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« Reply #60 on: January 06, 2008, 08:25:01 am »
Quote from: roland (DAS) on January 05, 2008, 21:18:03 pm
And i think the color choice is set.  Grin

yes!!!

pure callook and not seen every day.

could your PM me some more info on your gearbox please?
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« Reply #61 on: January 06, 2008, 13:45:14 pm »
Thanks guys!

The aim is EBI2. The body should be painted end of he month, so that's a few months left for re-assembly... Smiley
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« Reply #62 on: January 13, 2008, 14:51:55 pm »
I got Laurent on the phone yesterday, he told me that the front end is finished!

Both wheelhouses,heater channels, new front bulkhead, old inner nose assembly but with new washer reservoir section, new spare tire well, new apron & weather-strip channel all round...

Also, because i won't have heating and i will not use the fresh air box under the hood, every unnecessary latch and fitting bracket has been removed for a cleaner look.

Doors are fitted and aligned, all trim holes already welded!  Grin

Now to the back!
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« Reply #63 on: January 13, 2008, 17:29:48 pm »
cool roland hope to see the car this year  Grin
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« Reply #64 on: January 13, 2008, 19:30:08 pm »
Looking forward to see you in Action Roland!!!

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« Reply #65 on: January 14, 2008, 10:16:02 am »
hey rol ca boum? je vois que ca avance bien.. super fin du mois fini... pret pour ninove surement Grin Grin
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« Reply #66 on: January 14, 2008, 17:05:11 pm »
Quote from: yves on January 14, 2008, 10:16:02 am
hey rol ca boum? je vois que ca avance bien.. super fin du mois fini... pret pour ninove surement Grin Grin

Ninove ca va etre sport!  Grin

here are a couple of pictures... grr i wish i could see that in real life..
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« Reply #67 on: January 14, 2008, 20:53:38 pm »
Quote from: roland (DAS) on January 14, 2008, 17:05:11 pm
Quote from: yves on January 14, 2008, 10:16:02 am
hey rol ca boum? je vois que ca avance bien.. super fin du mois fini... pret pour ninove surement Grin Grin

Ninove ca va etre sport!  Grin

here are a couple of pictures... grr i wish i could see that in real life..

Hey Roland,

Starts looking like a Car again... Wink Grin Grin

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« Reply #68 on: January 15, 2008, 21:41:26 pm »
Indeed Franck!

Tonight's pics:
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« Reply #69 on: January 15, 2008, 21:46:09 pm »
Keep the updates coming! Cool to see the progress.

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« Reply #70 on: January 16, 2008, 15:25:39 pm »
Thanks Louis!

This is real-time cal-look restoration!

Next pics are from today, 2PM.

Not for the faint-hearted  Grin
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« Reply #71 on: January 16, 2008, 16:19:54 pm »
not for the faint-hearted indeed!
ouch, now that's what i'd like to call a thorough restoration.

keep up the good work roland, can't wait to see the final result  Wink
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« Reply #72 on: January 16, 2008, 16:55:11 pm »
Jesus christ, that's a big hole! :oI know your bodyman knows what he's doing, but wouldn't it be easier to leave the top of the outer quarter in place? So you wouldn't have to unpick the gutters? The way I've seen it before is that you'd cut through the outer quarter just under where a semaphore arm would finish on an earlier car and through the c-pillar down to the bottom of the gutter. Either that or along the chrome trim line, then you've got a nice flat panel to lose the weld along.
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« Reply #73 on: January 16, 2008, 22:04:12 pm »
Hey Roland,

Wasn't this an magazine featured "quality" cal looker from some club members that you bought?
Seems that they kinda screwed you... or did you now it was this 'good'?

Anyway, good luck with the re-assembly!
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« Reply #74 on: January 16, 2008, 23:39:47 pm »
Thanks people!  Grin

Diederick, i'm only doing that once, so i want it done right!

Niel, we talked about that with my "bodyman" and he told me that this is the best way to keep the whole panel clean & straight and make the welds where you can't really see them. Also, when the old metal is totally removed, he can check under it for surface rust and treat it. Again, doing this only once...

