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Body work restoration
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Blimey, that must have been a lot of work.!!
If you haven't named it yet, I would go with Lazarus..!!
( The man Jesus was said to have raised from the dead )
If you haven't named it yet, I would go with Lazarus..!!
( The man Jesus was said to have raised from the dead )
'89 1.9 DG
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Nice to see safety coat on LOL , as said tester cares not about paint
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keytouch
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So what did you spend in the end?
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Smiffo wrote:Blimey, that must have been a lot of work.!!
If you haven't named it yet, I would go with Lazarus..!!
( The man Jesus was said to have raised from the dead )
Ha that would be fitting but we have already named her Eileen after my late Nan who gave us the money to buy her.
Looking forward to singing 'come on Eileen' when she doesn't start in the mornings!
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stucox14
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keytouch wrote:So what did you spend in the end?
So roughly we spent the following
£325 on panels and new window rubbers
£35 on a sheet of zintec
£1000 to the welder friend
Plus a tin of red oxide primer say £10
So total £1370
Now to get her through an MOT and get her painted
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where does your welder friend live????
stucox14 wrote:keytouch wrote:So what did you spend in the end?
£1000 to the welder friend
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stucox14
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Crawley .... But he done me a massive favour. Not his usual rate!
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It looks good, well done getting it sorted for that price 
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stucox14
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Got her started yesterday - how does she sound? https://vimeo.com/153082232
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So she is finally finished! What you think? 
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Re: Body work restoration
Looks really good and at very good price, I think you need to treat your welder friend to more than a beer .
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Nearly brung a tear to my eye reading this
Van looks bloody brilliant!
Well done you
Van looks bloody brilliant!
Well done you
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Great job there... I''d have imagined that would be a 5-6k job easily (before paint) to do a reasonable job.
Receipts from before my ownership show a replacement rear arch and trailing arm mount at a 'reputable' restorer came in at £1250. And it was a very poor job that needs doing again 2yrs later.
To DIY all of that for £1500 odd is great work and that paint job makes it look fab. Was it rollered in the end?
Receipts from before my ownership show a replacement rear arch and trailing arm mount at a 'reputable' restorer came in at £1250. And it was a very poor job that needs doing again 2yrs later.
To DIY all of that for £1500 odd is great work and that paint job makes it look fab. Was it rollered in the end?
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Did you roller it then Stu? If so, hats off to you fella. Hope DVD was a good guide. Fab colour!
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