Progress at last..

Progress has been slow on the Stag due to other commitments but this week I got to grips with removing the outer and inner sills-constantly hindered and wound up by some of the truly shite botches I keep finding on this car,why do people think its OK to weld a patch over rust? do they not realise it will just carry on rusting? found a lot of that on this car some of my particular favorites are the patches braised on- braised? I thought that was something you did to a sheep when you were hungry not something you do to fix your outer sill on,another was a floor repair,a home made patch welded over the anti vibration check strap for the rear sub frame mount great -why go to all that effort to do a really bad job? but Ive been saving the best till last a rear spring hanger made using a paint tin lid! whoohoo wish I had thought of that one-OK I am a shed DIY welder/fabricator mechanic but I some standards!

Above are some pictures of the buggerybollockbotches and the the welcome sight of a new panel in position!

If I wasn't such a stubborn grumpy old bastard this car should really have been scrapped,but I cant bring myself to throw out old grinding discs let alone a piece of 1974 motoring history so bit by bit I will get this car back in shape an on the 10CR

So back to progress- what a bugger of a job it is cutting out an inner sill! but what a great feeling standing back and looking a new one (admittedly held in place by mole grips) getting the tape measure out and checking the car hasn't turned into a banana - all I can say is the tunnel on these cars is bloody strong! -I have got the car supported in six places mind trying to spread the load across as much of the strong bits as possible

Nest stage is to tack inner sill in and check the door still fits! then in with new cross members,floor pans,repairs to rear box sections (rear sub frame mount) spring hanger etc etc

Wish me luck!

Well Its 00.45 Ive just come in from the shed now enjoying a mini pork pie a cup of coffee and pondering on the world,wondering if I falsify my time sheets and invoices I could blag enough cash to get my moat cleaned or the mortgage accidentally paid off, then say sorry not loose my job or get done for fraud then land a pay rise ,seems to work for some I was also thinking some things just shouldn't be trusted in the hands of Twats ie running the country,or DIY mig welders -if we had rules on such things the economy and public faith in our parliamentary process wouldn't be buggered -but more importantly the Stag in my shed wouldn't be full of half arsed botched welding repairs that take twice as long to rectify and would have only taken half the time of the original botch to do correctly-hey ho such is life