Finished!!!
Protected for a while...
...don't want rust before lead loading!
Valerie the Cosworth Viva Resto.
Re: Valerie the Cosworth Viva Resto.
by BigWallace » Sat Sep 13, 2014 1:53 pm
That's that job done...
Finished!!!
Protected for a while...
...don't want rust before lead loading!
Finished!!!
Protected for a while...
...don't want rust before lead loading!
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Re: Valerie the Cosworth Viva Resto.
by BigWallace » Sat Sep 13, 2014 2:00 pm
Last pics for a short while! Back on night shift tomorrow night... at least I'll get something done today!
Leigh.
3 wing holes to fill... mirrors & aerial...
...ground...
...ready for leading.
Leigh.
3 wing holes to fill... mirrors & aerial...
...ground...
...ready for leading.
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Re: Valerie the Cosworth Viva Resto.
by chrismc » Sun Sep 14, 2014 9:52 am
Quality work. Well done. 
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Re: Valerie the Cosworth Viva Resto.
by Andy reynolds » Sun Sep 21, 2014 5:10 pm
nice scuttle repair ! 
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Re: Valerie the Cosworth Viva Resto.
by buswelder » Sun Dec 21, 2014 5:54 pm
yeah real nice work there
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Re: Valerie the Cosworth Viva Resto.
by dann01 » Mon Dec 22, 2014 12:01 pm
Excellent work. Very envious of your obvious fabrication skills... I can't weld for candy.
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Re: Valerie the Cosworth Viva Resto.
by BigWallace » Mon Jan 12, 2015 9:00 am
Cheers guys & Happy new year!! Hope you all had a good one . Not been on here since September... oops!! Been busy with night shift work (that's me just home from another one!), so not a whole lot done to the Viva. Bought an eBay bead roller a few months ago (which was a bit wobbly, so I strengthened it with heavy duty flat bar & had to then buy the correct die to roll the floor pans on top of that!). Anyway, I've made up the new floor pans (found the originals had a bit more P40 than previously thought 
) & they fit nicely. They'll be butt welded with the tig in as per the rest of the repairs. Still have to fold the inner sill edge of the front pair though! I also bought a NOS bonnet & a pair of NOS flat top wings (yes, they are the ones on eBay & no, I didn't pay the asking price... got them way cheaper as a package deal 
). The wings both needed a bit of work to get the shut lines correct (the left was thought to be a repro', but fitted far easier than the GM right hand one, so it may be GM after all). They are going to be bolted on so that when required, I can clean the lovely solid inner wings & keep them free from debris! Flaking off the loose under body sealant revealed several shiny bare metal bits... Lovely! The new panels will save a whole lot of time & effort (not to mention cut out body fillering the repair sections... hate the stuff!) Also managed to get a left hand sill, but also had to resort to getting a 4 door left hand unit to make the right hand sill (will use the lower portion of my right hand arch & remake the front return to make it work). Anyway, I'd better get off to bed, but before I go, here are a few pics.
Cheers, Leigh.
. Not been on here since September... oops!! Been busy with night shift work (that's me just home from another one!), so not a whole lot done to the Viva. Bought an eBay bead roller a few months ago (which was a bit wobbly, so I strengthened it with heavy duty flat bar & had to then buy the correct die to roll the floor pans on top of that!). Anyway, I've made up the new floor pans (found the originals had a bit more P40 than previously thought ) & they fit nicely. They'll be butt welded with the tig in as per the rest of the repairs. Still have to fold the inner sill edge of the front pair though! I also bought a NOS bonnet & a pair of NOS flat top wings (yes, they are the ones on eBay & no, I didn't pay the asking price... got them way cheaper as a package deal ). The wings both needed a bit of work to get the shut lines correct (the left was thought to be a repro', but fitted far easier than the GM right hand one, so it may be GM after all). They are going to be bolted on so that when required, I can clean the lovely solid inner wings & keep them free from debris! Flaking off the loose under body sealant revealed several shiny bare metal bits... Lovely! The new panels will save a whole lot of time & effort (not to mention cut out body fillering the repair sections... hate the stuff!) Also managed to get a left hand sill, but also had to resort to getting a 4 door left hand unit to make the right hand sill (will use the lower portion of my right hand arch & remake the front return to make it work). Anyway, I'd better get off to bed, but before I go, here are a few pics.Cheers, Leigh.
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Re: Valerie the Cosworth Viva Resto.
by BigWallace » Mon Jan 12, 2015 9:05 am
& again...
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Re: Valerie the Cosworth Viva Resto.
by BigWallace » Mon Jan 12, 2015 9:07 am
OOH OOH... Springalex!! Those Escort boys won't be happy!!! 
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