Ajitvagon

Thin bits of metal and bright blue light.

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Hey Paul,

Lovely colour! I'll have to look up your resto thread next. I'm having a great time reading kevtherev's & xriss's :)

Go ahead & let your neighbours think you're mental! They've probably just got a massive case of bus envy. I'll be doing the same! And like another thread on the forum, I'm pretty sure when I start my City & Guilds course next month, I'll be using Chezzy as an office! :)
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Ooh, and Mike... I ordered the washer jets and a rear bumper kit today. Should be with you tomorrow according to the website.
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well your quick :shock:
there will be more-ish..
anyhow back to things, a bit more expense for ME, my welding hat broke after many years so a new auto hat ordered, dont use it that much on vans, i prefere the hand held inspection shield as it dont get in the way..
removed the bulk of the what was a fairly inoccuose looking frontpanal
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want a better look :lol:
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this is the centre bit some of which i will be keeping
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this was ready to burst through come what may
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this bit of arch will hopefully come good once its cleaned up and the damage removed
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have to admit, the vw sealnat does work well but,,,, once a way in occurs then the rust just creeps
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sealant scaped of, looks better already and after blasting it will be a pleasure to repair,and be as good as new , its one of those cases where a repair like this is preferable to the pattern part
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osr arch , sealant removed and its very good back here, so I have marked the spots ready for setting too with the new bit
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bu**er its sharp :shock:
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not to worry,
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the rust is between the external seam and the interior side, there is no protecftion to the metal from new so inherant moisture during manufacture just festers away, this is then aided in some areas where its exposed to air
this is the rest of the arch with it opened up , will be able to blast in here and also nice fit for the new arch
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these 2 are just for the record, osr lower panal, nice..............
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Game on. Sits back and cracks a beer as it all unfolds. :)

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wot you drinking :wink:
on the 3rd from last picky you can see an area of paint that hasnt adhered, this is as bad as prep ngets, it dont cost money to do the labouriose prep work , dont matter if its rollered or sprayed, if you dont prep it , it will look and be carp..
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Great stuff! Just let Ange or myself know what you need & one of us will order it quick smart (probably me cos I looooove surfing t'interweb for bus stuff!). However, notice this evening I waited til after work to post? :) (didn't stop me looking at the thread up on my perch though during quiet bits...) hee hee!
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thats the theatre for you,all flurry then sleeps
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How'd you know I work in the theatre? :o
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didn't stop me looking at the thread up on my perch though during quiet bits...
couldnt be much else really :rofl
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I might be a budgie lol! :)
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Well, setting to with the osr wing first and working round the van, discovery time , well no supprise really
osr 1/4 seen from in the engine bay, looks like its had a jack under at some time maybe lift bar on the ramp?,right bulge
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anyhow there is the usual rust out so cut cutting we go this is from the outside
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could leave it and clag the new bit over but .......................no never so on with undoing it
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you can see where the sealant has held, the rust/rot hole is where they always go , right on the seam
anyhow im unpicking the welds and will replicate the original as near as i can
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now its gone and the rotten bit at the front removed
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its back... well this is the item , i shall use it as a template as i chucked the last one by mistake, might make a few up while im at it as i have a few to do :rofl
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first pass over with the blaster
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i will treat this as overnight it will rust again, then redo prior to weld thru etc
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Has to be one of my least favourite parts of the van to repair... its kinda pokey in there.
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Yup deffo a skinny welders area :grin:
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40 seconds for the page to load ????
well im just into some lunch, skinny ? well slender woulld be my choice of word, certainly in the digit front, now by least favorite that implies you have a favorite area, lets face it you have plenty to choose from, tried to add a smillie but it wont load !! i will post up as i go but suffice to sat that for badness i am doing some of the welding through the rear light aperature , fun with the rod and torch.
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love reading your build threads gave me confidence to start work on my van. its like a guide on how to repair your van :)
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