After buying this about 2 years ago, I used it daily for about a year and half, it only cost £14 for it too pass then £400 too weld all the sills and floor after some poking revealed the pants fiberglass repairs previously. I felt at the time that I should have just called it quits but I didn't I carried on buying bits here and there till one day on the Fens my passenger rear wheel decided to part company with the axle on a cold dark rainy night about 160 miles from home, (I was loaded up with viva parts too, seats, 6wheels and alloys, etc you get the picture) luckily it happened where it happened as a couple of miles was a motorway and a few miles behind us were no verges just dykes either side, so after sliding to a grassy halt I got recovered to the garage I was working in atm the time. I then put one of the other wheels on and drove it too a friends, where it sat awating a back axle or studs, whichever came first, unfortunatly neither did and it sat there looking forlorn whilst life carried on around it but I knew i wanted too get it back on the road, but had nowhere really to do a good job. Then I moved away to Rutland which was a good 3 hours away so no more work but shortly after it arrived and this is how it is now:
So here are some pictures:
Wedding duties as best man!
One of the original pictures from the Ebay advert
The sills after the MOT (it had passed at this point!!!)
Out in Littlehampton, with a friend of mine in his Capri (this coincidentally is being rebuilt with a big Ford V8, fitted)
After the wheel coming off, I think the bolt holding the drum on stopped things going even worse... as it skidded on this rather than the backplate and bodywork
Engine out
Different twist on Houses type 9 conversion (more bellhousing less plate)
Opened out
Adapter plate
Ready to be welded
Welded
Close up of the cast welding (If anybody wants these made up, I can get it all done for you PM me)
Bolted on the box
Screens, Interior, and headling out (engine and box are out too at this point)
Previous repairs to headlining
State of doorcards
Faithful helper, for once not getting under my feet, but I can't work with out him around
Current state in the garage, being cleaned and prepped for welding