The Wifes Worst Nightmare 83 Full Resto by Minidarren83

4 minute(s) of a 192 minute read

UPDATE!!!

first off a few thanks for the kind words
brum,brum,mike its slowly getting there. HughJ i think by the fire is the best place for this time of the year not sure why i put myself throught the cold. Grahama im glad you added the finishing part at the end as with the welder i have its all in the finish for me until i can afford something more reliable. Jasonc dont be jelous its freakin freezing out there lol. Skortchio ha ha i think there could be a thing or two you could teach me lol and finally junky it certainly has come a way since you saw it you and dave are more than welcome over anytime im not at work lol

Anyway now for the update picking up from the last post i was not happy with the panel so started again and added the angles and lips that were needed



not excatly the same but the best i can do with my tools and the grey stuff is seamsealer



then got it clamped and tacked in place





and then fully welded



and then cleaned off although i was not very happy with the finish so ended up putting more blobs and made it look very messy but you will never see it





then i made up this little panel for the rest of the crossmember, first out of card then with flanges bent in



and then clamped spotted and for my first bit of upsidedown wacked up the power and wirespeed and it went ok







i welded inside and out on this part as it is high stress area



i have also managed to overcome the lack of lights i have





i then got on with cleaning it up and a bit of paint







and also got round to painting the inside of the front repair



and this is how it was left tonight



bolted and clamped up for its final fitting

so hopefully get this done later in the week but for now thats all

as always comments more than welcome Darren