sheepers Posted October 11, 2015 Author Share Posted October 11, 2015 also i was thinking about it today and this car is in better condition than my blue one. my blue one has been crashed fairly majorly (by me) and was bent up pretty bad. also the inner sills and all the bits inside the framework are in far better condition on this car than bluey. the TA has had a stack in the drivers side rear corner but pretty minor, apart from that its in really good nick as far was the shell goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 Switcharoo! Slash shoosh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepers Posted October 11, 2015 Author Share Posted October 11, 2015 lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WLDRX2 Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 Yah for the death of another sunroof. Amazing what bog can hide . Well done for fixing it right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepers Posted October 11, 2015 Author Share Posted October 11, 2015 thanks man. i reckon its worth doing the best you can no matter what. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeky1 Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Great work there Sheepers! I need some "peter" or equivalent in my life... Time and money would be nice too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepers Posted October 14, 2015 Author Share Posted October 14, 2015 thank you. and yea, its great to have a mate who can fix things when they get beyond me (read - when i fuck things up). What he doesn't know about forming panel steel isn't worth knowing. without his help i would be seriously fucked. as for time and money, well im very lucky that my wife allows me to spend so much time in the shed (my secret is to make such a pain in the arse out of myself when i am in the house that she's more than happy for me to fuck off out to the shed) but the money bit aint so flash.......... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
63Ragtop Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 been following along also, I also need a tame peter, where can one acquire such a thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brocky41 Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 I remember one crash - heres my vid just, to remind you lol - also just saw that was in the '09 (seems a long time ago now). But Boxing on all smacked up was BOSS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Hey Sheepers, What is your plan for the interior of the car? Like I understand how you can fix up the shell with welding, bog, paint, etc. But what is your plan if you've got worn looking seats/carpet/trim/etc? My lack of attention to detail / lack of caring what it looks like means the interior of my car is pretty shabby. But wondering what ideas there are for tarting up old looking bits and pieces if you have any advice, as one day I might try make it a bit more presentable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spencer Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Roman I think it depends what you have now? Paint and dye can restore old parts (black especially) you can repair ripped door cards etc and paint them. New carpet and mats. Epoxy any cracked plastic, you can fix grain pattern at the repair the paint. Etc etc. I'm buying a (cheap, used) industrial sewing machine to make bits for my car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spencer Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Take photos and start a thread. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Testament Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Fark me you have alot of vicegrips sheepers And patience. Much hat tipping. Are you going to fully weld the join or just leave if as heaps of tacks close together? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepers Posted October 31, 2015 Author Share Posted October 31, 2015 i dunno? i think ill leave it like it is. the tacks are so close together that its as good as fully welded. maybe i should join up the tacks? ill see how i feel when i go out to the shed. also, interior. so now that i have to cert this thing (because of the engine, it came out with a 2TB) i might just whack some modernish seats in it and take it from there. it'll get new carpet. I've got door cards and all that that i can tart up a bit. oh, i don't have a roof lining? maybe Mike could come to the rescue with his massive hoard of celica spares and sell me one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOHC Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 The sunroof patch looks like it went ok, that is a very hard thing to do. I see the guy in the photo uses a slapstick. I saw on the turbobrick fouroms one guy replaced the whole roof just to get rid of a sunroof and even then he used panel bond glue and no welding to avoid it warping 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dell'orto Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 How long did it take to weld in that patch? Looks like a bastard of a job to do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepers Posted December 7, 2015 Author Share Posted December 7, 2015 we were done and dusted by about 2pm. started at 7 or so. probably could have spent another couple of hours smashing it but Peter is a busy man. i spent a few hours on it today and its almost right shape wise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anglia4 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 I'll put in a vote for that red. Have got a mate with a shelby that's a red with quite a bit of black in it, looks real deep and sharp. It has black stripes as well which goes together better than you would think 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage Grumble Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 I quite like that red also. I think it looks chipper. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Keen to see what that red looks like outside on teh body, might have to steal the code off you for the 110 if it passes muster. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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