Recent content by GSF 109

Thankfully I managed to buy some pins off eBay - LR Optional Parts and they came in a few days. Great service 👍. I fitted the catches to the glass, gave the glass a clean, painted the round securing nuts silver to make them look a bit better 😊. Fitting the channels was a bit of a faff, but once...

To move on the window installation, I cleaned up the two sliding window catches. They cleaned up quite well, but unfortunately I am missing the two plungers. So if anyone knows where I can get some, let me know! To get this moving I used the ones from the other side. I cleaned them lubricated...

Thought I would tackle the o/s glass channel today. The channel itself was quite sound as it was galvanised, but the felt runners were completely shot and a pig to get out! After some fighting and swearing I managed to get the channel stripped. I cleaned the small areas of rust and remnants of...

Thanks - yes it’s been a real job sifting out nearly 20 years of ‘stuff’ and I’ve had to be ruthless to make even a dent in it! Many runs to the recycling and scrap man later and I’m making some progress. I managed to sell my cars and ramp, but obviously held onto the Landy 😀. It’s been quite...

With everything going on with my garage upheaval, I thought it would take my mind off it all by picking up my freshly painted front panel. Great to see it painted at least. A step in the right direction 😀.

Been quiet of late folks as I’m currently gutting out my workshop. Hopefully will be able to get alternative space sorted soon. Cheers

All sorted now - thanks folks!

I stripped down the seat frames and rails to send them for blasting and powder coating and found on of the frames was corroded at the corner and holed. I thought a local repair would be sufficient as the rest was in good condition. In hindsight, a full repair section might have been neater, but...

I have the front panel a good coat of Kurust then where the filler work is needed on the front, I gave it a dusting of primer. Next job is to fill and flat until it’s ready for painting.

Looking for a decent bonnet catch assembly (all parts that bolt to slam panel) for my S3 restoration. Please DM me if you have one. Cheers

Step forward my new solution - get someone else to do it! 😂… Joking aside, this is definitely the best way to go… I took it to a local chap who refurbishes wheels, and he acid dipped and blasted it. There is no way on earth I would get it as clean as that! I’m so impressed I think I will give...

After trying to clean the rust and old paint off the front, I thought another solution was required, as the work to clean it satisfactorily would be really messy and would take forever 😟….

Okay, wee update for today on the front panel. I had a look at the landing angle on the top of the panel, and there appears to be fairly serious rust in that area. It must be where the rain drops track under the front of the bonnet and sits under the bonnet rest strip happily rusting away! 😀...

One disappointing point of the repair panel is that they don’t have return lips on the front faces to replicate the original , and that just annoys me! So, I cut some flat steel plate to size and bent it to shape and after some faffing around welded it. I managed to melt the raw edge into the...

Looks a bit tidier now.