Sunnivagon

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Re: Sunnivagon

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well ,this is the osr,front of 1/4 panal
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and this is the bit that should be there
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new part clamped in place
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i have cut the last inch or so from the inner arch and will let a bit in here, have drilled the part of the arch i fitted earlier so i can spot through
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welded, needs a run over with a disc to be neat enough
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this shows it from the inside with decent penetration
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reinforcing plate made and drilled for spots, this gives aded support to the corner where all the variouse panals join
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This is with the bit added to the inner arch ,the yellow area will Not be welded till the wing skin has been fitted as i want to be able to move the inner about to line up with the flange i will be fitting to the wing, it is folded 90' and will be welded from underneath,a slit will also be cut to allow the rear 1/4 and wing to fit. the 3 spot visible are from the reinforcing plate on the reverse side
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this is the rear side all welded, will run a disc over it then treat and seam seal etc
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rear 1/4 let in for trial fit, this is the reason for the slot
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black lines show the fold line to kink the panal out to met the 1/4 and match the vw original so it should look as built when done
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marked the spots on the 1/4, not going to use this but need it for alignment reasons
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Note the slight flanging, this is to be made on the replacement as its als a guide to sit the 1/4 agsinst , though in this case its more for accurate replication and i suppose ,cos I can :D Or should i reuse it :?:
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err
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cut it out and get rid.
here you can see on the left,the X base, then a 4" bit that is scalloped and fitted up to the outer lower rear 1/4 (shown on the right of it)
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you can if your pushed for time or whatever just add a flat plate over the lot,it will be strong enough but its not the correct way and would look like its been lashed on
here you will see that they are not actually welded to each other but sit a couple of mil apart and they both weld independantly to the base flange of the 1/4 panal, by doing it this way it looks original and if in years to come the lower rear 1/4 needs replacing then it will come of just like the original did. same if you have a bump and do a rear corner in, you can fit the new panal with out bodging
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this is what we see from inside and this is the gap we need to close and fill
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and this shows the new floor part abutting the lower 1/4,
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so thats it for this aft, will loosely assemble th rear wing and hook it all together so i can confirm that the whole side will be a flowing line and then i can fix the rear corner in place there is only a few mm to play with so onwards ....
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Wow.
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Hi

Loving this post.

I think you should attach music to it????

''Getting strong now '' seams fitting from Rocky

What does everyone else think

What music suits your van????

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"If I said you had a beautiful body would you hold it against me?" The van Frederick, not you! :lol:

Or even Mamas and Papas singing "It's getting better".

And another off topic ramble begins, sorry Mike :oops:

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hmm , this would sum it up ,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&hl=e ... 4K6ZxDwi34" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
you translate,ive no need to in this instance :rofl should play it to every prospective client :run
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I love seeing how it all stitches together, didn't know you fell from roof! All ok I hope?
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rafters with the usual 16" centres so nice naqrrowe gap, they was covered in ice and sort of slipped half way through ,hung on though and xriss had a grab of me so just bruised ribs, no big deal really but nearly :oops:
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aye its fun piecing back together , suppose for a repaint it should just be filled and covered up but there again :lol:
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I didn't know you fell either - hope you are ok. Things are coming along nicely. You don't know how much we both appreciate this :ok
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Close call then!
Hmm filler and paint doesn't make for an interesting thread though :lol:
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metalmick8y wrote:, suppose for a repaint it should just be filled and covered up but there again :lol:
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Wash your mouth out Mike. :shock: We don't allow such language on here!!!!!!!

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well £3.50 stopped play on thursday,pivot on the snips gave way after donkeys years and as luck would have it I didnt have any spare that i was sure were hidden in a draw so i set about removing one from a smaller pair and sheared that, at which point I gave up , none to be had within 50 miles that i could find, 12" yes but not the 14" which i really need unless its down to using 1mm sheet :shock:
but local firm ordered one for me on thursday afternoon and it arrived today plus some spare pivot bolts
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happiness , so back to it this weekend and will try to get the side done
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Nice snips :lol:
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Oh yes, I can shave 0.5mm sliver of some 18g one handed with them , but theyre a bit stiff, soon sort that on theis rustbucket :rofl
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metalmick8y wrote:Oh yes, I can shave 0.5mm sliver of some 18g one handed with them , but theyre a bit stiff, soon sort that on theis rustbucket :rofl
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Now, now Michael! It's a nice van! Worth spending money on! :wink:

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nice to see a new pair of real Gilbows, it must be a proper tool shop :ok
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