Adams 67 Westy

posted on 18 March 2012 | posted in Adams 67 Westy | ( 2 ) Comments

Here'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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Comments ( 2 ) - Add Your Comment

Hi guys. Another great job to put your name too.

by Si and Hannah. on 16 July 2012 21:6

Wow, what an amazing transformation! And in how many months?!?

by Bill on 18 July 2012 23:52