Adams 67 Westyposted on 18 March 2012 | posted in Adams 67 Westy | ( 2 ) CommentsHere's Adams 67 Pearl White west y in for a full bare metal body restoration! How it arrived! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Crash Damage ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This looks abit sussed ? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Stripping started ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Now the previous repairs are un covered ![]() ![]() Signs of a replacement front panel ![]() ![]() Adam supplied a fantastic replacement door fitted like a dream in as little as Min's ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() More previous repairs ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() N/S Arch cut half way ![]() Both pieces prepped and shaped ![]() ![]() Welded on ! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Inner piece welded in ![]() Outer skin welded on ![]() ![]() The b post looked a little sussed further up so we decided to cut it off and replace. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Inner arch cut out as it was too badly damaged and rotten ![]() ![]() New piece welded in ![]() New lower arch welded in and joined to a new return lip ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined to the new inner arch ![]() Seat belt mount looked a little soft but turned out to be the top skin ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 6 - 11hr days spent metal bashing, shrinking, welding chiseling , filing etc to get the shell damage free! ![]() ![]() Wheel arch way out ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() New wheel arch bashed into shape of the original ![]() ![]() The one part that was straight! ![]() The Damage ![]() Pin welded ![]() Thats better ![]() All seams and welded repairs blasted ![]() ![]() Shell Phosphated, keyed, Baked, Epoxied and baked again ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Front pillar pulled forward for better door gaps ![]() ![]() ![]() Front welded to achieve better gaps ![]() Perfect seams ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Epoxy premiered again! ![]() ![]() 2k surfacer primer ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Epoxy premiered ![]() ![]() ![]() Painted pearl Weiss ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cracks found and dug out ![]() ![]() ![]() Re- fiberglassed ![]() ![]() ![]() Pop top textured and painted with silver white and matted down to 70% gloss ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Interesting stamp inside the tailgate 3rd 1967 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Dash painted satin black ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Roof rack on ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Wow, what an amazing transformation! And in how many months?!?
by Bill on 18 July 2012 23:52 |