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Re: Early Javelin Restoration

Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2012 5:24 pm
by zipgun
How did i miss this? :roll: Great job !

Re: Early Javelin Restoration

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 7:08 am
by Grumpy Northener
Thanks for the comments guys - it's much appreicated - especially when you see the amount of work that we have in front of us :o

The Javelins owner 'Peter' is over from Switzerland for the holidays and has spent the past few days getting the grot washed off the loose mechanical parts
Peter and the parts washing marathon - 'probably still high high on the fumes'
Peter and the parts washing marathon - 'probably still high high on the fumes'
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Washed parts await inspection for damage & wear
Washed parts await inspection for damage & wear
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The bolt on rear wings were removed from the bodyshell
The bolt on rear wings were removed from the bodyshell
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Re: Early Javelin Restoration

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 7:16 am
by Grumpy Northener
With the wings removed Peter & Keith applied some heat, a large drift and liberal use of a sledge hammer to drive the rear torsion bars out
Not really visable in the image is a 100mm crack to the rear offside torsion bar mounting
Not really visable in the image is a 100mm crack to the rear offside torsion bar mounting
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Some very ugly yet sound previous welding - however I dread to think what they have patched over - so this will be coming off
Some very ugly yet sound previous welding - however I dread to think what they have patched over - so this will be coming off
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The ugly welding theme continues on the rear bumper iron mountings
The ugly welding theme continues on the rear bumper iron mountings
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Re: Early Javelin Restoration

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 7:22 am
by Grumpy Northener
Meanwhile I cracked on at the front of the car
Air tube & backing plate now fabricated with patterns taken for the nearside
Air tube & backing plate now fabricated with patterns taken for the nearside
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Spot welded together
Spot welded together
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Air tube completed - I gave the inside of the tube a coat of zinc weld through primer prior to welding together / on to the car
Air tube completed - I gave the inside of the tube a coat of zinc weld through primer prior to welding together / on to the car
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Re: Early Javelin Restoration

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 7:32 am
by Grumpy Northener
The inner & outer faces of the inner wing were cleaned up and checked
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Result of previous accident damage - serious crack to the bukhead / inner wing flange - just on the mounting for the upper front suspension
Result of previous accident damage - serious crack to the bukhead / inner wing flange - just on the mounting for the upper front suspension
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When the viewing the suspension mounting the bodge comes to light - rather than repair the damage to the inner wing they just shimmed out the mounting of the inner wing to get the front wheel to run in a straight line
When the viewing the suspension mounting the bodge comes to light - rather than repair the damage to the inner wing they just shimmed out the mounting of the inner wing to get the front wheel to run in a straight line
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Re: Early Javelin Restoration

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 7:45 am
by Grumpy Northener
Has more horrors come to light it becomes somewhat hard to beleive that in 2010 this car passed a strict Austrailian WOF and went on to pass a more rigious Swiss MOT test in 2011 :o
This is the steering box mounting - one side broken off and the other redrilled in order to get the box to fit after the accident damage
This is the steering box mounting - one side broken off and the other redrilled in order to get the box to fit after the accident damage
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Inner wing flange rapairs completed
Inner wing flange rapairs completed
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After much panel beating the mounting of the upper suspension was brought back to true on the inner wing - upper suspension trial fitted to check
After much panel beating the mounting of the upper suspension was brought back to true on the inner wing - upper suspension trial fitted to check
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Re: Early Javelin Restoration

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 8:16 am
by Grumpy Northener
Air tube weled in situ
Air tube weled in situ
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Re: Early Javelin Restoration

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 8:18 am
by Grumpy Northener
Air tube cowel rewelded to inner wing
Air tube cowel rewelded to inner wing
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Air tube cowel as viewed from the front of the car
Air tube cowel as viewed from the front of the car
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Re: Early Javelin Restoration

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 8:23 am
by Grumpy Northener
Front hubs / suspension under inspection
Front hubs / suspension under inspection
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Some parts are past saving so our good S/H stock will have to come in to play
Some parts are past saving so our good S/H stock will have to come in to play
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Re: Early Javelin Restoration

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 9:38 am
by Topaz
What a great way to spend the holiday - I seem to have wasted all my days taking the wife here, there, and everywhere searching for things she doesn't need in the sales and those things she does buy have to go back a few days later. Now back at work sitting with an empty desk, staring at a blank screen wondering why am I here? :(

Looking forward to more updates - although I don't know where you find the time to add the updates here unless you have a laptop hidden away in the workshop :D

Mike