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Post by kenr on Dec 6, 2011 13:50:27 GMT
Now that Goldie is living in North London, I only think it's fair that she has a thread of her own in her new surroundings. Hopefully over the coming weeks there will be a steady stream of postings to plot her progress.
The first instalment will commence at the weekend when the attack on the small amount of bodywork will commence.
Thanks to Matt, Pete and Eric B for coming over on Sunday. bloomin' good to see you all in a non-Essex environment. Sorry about the lack of tea.
Ken
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Post by kenr on Dec 7, 2011 13:40:53 GMT
Cheers John.
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Post by kenr on Dec 10, 2011 15:04:40 GMT
Goldie and I commenced the bonding process today. I randomly did a couple of sections with autoclay and was very impressed with the overall condition of the paint. There are a good few sections that will need tackling but they truly are more or less just surface bits and pieces. Cosmetic stuff will include a search for nicer headlight rings and the door mirrors, although fairly shiny, are quite pitted. The wheels will be refurbed at somepoint, maybe powder coated.
I gave the interior a quick once over, the headlining had some scuffs and small marks but has come up just dandy with the good old Halfrauds spray cleaner. The vinyl seats were a bit dusty but they are nearly all cleaned up now. That cloth rear seat upright has to go though and I have a cunning plan in mind that involves some black vinyl, some plastic corrugated sheet, adhesive and a couple of speakers. Watch this space! Oh and she started second try for me!
There is a downside however. She has started to mark her new territory with a few oil spots. All in good time.
Andrew popped over from Barnet but sadly not in his Lada. The Citreon is quite a nice car however. Good to see you again mate.
Ken
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Post by andrew on Dec 11, 2011 7:22:27 GMT
Ken, good to see you again, mate! Thanks for the lenses, too. I took Pooh out for a night-time run last night, partly to give her a run, as she's sat for 10 days, and partly to see how the heater coped with the frost we had. The passenger's side cleared the windscreen in about half a mile, but the driver's side took ages... Time for those new heater hoses, methinks!
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Post by kenr on Dec 27, 2011 15:24:14 GMT
I managed to actually gain access to the garage this morning and was soon rewarded with a sweetly running Goldie. I took a number of pictures of the areas that will need work. There are a few but I was being fussy ;D and included even the miniscule stuff (just so I have a before and after record).
A little more scrubbing of the vinyl seats took place and the interior is shaping up easily into a very nice place to be. It took me a while to pick away a strip of old and somewhat solid masking tape that had taken up residence in front of the instrument pod.
I had more of a play with the couple of bars of autoclay that live in the garage. They take off a very light layer of paint and other grimed in nastiness, leaving behaind a beautifully smooth fisnish. If you have never done this to your car then I would totally recommend it. I use Bilt & Hamber stuff and also Meguires (which is a softer compound). I will post some piccies after lunch but I don't know if it will show up properly.
I also fitted a couple of items of frippery to Goldie, just because I could ;D ;D
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Post by kenr on Jan 8, 2012 13:12:23 GMT
Here we are again. I popped over to the garage yesterday but couldn't get access as a car was parked over the entrance to the garage and no notes with flat number or anything. Cheers+++.
Today was better as no-one was blocking me in or out perhaps. Goldie and I went for a quick run around Edmonton and we trundled up and down the A10 a few times. I must say that she ran just lovely and much happiness ensued. We even got a few looks from other motorists! We returned back to base and it was only then that I realised I had left my magnetic inspection torch on Goldies front bumper! A prototype Daf DRL perhaps. Bloomin' good magnet in it though (thank goodness). Made me laugh though as I've never done that before.
My old faithful 2 stroke generator is refusing to start, sounds like there is not a lot of compression. Mind you it has worked over the last 5 or 6 years. Luckliy I bought a back up a couple of years ago from Aldi and that burbled into life as quick as you like. I might take it to my mates place and see if we can do anything with it. Shame to throw it away.
Goldie is now nose in at the garage as I have decided to tackle the rear end first, especially the bits below the bumper line. Looking forward to it!
Sorry there are no piccies as I couldn't figure out the vid cam on my phone and my camera is AWOL (same as ever really).
