Well just finished the first full day of project: restore Mike
As some of you will know Jamie (MMS bird) had a little accident in her car and left quite a bit of damage.
well i awoke nice and early this morning (grr) but hey so i cracked on and started ne ways.
first things first was for a cuppa
but then opff i went to the local motorfactors.
i had set plans to firstly tackle the sill as this was all creased and buckled.
So, as said, i went down to the local motor dealers. to get a new sill plate. Luckily, (and rather unexpectadly) they had one in. (Normally require to order it in) so was well pleased.
So off i went back home.
set to removing all the damaged panels
off came the wing and door
first proper look at the sill and inner door :S
not good.. but brand new plate in hand i set to drilling out all the spot welds to remove the plate that i was to replace.
after spot welding the plate into place. making sure all angles were right. the major part of the uglyness was gone. the big crease right up the inner door.
whilst door etc off aswell i set to panel beating all the rest of the bits and bobs that were damaged getting them sumwere near to were they should be. then it just a case of schmoothing it all in. which was next job.
whilst all that was drying i sanded back and primed both the new door and wing (which point i realised a slight dent in the wing (grr) non metallic didnt show this. but hey. so i filled that aswell. and schmoothed that out. and re primed. set to giving inner door a good coat of paint to!
looking good so far and only half a door gone not bad
(at this point i got a nice little pressy of jamie in the form of a nice zinger tower meal from KFC (cheers babe)
ne ways. since i am going up to scotty land in the morning for around 4 days pick up another micra :devil:
i decided (since jamie was gonna be struggling to get to from work and uni.) that i could get the back end sumwere near i would spray the wing door and back 1/4 panel with a good coat of paint (unlaquered etc) but this way she could now drive the car around all weekend without much difference from normal.
then drop him back off to me when i get back .
progress today went very well indeed, and i am very happy with the progress so far.
day 1 over and she is now driving him about again all happy
needs a bit more attention still, plus im doing aload more things to make him a little more pleasent, so she be good. and jamie should have a very nice car at the end of it to!
Dan has took loads of photos so ill let him post them up when he gets chance. maybe some before and after shots.
but thanks to donny im back in the spirits of cars again. just needed a little break away from it all!!
see how next week goes. ill keep all updated to!
As some of you will know Jamie (MMS bird) had a little accident in her car and left quite a bit of damage.
well i awoke nice and early this morning (grr) but hey so i cracked on and started ne ways.
first things first was for a cuppa
but then opff i went to the local motorfactors.i had set plans to firstly tackle the sill as this was all creased and buckled.
So, as said, i went down to the local motor dealers. to get a new sill plate. Luckily, (and rather unexpectadly) they had one in. (Normally require to order it in) so was well pleased.
So off i went back home.
set to removing all the damaged panels
off came the wing and door
first proper look at the sill and inner door :S
not good.. but brand new plate in hand i set to drilling out all the spot welds to remove the plate that i was to replace.
after spot welding the plate into place. making sure all angles were right. the major part of the uglyness was gone. the big crease right up the inner door.
whilst door etc off aswell i set to panel beating all the rest of the bits and bobs that were damaged getting them sumwere near to were they should be. then it just a case of schmoothing it all in. which was next job.
whilst all that was drying i sanded back and primed both the new door and wing (which point i realised a slight dent in the wing (grr) non metallic didnt show this. but hey. so i filled that aswell. and schmoothed that out. and re primed. set to giving inner door a good coat of paint to!
looking good so far and only half a door gone not bad
(at this point i got a nice little pressy of jamie in the form of a nice zinger tower meal from KFC (cheers babe)
ne ways. since i am going up to scotty land in the morning for around 4 days pick up another micra :devil:
i decided (since jamie was gonna be struggling to get to from work and uni.) that i could get the back end sumwere near i would spray the wing door and back 1/4 panel with a good coat of paint (unlaquered etc) but this way she could now drive the car around all weekend without much difference from normal.
then drop him back off to me when i get back .
progress today went very well indeed, and i am very happy with the progress so far.
day 1 over and she is now driving him about again all happy
needs a bit more attention still, plus im doing aload more things to make him a little more pleasent, so she be good. and jamie should have a very nice car at the end of it to!
Dan has took loads of photos so ill let him post them up when he gets chance. maybe some before and after shots.
but thanks to donny im back in the spirits of cars again. just needed a little break away from it all!!
see how next week goes. ill keep all updated to!
