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my little project

Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 8:31 pm
by mk1joe
hello everyone, im joe from gosport
at the moment i am going through motor mechanics collage so what better project to buy than a sj? but mine really is a project and looking at it i can see i will be needing a lot of your expert help, starting with rust in the rear just behind the wheel arches, is there any repair panels i can buy or will i have to cut one out another car? im sure this is the start of many future questions.
thanks for looking
joe
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Re: my little project

Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 9:24 pm
by rpats
my sj was that realy shady yellow colour inside....horrable
as for the rust,take a grinder to it untill you reach good metal n weld some 2/3mm plate in its place,good luck with the project.rob :doit:

Re: my little project

Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 11:02 pm
by Henry
Hi looks like a nice project.

Take the grinder to the rott as said.

I have a white soft top in good condition hear, only fault is a tear on the back drivers corner, can easily be stitched if your interested?

Re: my little project

Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 11:11 pm
by carnut
H,,, why do you think he needs a new roof???.. At least with that one, its ready for the summer,,LOL.
Welcome to the forum fella,, i think theres a supplyier in germany that does sj panals, or is it grease. Im sure if you google it, it comes up. But im sure your local fabrication shops will fold you metal to whatever shape you need.
andy.

Re: my little project

Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2010 8:24 am
by ROBBIE
carnut wrote:H,,, why do you think he needs a new roof???.. At least with that one, its ready for the summer,,LOL.
Welcome to the forum fella,, i think theres a supplyier in germany that does sj panals, or is it grease. Im sure if you google it, it comes up. But im sure your local fabrication shops will fold you metal to whatever shape you need.
andy.
Hi welcome to the forum have fun with it its worth it
Dave at Llama 4x4 knows the name of the company in germany

Re: my little project

Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2010 6:11 pm
by ferris
Welcome to the club Joe. Looks like a nice project you have there, should keep you busy for a while. What have you got planned for it?

Re: my little project

Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2010 7:13 pm
by mk1joe
so far i think im going to keep it pretty standard, maby some preformance modifications but i dont know what would be best? definately needs a new coat of paint! i think i have cleared out all of the wasps living inside of it.

Re: my little project

Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2010 8:56 pm
by 4eye
mk1joe wrote:so far i think im going to keep it pretty standard, maby some preformance modifications but i dont know what would be best? definately needs a new coat of paint! i think i have cleared out all of the wasps living inside of it.
ha... you had those little buggers too...I woke mine up on a trip to compton basset.....counted 8 in all...the wife was shoeing them out the window while I was driving,must admit I'm not a fan of them at all!........anyway

:welcome: to the forum buddy! 8-) 8-)

Re: my little project

Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 12:19 pm
by ScottieJ
welcome to the forum! good choice in motor! the 410s are the best :mrgreen:

looks like some serious rust you've got there so i hope you are handy with a grinder and MIG, or at least willing to learn! sjs are brilliant little cars to learn mechanics on too as they are pretty simple.

will be good to see how this one progresses :mrgreen: