He's a real joy to watch. So much skill.
Previous owner might have used rivets instead of screws? Either way...... eventually someone agreed with Citroen factory that the safari wing was a bit more of an impediment to wheel-changing than the saloon was, and took them off again.Not sure that was it as I found one broken rivet in one of the holes (ie no distortion from screws) but ultimately doesn’t matter - won’t be adding infills… never seen a photo with them in. Would make it look quite rear heavy I would think.
I don't mind it. Don't have Photoshop so I grey scaled it cause I reckon the bright colour doesn't do it any favours.Found a photo on Dr. Danche’s nuancierds website… yuk, would look terrible with infills…
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Hello, NiceDONE! All outer panels’ rust cut out, sections fabricated and welded back in. This wasn’t as bad and lengthy as the chassis work, but I won’t miss the dirt from the grinding or the fumes from the welding…
Practice makes perfect. I got better at fabricating door bottom sections. Joining two sections is easier than trying to fold up four angles…. Then add the end sections and drain holes. A skim of filler will cover any sub standard welding.
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One of the front fenders was rusted behind the bonnet lock holder. A fiddly job with a number of plug welds to recreate.
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both front fender’s rear bottom sections were also a little rusty, but not too bad and easier to access and fabricate than the door bottoms.
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And there they are: All 10 panels - ready for the last step of filler and prep work. Slowly getting to the pointy end of the restoration.
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Never thought I would enjoy cleaning up the work bench after weeks of grinding . Pack up all the tools, vacuum the whole garage and benches in preparation for the next stage.
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Question for the Safari anoraks - my rear panels have a number of 3mm holes in them. They look like they may have had a trim riveted on or something like that… was that ever an aftermarket option?
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Also got my rims back, with nice new Michelin X 165x400 tyres. Expensive exercise, but they will last a few decades…
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And another brains trust question: A mate of mine sent me a couple of “period correct” accessories…
A foldable fan style sun visor and a Korean made Galaxy 206 radio. Does anyone know what year those are from? Even roughly? Surprisingly Google doesn’t show anything at all on the radio…
Unlikely I will use them, but let’s see whether anyone knows anything about those items.
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Happy lockdown 5.0. Hopefully over soon…
Sven
Stuckey Tyres in Brunswick / Sydney Road. About $400 each incl tubes and fitting.Hello, Nice work! Could you tell me where you have bought your tyres from?