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Author: Subject: Body work woes....
coozer

posted on 25/3/08 at 08:16 PM Reply With Quote
Body work woes....

Right then, I've got on about it a lot, cried about it a bit and thought to myself "why was the roll bar welded JUST THERE!!"

Some of you have asked about it so here it is. It shows the right knacker I made trimming the body and the struggle I had fitting it. You see, this is a one man build and I could have just done with another pair of hands then... oh, and lifting off the trestles

This one shows the outside of the roll bar cuts half way through the top roll of the body....
more arghhhhhhh
more arghhhhhhh


This one shows the mess I made of cutting round it....
arghhhh
arghhhh


and the crack that developed bending the body to get it on.....
again
again


So thats what makes me sad BUT I must point out it was my rubbish control of the Dremel and I don't wish to blame MNR or anyone else for my mistakes. I made a much better job of the other side....

Steve





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MikeR

posted on 25/3/08 at 08:23 PM Reply With Quote
haven't seen any of your posts so i don't know the story.

I can appreciate why you're feeling 'annoyed' but, put some u-trim on it and no one but you will notice it. Honestly, who's going to spot something that small on a car that big???

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posted on 25/3/08 at 08:25 PM Reply With Quote
Hi steve

My job didn't work 100% but covered with some rubber edging and it looked far better

Don't worry mate !




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paulmw

posted on 25/3/08 at 08:32 PM Reply With Quote
If you are fitting a rear panel that may cover up some of the hole. Also some U trim and a bit of T-cut will make it look miles better

Edit to add. Your harness eye bolts look a bit out. I used some PTFE tape on the thread and you can get them bang on

[Edited on 25/3/08 by paulmw]

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Hellfire

posted on 25/3/08 at 08:38 PM Reply With Quote
It's delicate jobs like these that really do need an extra pair of hands. Don't be too disheartened, I'm sure it'll look fine with some edge trim on it.

Phil






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nib1980

posted on 25/3/08 at 08:48 PM Reply With Quote
hey you should see my car, it's not as good as yours!

but i don't care, i don't notice when I'm sideways on the roundabouts!

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TimC

posted on 25/3/08 at 10:15 PM Reply With Quote
Console yourself that there are people like this out there to fix it one day - in actual fact there was a specialist firm at Stoneleigh but I'm damned if I can remember their name!

Seriously, It doesn't look bad at all!






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bigrich

posted on 25/3/08 at 10:29 PM Reply With Quote
your always your own worst critic when it comes to mistakes, others generally dont notice the faults you think are bad.







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Litemoth

posted on 25/3/08 at 10:48 PM Reply With Quote
Look on the bright side,
If you 'supersize' at McDonalds you've got a ready-made Coke holder




[Edited on 25/3/08 by Litemoth]

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marc n

posted on 25/3/08 at 11:23 PM Reply With Quote
hi steve

you can repair that pretty easily , rough out the cracked area and reload with gel wet and dry and buff, virtually an invisible repair as long as you dont add to much cataylst as this will make red orange ( dont ask me how i know )

cheers

marc





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Mr Whippy

posted on 26/3/08 at 08:40 AM Reply With Quote
That’s so easy to fix that crack, quickest way would be to rub some coloured car polish into it or a wax crayon and buff it with a cloth. Or grind it out and brush on some gel coat (the manufacture will be able to post some to you no doubt), you can grind, sand and polish gel coat as easy as can be, it one of the advantages of using that finish. Personally I think the panel looks just fine with that notch and wouldn’t bother me one bit.





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