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you don't want to be blasting the panels, on the whole 205s survive pretty well in the rot stakes
the main area you want to have blasted would be the boot floor and round the rear suspension points near the rear wheel arch, these take the most punishement and would be the areas that suffer rot the most.
The front headlight panel is also usually shot as it takes all the abuse from the road so i'd just rip it off if its rotten and stick a new one on.
Dipping will cost you £2k! and is really unnecessary on these
You'll want whoever blasts it to put some primer over it for you aswell as you'll find it will flash rust pretty quickly once blasted. I would imagine you'd be looking at a couple of hundred £ to have the troublesome areas blasted and primed
the main area you want to have blasted would be the boot floor and round the rear suspension points near the rear wheel arch, these take the most punishement and would be the areas that suffer rot the most.
The front headlight panel is also usually shot as it takes all the abuse from the road so i'd just rip it off if its rotten and stick a new one on.
Dipping will cost you £2k! and is really unnecessary on these
You'll want whoever blasts it to put some primer over it for you aswell as you'll find it will flash rust pretty quickly once blasted. I would imagine you'd be looking at a couple of hundred £ to have the troublesome areas blasted and primed
So im struggling with room at the moment in my garage, as the parts i'm taking off i have nowhere to put, so im trying my best.
I need to buy a better jack as the one i got is rubbish! and some bigger axle stands.
What do people normally use to hold the shell as high as they can to work on it?
I need to buy a better jack as the one i got is rubbish! and some bigger axle stands.
What do people normally use to hold the shell as high as they can to work on it?
Saturday afternoon i managed to get my **** down the garage and do some work, had a stand around and scratch my head moment for a while trying to figure out how to get the rear end in the air to get the rear beam off, the nearside had an axle stand under the sill but the off side sill is none existent, so i had to jack up the rear again and place a couple of wheels and tyres under the drivers floor pan.
Got the back box off and dropped the center exhaust section,
Undone the beam and it just wouldnt budge it was wedged against the fuel tank, so after some leavering i managed to drop it down.
have nowhere to put it at the moment so will have to leave it under there for now.
Got the back box off and dropped the center exhaust section,
Undone the beam and it just wouldnt budge it was wedged against the fuel tank, so after some leavering i managed to drop it down.
have nowhere to put it at the moment so will have to leave it under there for now.
So i haven't updated in a while, got down the garage yesterday i decided to have a clear up and move about as i bought a bigger welder and there just wasn't any room to put it.
Then i made a temporary workbench, bit flimsy but it will do untill funds alow me to build a work bench.
Its a dog gaurd tacked onto my tool box and a random scrap bit of steel rod welded to the other side, its nothing at all special as you can tell but in my tiny garage anything will do
Then i made a temporary workbench, bit flimsy but it will do untill funds alow me to build a work bench.
Its a dog gaurd tacked onto my tool box and a random scrap bit of steel rod welded to the other side, its nothing at all special as you can tell but in my tiny garage anything will do
Got the fuel tank off after lots off cutting and grinding of bolts, didnt relise it had a full tank of fuel in it! was very heavy trying to carry it out of the garage squeezing down the side of the car with it.
after pouring it all into my car i dumped it here infront of the car
It'll stay there untill i find the time to take it to work and scrap it.
im going to be chopping out where the fuel tank is a its rotten anyway and building a frame thats sunk into the floor to hold a nice shiny stainless tank
after pouring it all into my car i dumped it here infront of the car
It'll stay there untill i find the time to take it to work and scrap it.
im going to be chopping out where the fuel tank is a its rotten anyway and building a frame thats sunk into the floor to hold a nice shiny stainless tank
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and get rid of the fuel tank out of the garage it's more of a explosion risk now it's empty due to fumes or fill it with water
I know i have
i cant find any repair panels for it apart from the outer sill, dont think anyone does inner sill repair panelsand get rid of the fuel tank out of the garage it's more of a explosion risk now it's empty due to fumes or fill it with water
it will be going soon,
