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Fastback Thomas
Belgium
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 Posted - 26 Aug 2011 : 08:50:48
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Thanks Jan,
Great to hear there is interest in my project!!!
I'll have to get you guys up to date, I've been working on her with my granddad yesterday and off course we cut out a little bit more rust, as you can expect...
MY bootlid is also coming togheter nicely...
I've been sanding for a few hours and there was some nice purple paint beneath the goldish paint... overall no holes nor to much filler.
Pictures will folow! 
'68 sunbeam rapier fastback {B341006846 OD/LHO}
I like a car that looks normal but really knocks your socks off!!
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jabe1807
Norway
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Posted - 25 Aug 2011 : 20:34:11
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Hi Thomas
Good work so far I see.
I have done a lot of welding on my bootlid- prosject. See the pictures on the forum and maybe you can get some inspiration.
I follow your work .
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Fastback Thomas
Belgium
423 Posts |
Posted - 19 Aug 2011 : 20:32:25
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Thanks everyone!
The stag 's running fine, how do you know about her?
She 's done the first 800 miles on the recondition engine, and is running sweeter everyday! great acceleration to!! ^^
As an in between I'm going to sand my bootlid down to bare metal and paint her in rust resistant paint, She doesn't have any rust on her so I need to keep it that way! 
Hope you can learn something from me to Jan! 
'68 sunbeam rapier fastback {B341006846 OD/LHO}
I like a car that looks normal but really knocks your socks off!!
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janmarine3
South Africa
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Posted - 19 Aug 2011 : 09:57:48
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Takes guts to tackle a job like that for sure.
Good job so far Thomas.
I wonder if it will help to put horseblinkers on...concentrate the eyes on one rust area at a time so one does not see the rest all at once ? Mine has to be done too, I am looking and learning from the forum . |
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turbinecol
United Kingdom
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Posted - 19 Aug 2011 : 09:24:19
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| Good progress Thomas, it's at the point where you have all that rust going on that you need to find something to cheer yourself up with - maybe get some bits of engine reconditioned or something. Keep going, at least you have a nice dry place to work. What is the status on the Stag? |
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Fastback Thomas
Belgium
423 Posts |
Posted - 18 Aug 2011 : 19:19:47
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It's been a while, but I've got some things done!
The floorpan has been cleaned, so the rust can be cut away and repaired.
And the front suspension has been totally removed...
There's not much rust on the floor but the sills are gone...as is the A-post... We took it out... But the inner sills look to be in very good condition!
we grounded most of it of and then I drilled out the spot welds so we still had a template of how it was...
'68 sunbeam rapier fastback {B341006846 OD/LHO}
I like a car that looks normal but really knocks your socks off!!
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Fastback Thomas
Belgium
423 Posts |
Posted - 20 Jun 2011 : 19:39:06
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I'm cleaning the underside up as well
I didn't use any special tool at all, it might look drastic but i used something 3 times as wide as a screwdriver and a bit thinner.. AND my fingers... and most of them broke of, I did have to cut some of the bonding because they tried several times to stop it leaking, they didn't succeed in that very good...
The front studs on my car might have already been removed... Somewhere in it's lifetime, the window broke or was smashed and was replaced with a normal seal where the trim fits over the rubber... Like on a Triumph MK1, stag... for instance... (If anyone on here knows them)
So there's a good possibility that the front studs are all ready grinded out... We'll see that when I remove the front windscreen probably during the winter. Ass I'm going to leave it as it's better to transport a car that way...
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Sunbeam-mike
United Kingdom
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Posted - 20 Jun 2011 : 15:39:02
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Hi thomas,
Well done with the trim! What tool did you use in the end?
The little studs I'm afraid got in the way of my front screen 'normal' rubber seal - I had to grind them off. They're quite hard; they took a bit of effort.
When I was researching 'bonded in' glass, someone suggested using a mastic called Tiger Seal in place of the now un-obtainable Rootes bonding kit. I never used this though as front screen rubber seals were available.
Mike
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Fastback Thomas
Belgium
423 Posts |
Posted - 20 Jun 2011 : 14:55:30
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Got all the rear windows out yesterday, without damaging the trim or any of the windows.
I couldn't prevent half of all the clips braking as they were corroded very hard!
Some signs of leaks: hard rust on the lower righthand corner and on the shelve inside the car... on the left corner...
Does anyone know:
1. where I can get a rear window seal for the newer trim (see true plastic type) as these should prevent water running in a little better. I read somewhere on the forum that the club was going to have some made??
2. and if it's necessary to cut the metal studs of, that held the clips in place.
Pictures will follow later today.
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Fastback Thomas
Belgium
423 Posts |
Posted - 08 May 2011 : 15:28:48
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The bootlid went on last week, but I didn't take any pics then!
It looks lovely! I just have to adjust it a little bit more!
I got the dashboard out yesterday, it went out very good!
Some minor cracks that all ready were there before.
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Fastback Thomas
Belgium
423 Posts |
Posted - 27 Apr 2011 : 13:58:53
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yes it's in very good cond. when I've got some time I'll strip the paint of clean all the surface rust off and paint it in VERY GOOD rust resistant paint!
I'm probably going to put it on the car today, just to get an idea of how it looks!
Yes I read it on one of the posts "upgrades for your fastback" or something similar.
And when I found one, I just knew it had to be one!
and I couldn't resist!!!!
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argonaut
Hungary
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Posted - 26 Apr 2011 : 21:01:00
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Well done Thomas - that's a nice find and it looks to be in decent condition.
Ref prop-shaft, it's probably been posted before but I and another member here (1922 AKA Derek) both found out that the standard Rapier propshaft gets destroyed very easily if you wheel spin the car - or rather the centre bearing gets destroyed. We both also found out that a standard Hunter propshaft is a straight swap and it's a single piece and much stronger. |
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JPSH120
United Kingdom
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Posted - 22 Apr 2011 : 11:24:34
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Don't worry guys you are safe for now, I have a spare;
And if I get really desperate a spare spare;
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Fastback Thomas
Belgium
423 Posts |
Posted - 21 Apr 2011 : 22:08:28
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Keep dreaming mates!!!
I'm keeping it... and the original one too...
sorry ;)
There was a fibreglass wing for sale there if you're interested...
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UMU
United Kingdom
343 Posts |
Posted - 21 Apr 2011 : 21:08:38
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As i too have a spare H120 bootlid, i hope thats not the rule
hahahahhaa
just wanted to show that point off really
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1968 Rapier Fastback
