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 1983 Special- the rebuild restarts 
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Post Re: 1983 Special- the rebuild restarts
Any progress?

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February 15th, 2013, 9:57 am
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Post Re: 1983 Special- the rebuild restarts
Forgot to post pics... :oops:

Finished that corner but not happy with it- very thin metal in parts that will need more metal letting where all the birdshit welds are- but that is for some time in the future when the boot floor is out.
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Decided that the inner wing on the offside needed to come out due to the bad rust in the C-post and all round where it is spotted on along the rear seat bit i.e. this bit and also where it curves round to meet the inner wing at the C-post...fiddly.
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Moved onto the C-post next, seeing how the previous stage involved lopping the C-post off to get grinder access. French magazine article on this bit proved invaluable- it really makes your life easier using a cut-down bit of old C-post as a guide.
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First few tacks...
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Done
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However, dutch C-post repair sections are not quite the same shape as original C-posts. They are out by a metal thickness.
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Next job is to get the missing swage rolled in the new inner wing so it matches the other side. Did I ever mention that these inner wings are real crap? The spot welds that hold the bump stop can be prized apart with a screwdriver! :roll:

All marked up and ready to go to the metal man in Kendal to do his bit...
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We've also assembled a new rear cross member- bought an inner and outer panel, then chopped out the old top hat-shaped internal supports that drop down from the rear seat locating holes and spotted those in place in the new crossmember.

Made our own strengthening gussets.
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And made the little reinforcing plates too.
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Spotted it all together, zinc sprayed it and put it out of the way until it is needed.
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February 16th, 2013, 1:19 am
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Post Re: 1983 Special- the rebuild restarts
great to see this coming along!

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March 9th, 2013, 12:51 pm
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June 16th, 2014, 9:40 pm
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Amazing job ! You need to have a lot of courage to do that ...

Good continuation !


June 16th, 2014, 10:43 pm
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Post Re: 1983 Special- the rebuild restarts
good job there,a made the C-pillars my self and turned out fine...


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