[skipunda]

Yes, probably mad but no turning back now, ay

[Alex]

Awsome work. Will be worth it in the end. Very inspirational

[skipunda]

Want to get this on the road again so have asked a zoner for a few body parts. I will have the inside, roof and engine bay sprayed in a fortnight fingers crossed. Two different paintshops have been round this arvo for the outer shell work and both want the job so hopefully we'll be getting somewhere soon

[Cook318IS]

who are you getting to do the paint squire?

[jbh]

Want to get this on the road again so have asked a zoner for a few body parts. I will have the inside, roof and engine bay sprayed in a fortnight fingers crossed. Two different paintshops have been round this arvo for the outer shell work and both want the job so hopefully we'll be getting somewhere soon

what parts you needing Chris? ill be cutting a black preface lift shell in the next few days.

[skipunda]

Toss up between a team in Bodmin and someone near Liskeard who's just finished an old skool CSL - big money job. I don't have a trailer (considering buying) so I guess if I bought one I could go further...but so much money for one!

Just so I'm not hiding my feelings I was soo bloody tempted to go Lazur Blue or White II on this shell!


South West peeps....What's your opinion??!

[Ollie_bwoii]

what parts you needing Chris? ill be cutting a black preface lift shell in the next few days.

Has it got leccy windows?

[skipunda]

@ JBH I'll pm you buddy

[Cook318IS]

White tech 1's look awesome but i'd be tempted to keep it original tbh. I've heard good things from a place called spectrum in saltash, had a few mates had there cars sprayed there and they looked good although i didnt get a close up look tbh. Its were i think i'd take mine for a quote if / when the time comes.

[skipunda]

I'm worried about something actually. The Bodmin guys hadn't heard of using plasticiser for the bodykit when I asked. Meanwhile the CSL chap is asking for something in the region of 1.5k.

Crumbs

[skipunda]

Is that the place near the American import cars? An old school friend recommended them but I've yet to see their work 1 day/1 month/1 year down the line.

White tech 1 with schnitzers or hartges

[Cook318IS]

not a clue, i've not been to there. here's there address though:

unit 8 cockles farm, saltash, pl12 6lq, near china fleet club
01752 842220

[jbh]

what parts you needing Chris? ill be cutting a black preface lift shell in the next few days.

Has it got leccy windows?

yip but im using the loom. but i might have a spare one not sure will have to look.

[skipunda]

Aha, next door to my golf club

[jbh]

@ JBH I'll pm you buddy

not a prob Chris.

[Ollie_bwoii]

what parts you needing Chris? ill be cutting a black preface lift shell in the next few days.

Has it got leccy windows?

yip but im using the loom. but i might have a spare one not sure will have to look.

What about the reg's & motors?

[FEP]

Might it not have been easier to fashion an entirely new shell from galvanised dustbins?

What's the labour hours count now?

FEP