The final hurrah – S13, 25K miles, 1 owner from new, full refurb

[Chriscooke]

You have a better finish on the inside of your wings than I ha e on any part of my car

[Petrol]

You have a better finish on the inside of your wings than I have on any part of my car

Look better in the pics than they really are Chris Stonechip will hide a multitude of sins

Rubber blocks glued on the tank with Evo stick





I'm suppose to be sorting the rear sills out but as usual, doing things with mucho randomness

[Garyp]

Superb attention to detail again Pete.

[Jonny Wilkinson]

There is nothing in the world like rear sills to induce procrastination

Its such a horribly complex set of shapes and such little reward

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[CrazySx]

There is nothing in the world like rear sills to induce procrastination

Its such a horribly complex set of shapes and such little reward

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Not sure what you're talking about. I quite enjoy the job!

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[Petrol]

There is nothing in the world like rear sills to induce procrastination

Its such a horribly complex set of shapes and such little reward

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I'm with you on that one Jonny

Not sure what you're talking about. I quite enjoy the job!

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Come and do mine then

[Jonny Wilkinson]

Nice job on the diff

[CrazySx]

I'm with you on that one Jonny











Come and do mine then

If I had time I would. But you know how it is.. lol!

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[Petrol]

I do indeed, that's why this isn't finished. Been at it 12 months now Bit the bullet today though -

Cut the sill stiffener out



Then split this other stiffener from the inner sill



New piece being cut



Bottom of arch needs chopping out and all



Suppose it's allowed to be rusty, you forget its 25 years old

[Jonny Wilkinson]

Is that the back of the arch ?

Edit: oops. I can see its the front :roll eyes: its the usual then.
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[Maff_1991]

Oh I know all about this area and rust




Looks like you got off lightly though!

Awesome work as usual

[Petrol]

Thanks for posting them pics up It's got me thinking about the seams around the front of the rear arches

[Jonny Wilkinson]

Pete, I've got loads of pics and cardboard patterns if you want them.

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[Maff_1991]

Thanks for posting them pics up It's got me thinking about the seams around the front of the rear arches

Mine has plenty of seam sealer and waxoyl round there now , not going through that again

Problem is the bottom of the sill at the front of the arch seems to catch water and it just sits there

[Petrol]

Pete, I've got loads of pics and cardboard patterns if you want them.

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Thanks but think I'm OK. If I get stuck I'll give you a shout

Mine has plenty of seam sealer and waxoyl round there now , not going through that again

Problem is the bottom of the sill at the front of the arch seems to catch water and it just sits there

I'll get plenty of protection around that area. I've also seen the water puddling at the front of the arch

Blasted the sill lip





Then sprayed Electrox in the seams and closed them up.



Just the sill repair to do on that side now.

[Petrol]

Prop cleaned up



Primed



PAS pump



Diff painted in 2K

[Petrol]

Had the alternator refurbed. One of the bearings was a bit squeaky, also had new brushes fitted





PAS pump fitted, just the alternator pulley to sort and the engine is ready to drop in - pity I have nothing to drop it into

[arry]

Attention to detail amazing as always Pete


How much more do you think you've got to go?

[Petrol]

arry

I can see light at the end of the tunnel now I'm sorting the rust down the OS sill at the moment and the sills need welding up. Then the shell is ready for paint. I'm gonna take the doors, bonnet and hatch off to do a proper job. I'm trying to clear out the garage (haha) to spray everything in there but need to stick a half built Mini somewhere 99% of everything else is done, Ive just a few bits to blast and paint. Everything I've refurbed so far has been wrapped up and stored in boxes. The problem is the boxes are just full of "random" parts It's going to be one monumental jigsaw puzzle when I come to re assemble it Expect some "where does this bit go" posts

[john905]

thats coming on well bud, i always keep an eye on this thread scary how bad that sill had gone, good work tho keep it up