1967 hb project

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1967 hb project

Postby Johnboy HB » Sun Dec 30, 2012 4:49 pm

I've owned this hb for about 9 years now, it's an 'E' reg SL90 in peacock blue, 68,000 miles from new 3 previous owners, its by no means immaculate, but i have aquired over the years most of the parts i need here it is back then
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Re: 1967 hb project

Postby hbpeter » Sun Dec 30, 2012 6:50 pm

Dosent look bad, what needs doing to it?

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Re: 1967 hb project

Postby carmad » Sun Dec 30, 2012 8:14 pm

I miss my hb
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Re: 1967 hb project

Postby Johnboy HB » Tue Jan 01, 2013 11:59 am

I got it up to mot standard, mainly welding, the drivers side floor & wing bottom required repairing, see pic, the sill was replaced, repairs were required to inner/outer rear wheel arches, both sides, spare wheel well & well on the other side, rear valance, chassis rails by gearbox xmember & the odd hole on both wings
thats basically how it's stayed till last spring
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Re: 1967 hb project

Postby hbpeter » Tue Jan 01, 2013 1:44 pm

All the common rot spots then. Well done on sorting it all, whats it like now?

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Re: 1967 hb project

Postby Johnboy HB » Wed Jan 02, 2013 4:18 pm

Since spring i've been busy on front end, i replaced n/s wing with a good s/h steel & repaired n/s floor, front of sill, front valance, inner wing behind headlight & bonnet hinge area.[/attachment]
this is how it looked with some of the rot cut out
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Re: 1967 hb project

Postby Johnboy HB » Thu Jan 03, 2013 6:27 pm

Some more pics
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Re: 1967 hb project

Postby Johnboy HB » Sun Jan 06, 2013 12:45 pm

Some pics with the wing on
It's not quite finished yet, the primer's on just to keep the damp off till spring. Engine & box came out next, i'm going to tidy up the engine bay & give it a coat of paint
thats pretty much up to date now, next job is to repair o/s hinge mount on inner wing, its been repaired before at some time in the cars past & while strong enough, not a pretty job
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Re: 1967 hb project

Postby hbpeter » Sun Jan 06, 2013 2:18 pm

Brilliant, much improved.

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Re: 1967 hb project

Postby Johnboy HB » Sun Jan 13, 2013 11:38 am

o/s hinge mount,
This had been brazed on as was most of the previous repair work on the car so this was cut out
and a repair panel made and butt welded in. Theres no pic yet for the panel as i forgot to bring the camera with me, the car is at my parents house a few miles away so not a case of nipping back to get it, the other pics were taken last week
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