Cheers
Ken
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Post by kenr on Jan 11, 2012 16:18:51 GMT
Spent time starting the bodywork on Goldie. I always start at the rear of a car, don't know why. Some before shots: A bit grotty but nothing really unexpected and mostly all surface rust. Rear bumper is now off and very easy it was too. I might replace with stainless and they will be copaslipped as well: Here are the bumper brackets. They will be snailing over to Pete so that a trip to the powdercoater can be initiated. Knotted wire brush reveals: and finally: Only being able to wire brush for up to 30 seconds at a time was quite irritating and I had reached my patience limit! Once the back is stripped I will carry on with the lower rear 1/4 sections and the rear wheel arches. All of this will be heavily rustkilled and then red oxide coated as per normal. Hope you like the update. Cheers Ken
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Post by kenr on Jan 11, 2012 16:30:44 GMT
Forgot to add that I had a little wire brushing session on the petrol tank as it has surface rust on it. The factory paint is bloomin' thin as anything! I am stunned the tank is in such good nick underneath it. I will continue with it in due course, rust kill, etc, etc.
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Post by kenr on Jan 12, 2012 22:08:33 GMT
Thanks John, the wire brush is really useful tool and isn't as harsh as you might imagine. Wish I'd used it years ago.
One thing I forgot to add was that the very bottom edge of the lower rear valance was quite uneven and had chunks missing having rusted away. I have almost ground the length of it back to that rounded style line/reinforcer and it looks much neater for it.
Hopefully the new generator will be here tomorrow and more work can ensue at the weekend.
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Post by kenr on Jan 28, 2012 22:07:52 GMT
Minimal Daf'fing done today as DIY was required at home I fired up the new generator and plugged in the grinder and all was well. I moved onto the drill/brass wire brush and gave the petrol tank a light going over whilst I was down there. After a few seconds there was some seepage. I switched everything off and saw that there was literally a fine jet of petrol escaping from the bottom of the tank. The skin of the tank must have been very thin indeed at that very point as I was being very gentle. Luckily I have more petrol cans than cars and was able to drain the tank into 3 and a bit cans. I tried to stem the leak by screwing in a small self-tapper but no joy. The tank is now empty and the area clean and dry. I will repair it with some tank repair stuff and see how that goes. In a way I am pleased that it went all leaky in the garage instead of somewhere miles away from home. It will all be cleaned up and rust killed, etc, etc. No great drama. My first petrol tank leak!
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Post by kenr on Jan 29, 2012 14:18:37 GMT
I popped over to the garage for 2 hours today and carried on from yesterday with regards to the repair of the petrol tank. I bought a tube of Leak Seal from Halfrauds and have used that. I will look at the result next Sunday as time was short today. I carried on removing paint, rust and copious amounts of filler from Goldie's lower rear 1/4 panels. The o/s was in better shape with only 3 or 4 little finger nail sized holes but the n/s side was much worse. It really is quite frilly. The preferred option would be to replace the panel and this will be done at some point, but temp repairs will suffice until:
i. I can get a panel ii. Everything else is done iii. It's bloomin' warmer (yes, I know I am the one in a short sleeved shirt 365 days of the year but I am getting older I suppose)
I am not shocked at the condition of the panel as that rear end is a bit of a rot spot looking at how it is constructed. The drain slots are easily clogged up and I doubt many folk would spend time cleaning them out religiously. It is an area to keep an eye on though. The amount of dirt that came out when I was wire wheeling was quite amazing. I should get an extra 1 mph out of Goldie now.
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Post by 33grinder on Jan 29, 2012 19:14:25 GMT
Sorry to hear you found more rot Ken. There's plenty of spare metal waiting for you at Central if you want it. On the plus side, I collected your bumper irons from the powder coater yesterday and compared to how they were, they now look very nice indeed.
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Post by kenr on Jan 29, 2012 19:54:34 GMT
I'll take you up on that at some point Pete, but it isn't earthshatteringly dire. Had worse. Thanks for sorting the bumper irons mate.
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Post by kenr on Feb 11, 2012 15:45:48 GMT
Well I was finally able to spend a bit more time with Goldie today as the thermometer climbed to a heady 2 deg C! Forgot about the wind chill factor! I actually lost the feeling in my fingers at one point despite a heater blowing out lovely hot air. The piccies will speak for themselves: The amount of additional rusty flakes that came out of the o/s section was quite interesting. I decided to clean up by the number plate bracket as the metal plate had over the years effectively acted like a scraper. Not good. The number plates despite being original will be replaced by acrylic ones to try and minimise any further damage. There is a shallow dent about 6" long on the rear panel (below the number plate). This will be sorted. I was going to leave it alone but I may as well do it along with everything else. Just wish it would warm up properly. Oh, I finished off repairing the petrol tank. A light coat of rust killer and then some black smoothrite.
