Classic Car Restoration Projects Blog

Flat bed...and others

1/4/2017

Carry on building the flat bed....

With some modifications needed to be done by other company,there is another tank ready to fit,with new straps,and the filler cap positioned below the floor of the bed...

New closing panel for the back end...

Some repairs needed on the front end closing panel...

Corner panel:

Fit them on:

The front bumper was bent and twisted,but managed to get it back to shape.
Now need to position it with the body line and the filler panels too.

Battery tray:

O/S gutter:

Mk2 instrument was fitted in it,and a nicely cut hole appeared behind it...the original instrument panel will be fitted,but the dash panel has to be repaired.New slot for the radio unit,and some hole for extra gauges has been made,but we don't need them to be there.

Seam sealing on the bulk head and the inner wheel arches...I think it gives it a good finish...

Now she is ready to go and have a full new paintwork:

See you later!

Will be continued....

NEXT STAGE: Build a new flat bed!

12/3/2017

The vehicle has had a flat bed on it before she came to my workshop,but...we checked it over with my customer,and cause the condition of it wasn't good enough,we agreed she deserve a new flat bed to be built,but in a style which is suit her,so I will design it to look similar to the previous one.

The floor will be wood,and the sides also wood with a metal frame around them (that's how they were on the old one)

Continue soon...

Few more repair...

12/3/2017

Some more repairs on the cabin:

And now move to the another part of the vehicle...

Getting closer to finishing the cabin...

2/11/2016

I'm pushing it hard to get it finished...

Repairs on the back panel...

Passenger door...

Back soon...

Don't stop me now.... :D

2/11/2016

I've still got quite a lot to do....lets do it!

The owner decided the vehicle has to be fitted with seats from a later model,so i need to work out what kind of modification has to be done to get the seats in.
The driver seat need to be bolted on a square base,which can be good to keep some tools etc. under the seat.

I have to make new fixing points for the double seat as well but first i have to finish with the passenger side of the cabin.door step,floor panel...

Now it's time for those fixing points...

The floor panel completed...

Continue soon...

On and on and on....

27/9/2016

Just carrying on fabricating bits and panels,and weld them in..Here are some pictures about them...
Need a new cross member:

Protect the inside of the wing before refit it:

And the unreachable part of the inner wheel arch:

Let see what's behind the N/S wing...

There is some sign of a small crash... the panel isn't quite right...

Continue soon...

And on and on... :)

11/9/2016

Still plenty to do on the body...so Im just carrying on...
O/S front wing:

Continue soon...

Welding and fabricating going on and on and on...

19/8/2016

I just carry on cutting rusty bits out and making new ones...

Continue soon....

Welding and fabrication going on and on ...

5/8/2016

Some more pictures about the project.There is some tricky bits to be made...

The doorsteps and the outer sills bought from a supplier....put some seam sealer on to prevent the rust.

Inner sill:

Continue soon....

Arrived...

10/7/2016

New patient arrived to the workshop...she is a Ford Transit MK1...the owner stripped it and took it for sand blasting before its arrived to me...I'm really glad it was sand blasted,cause all the rusty bits are clean and i can see where is needs to be repaired.
The work what i have to do is welding and fabricating,get rid of the bad bits and make it nice and strong again.
So this topic's content is mainly pictures,they can talk for themselves.... :)
Lets start it:

Continue soon...

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