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ok .. its booked into the paint shop for a quick blow over Thursday ! :shock: so need to get my a*** into gear and get rid of the last bits of rust before then .... i know the paintshop owner ,so doing mates rates if i do all the prep work .. which i know is the most important bit .. but to be honest .. i just want it all the same colour for now !

stripped off the power/water fittings .. more rust...
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started slapping some filler on the rear wing ...
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noticed some dents in the rear vent area ,

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slap some primer on it

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bloody rain .. working on street as well ..

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repairing rust around water/mains fittings .. might buy some new fittings .. we shall see..

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ground welds down , slapped some more filler on it !
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feel my mpg going down everytime i replace rust with filler ! LOL
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after allot of sanding , i think i am good at filler , but really i am not . .put way to much on , takes ages to sand off ! LOL

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not going to be perfect , but it will be around the fittings anyway so they should hide any bumpy ness

bit of filler on front arch repair

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and took bumpers off..
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still loads to do :(
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Your brave working in these temperatures!
Looking good tho. I use filler in the same maner, slap it on. :wink:
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Cyrus wrote:Your brave working in these temperatures!
Looking good tho. I use filler in the same maner, slap it on. :wink:

if its not done now .. its never going to be done ...slap it on rules !!

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2 seconds to slap it on 2 hours to sand it off :-S. Ive got plenty of that to do :'(. Looking good though.;-)
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Did a bodge in the side panel today. Not happy. Will have to be re done one day. But whole inside out for that.
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not going to paintshop tomorrow ... not ready ...

finished welding of rear arch (under /inside the arch) and seam sealed everywhere.
found that the side sill has been replaced/bodged ... so had to do another bodge for now .. as i will replace again when i remove interior another year ! lol

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if i can get anything done tomorrow it might go friday .. otherwise it will be delayed till next week ....
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ok .. day late ... going to paint shop tomorrow ...
worked late on it ...

got all stickers off , thanks to wife ... took ages .. and my hands are still red ! ... still more prep work .. but hope to do that at body shop ...
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dropped painted wheels off at my friends , he is fitting new tyres for me .. i hope to fit the brickwerks camber brackets as well this weekend if all goes to plan ! lol

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I love reading this..

You've inspired me to takle my van.
I have to work in the street and didnt like that,
but seeing the great work you have done and how helpfull I've found some of your stories and pics. Ive puchased a mig welder and intend to make mine more respectable.

Keep up the good work
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well , it aint going to win any comp's , but will look nice next to the bbq in a field !

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Wow you're going to be chuffed when you see that standing pround in the daylight! :ok
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VAN with a PLAN wrote:Wow you're going to be chuffed when you see that standing pround in the daylight! :ok

rear wings defo have some ripples LOL .... but i am just happy its one colour ... will look great on the campsites !

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ps .. fitted one of the rear camber plates as well ... one more to go..

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It's going to be sad once its complete, you've inspired so many and its great watching your progress.

You'll have to by another so we can see it from day 1 again. Lol.
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