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Post by kenr on Feb 14, 2012 12:56:22 GMT
I managed to spend some time on Goldie today and finally managed to rust kill the exposed metal and then red oxide the bits that aren't going to see any filler (which is in the majority thankfully). The n/s rear 1/4 is pretty bad and after having a further look at it I will have to let in some metal. I have enough sheet to effect a repair without sacrificing a Daf panel, so that is good news. More action scheduled for the weekend. Piccies will be taken then.
Cheers
Ken
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Post by mattsdafs on Feb 15, 2012 7:41:12 GMT
Great effort your doing Ken but sorry Goldie turning out to be a little frilly ..If you want a rear 1/4 to weld in then i will look at the barn at the w/end ..After all,that's what we have them hopefully in stock for and you cant beat having genuine DAF metal to weld in
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Post by kenr on Feb 15, 2012 10:08:56 GMT
If you could have a look mate that would be fine but I am loathe to use something that might be of more use elsewhere. I can always let metal in irrespective of origin.
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Post by kenr on Feb 18, 2012 14:41:02 GMT
More time down the garage today and this is what was done: The non-filler areas had been rust killed and painted with one coat of red oxide paint. Filling then started on the main areas, but only after a high spot on the rear panel had been tapped down: This was then given a skim of filler and already looked all the better for it: Next saw the O/S get the treatment: Finally ending up like this for today: Next job was the N/S: The end result today was this: Not bad for a couple of hours, I would have preferred to use lead loading but I just cannot afford to splash out on a kit just yet. I will do for my birthday hopefully. Obviously long-term it would be the better option, although filler will have do for now as I would like to drive her more over the coming months.
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Post by howard on Feb 18, 2012 17:10:00 GMT
She's lovely to drive, Ken. I grew so fond of her in the short time I spent with her, even if she was not running 100%! Hopefully this summer I can sort my lovely 44 out and see you all in Essex!
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Post by kenr on Feb 19, 2012 16:02:24 GMT
Look forward to meeting up with you Howard. Here's a bit more for you all: The weather was beautiful but it did get quite windy and colder as the afternoon progressed, so work today was slightly time limited. So, this is where I left off yesterday: This is where play stopped at today. I don't want to eradicate every single little lump and dent because that is part of the character of the car. Pristine cars are lovely but sometimes a little sterile and Goldie definately has character. I might dress that lump in the wheel arch and skim it, however, that bulge on the rear 1/4 O/S will stay. I will need to skim the already filled bits slightly more, especially the flat section at the rear of the car as it it still a little low, not hugely though. Otherwise I am pleased at how things are progressing. I am unsure if I will be able to paint the body colour until the weather warms up and that wind sods off somewhere else. It may be red oxided, not pretty but it will protect everything and it will mean that I can actually use Goldie a bit more. Cheers Ken
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Post by mattsdafs on Feb 20, 2012 14:31:12 GMT
Well done Ken and Goldie is looking better all the time..the only rear quarter panels we have are not any better i`m afraid,front edge anyway but your welcome to look at them on your next visit
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Post by kenr on May 9, 2012 21:50:20 GMT
Well it has been a wee while since I updated Goldie's progress and after spending more time than I had bargained for on the centralised dent under the filler cap recess it has been completed. So here you go: I popped over to the garage for 20 mins and finished off the rear end. Before'ish: After: It looks 'ok' from a distance but it isn't. Still annoys me but at least it is painted and ready for the MOT. I spoke with a mate of mine who lives in Coventry. He's sprayed a couple of cars at home with the dreaded 2K and he has issues with runs as well. Have picked up some more hints and tips, so it can only get better. It is a learning curve.
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Post by kenr on May 11, 2012 14:13:13 GMT
Some good news....... Goldie passed the MOT with no advisories.
Cheers
Ken
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Post by dafdaffer on May 11, 2012 20:01:34 GMT
that looks fantastic ken...wish i could get the same result
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Post by kenr on May 11, 2012 20:17:04 GMT
Cheers but the piccies do flatter her.
I struggled with the 2K paint. It will need redoing at some point but is bearable for now.
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Post by minidaz123 on May 14, 2012 10:50:38 GMT
Well after going to have a look and a drive, i'm now the proud new owner of Goldie Had a lovely drive back in her yesterday, sticking at around 60 - 65mph for most of the trip down the A1. The plan will be to continue doing the odd little bits around the body, and carry on looking after her
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Post by mattsdafs on May 14, 2012 16:04:38 GMT
Well done Daz...you can`t go wrong with Goldie,she has proven herself many times When we meet,i will tell you the story of how Dan and myself saved her...
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