Rust

Disgusting

I’ve just spent a few hours over the last two days getting rid of the last of the underseal from the back end of the car. What a disgusting job! I’ve been thinning it out using white spirits, which is pretty effective, but turns it into a sticky, tar-like goop. It got in my hair, […]

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Rust – ouch!

I’ve now got most of the underseal stripped from under the car, the main problem areas were the wheelarches – the stuff was 1/2 inch thick in places! As I was suspecting, pulling the underseal off revealed a few areas of rust – Some worse than others: Apart from the rear sills and the seatbelt

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More on the back end

I’ve now got all the rear end stripped out, the last thing was the fuel tank this afternoon. In spite of all the horror stories I’ve heard about tank removal, it was actually a breeze – although it probably helped to do the job without the axle in the way! I’d left all the bolts

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Work begins

Well, it’s finally started! I had a small problem just after taking the car off the road, in that I was told I can’t use the garage it was in to do any work! That was a bit of a blow. 🙁 But I have now rented a garage nearby, and moved into it last

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