Jelle, the car had a feature in volksworld yes, and when i bought it well, it was not that expensive. A little expensive for what i have to do now, but not that much money. It was clean on the outside but never sold as a showcar. I was 16, not really "aware" of every rust point i had to check and i kinda fell in love with it, so...

Tonight's pic: hole is closed!
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« Reply #75 on: January 17, 2008, 11:48:06 am »
Superb! Wish I'd done that with my '70 - it's had all the repair panels on the rear quarters that you can buy! Cheesy
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« Reply #76 on: January 17, 2008, 20:05:02 pm »
Looking good!!
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« Reply #77 on: January 17, 2008, 20:57:52 pm »
that is one superb restoration Shocked
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« Reply #78 on: January 17, 2008, 22:47:51 pm »
Thanks a lot guys! Grin

As for today, there's a hole on the other side...
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« Reply #79 on: January 17, 2008, 22:52:42 pm »
Quote from: roland (DAS) on January 17, 2008, 22:47:51 pm
Thanks a lot guys! Grin

As for today, there's a hole on the other side...

Man that is crazy insane. Be sure you do some rust protection before you weld it all up. Hate to have to go back in 20 years and redo all that. lol.

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« Reply #80 on: January 18, 2008, 16:45:43 pm »
Sooo you are keeping the roof?Huh Wink
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« Reply #81 on: January 18, 2008, 23:00:11 pm »
Roof, dashboard... that's about it. And they needed work too...

Today: Hole 2 is closed, apron is placed!  Grin
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« Reply #82 on: January 18, 2008, 23:06:13 pm »
go, go, go!

this is great.
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« Reply #83 on: January 18, 2008, 23:11:21 pm »
Whow, what a mess!

Next time, build your car from new parts directly, that will be more simple  Grin
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« Reply #84 on: January 19, 2008, 02:46:12 am »
Impressive work and impressive pace!!!
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« Reply #85 on: January 19, 2008, 20:13:35 pm »
Gone gone gone, even on saturdays!  Grin (well saturday morning, the guy has wife and kid, he's gotta have some family time!)

Last piece of the puzzle: the rear luggage compartment. He had to modify it to make it look like the original one... Piece of cake!

This is just fitted, moday he'll weld all that. And then, to preparation before paint!
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« Reply #86 on: January 23, 2008, 18:21:50 pm »
Not many pics to post since friday because laurent spent the last 3 days welding & grinding the welds. Almost done now!
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« Reply #87 on: January 24, 2008, 01:24:42 am »
Nice Job Roland I have to Hand It to You Guys If A Car in the US had a tenth of the rust  the cars Pictured have They Would Be Sold ,Scraped,or Parted Out You Guys Give a New Meaning to the Word Restored I can not Believe The Time You Guys Put in to Bringing The Cars Back To Life  I have been Following some of these Build ups and Have To Say You Have to Really Love Your Car To Put the Amount of Hours, Blood ,Sweat,and Tears. Congrats Guys On Your Progress And Keep up the Great Work and Keep the Pictures Coming..    I Think The In Da Werks Thread is A Great Way To Show Others just How it can Be Done.
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« Reply #88 on: January 24, 2008, 13:50:41 pm »
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Nice Job Roland I have to Hand It to You Guys If A Car in the US had a tenth of the rust  the cars Pictured have They Would Be Sold ,Scraped,or Parted Out You Guys Give a New Meaning to the Word Restored I can not Believe The Time You Guys Put in to Bringing The Cars Back To Life  I have been Following some of these Build ups and Have To Say You Have to Really Love Your Car To Put the Amount of Hours, Blood ,Sweat,and Tears. Congrats Guys On Your Progress And Keep up the Great Work and Keep the Pictures Coming..    I Think The In Da Werks Thread is A Great Way To Show Others just How it can Be Done.

Gary, you're so true! I look on the samba and in the American magazines and "major rust" is a bubble the size of your thumb nail! Roland has gone to extreme lengths to make sure his car is the best - no visible welds other than the factory places - but most cars that have been used as daily drivers need at least bumper mounts, body mounts, heater channels and front and rear lower quarters! Shocked
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« Reply #89 on: January 25, 2008, 21:12:51 pm »
Thanks a lot guys! I really love that car and i'm gonna put a huuuuge amount of hours driving it when it's done... Grin
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