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Sounds good, not sure I want to drill/tap my pillars but may be able to pick up on the existing pivot in some way - will take a look

If they don’t fit Matt I know someone else with round windscreen posts:):)

Got the body off ready to start painting. As soon as I lifted it of the chassis the front door gaps went way out which had me worried but I put it back on the chassis and bolted it down again and they seemed to come back again so I think it should be ok. Made up a frame to mount it on to move it around during painting. I haven’t fitted the door catches yet or nailed on the door skins as I think that will be best to do after the main body is done and I’ve got it back on the chassis for the final time. Door alignment after taking of the chassis. Body mounted on a frame for painting. Used a couple of ratchet straps between the front and rear and that seemed to bring the door gaps back in line.

Thanks Ron. Yes, Matt is doing the painting - I can’t keep up with him though:)

I used gorilla wood glue - the exterior, waterproof version.

Finished the wood on three of the doors - glued up and doweled the joints and fitted the catches. Last one is glued and drying. They seemed to line up pretty well and I still have some adjustment on the door skins before I nail them to the wood. Need to figure out where to position the door catches as they don’t seem to have any adjustment once fitted and need to get them just right so the doors close nice and tight but don’t bash and chip the body paint.

Starting to put the body back together. I gave all the wood work a coat or two of epoxy resin - I think it should last for ever with that. The metal work has been given a coat of etch primer and satin black top coat on the inside. All the wood body brackets painted and ready to go. I zinc plated all the hinges. I know they get painted but I figured if I plate them before fitting to the body & doors then they will never rust again and if the paint ever chips (which it always seems to on hinges) it won’t look so bad. Finishing the main plinths with epoxy resin. The front uprights need to be fitted to the main plinths first before fitting the cowl. Brackets and hinges attached to the front pillars. Fitting the front cowl. I glued and screwed the wood joints and wanted to get the cowl on and in place before the glue set just to ensure it was perfectly aligned. Fitting the dash rear panel - this is quite an important part as it sets the distance for the front pillars and also joins to the pillars and the windscreen mounting bracket. There’s one long 5/16” countersunk screw that goes through all three and makes it very solid - it’s a real pain to get the nut on (and even harder to tighten it). Rear tub going on and the first nail (a big milestone:) B pillar bracket and rear door hinges fitted. Front seat base and support brackets. Front seat rear brace - also pretty important as it gives a lot of strength to the B pillars. I’ve glued and screwed all joints so I don’t think they will ever move again (god help me if I need to adjust anything). Rear tub in place with all support brackets attached.

All the body panels have been removed, blast and primed. I can start hanging the body back together for the final time:)

Made a start on finishing the doors today. Got one glued:). Taking my time as I want to make sure I’ve got the alignment correct as there’s not a lot of adjustment once they are glued up. Hinges attached, fitted with two countersunk machine screws which have some play in the hole to allow for adjustment. Once set, I’ll add two wood screws to the other holes. Stripped, cleaned and plated the door catch parts. Matt nickel plated them for me so they look good and will never rust again. The tabs that hold it together break easily and need heating (thanks Ron). Luckily only one tang broke when re-assembling (spot of weld sorted that). Finished assemblies, silky smooth:) One door glued and drying and one side of the bonnet rubbed down - the louvres take some time:)

Rest of the body parts blasted and primed thanks to Matt. Bit of work to do on the front guards and valances but Matt is making it look easy. I’ve rubbed down two bonnet tops in the time it’s taken him to fill and rub down front and rear guards and valances!

Had a few more bits of wood to sort before I could start on the doors. Have fitted those along with a few more brackets and the rear hinges.

Looks awesome mate! Just about finished rubbing down one side of the bonnet. Jeez, the louvres just keeps going:)

Jeez, looks impressive! I managed to get half of one side of louvres rubbed down:). Lots of wood sanding though.

Holy smoke mate you go quick! Pain about the pistons - that’s unusual. The rear guards came up a treat mate!

Many thanks for the kind words! It’s fun learning and bringing these old things back to life so hopefully they go for another 100 years. I hope that sharing our stories encourages more people to get involved and keep the movement alive. Thanks to everyone on the forum - I know it’s helped me out of a hole a few times:)

I’m pretty sure they are just a guide to reduce friction and wear. From memory they are soldered in place but you may be able to glue it with some fuel resistant epoxy.

Wood work is back together for the last time - it’s not coming apart again! Glued and screwed and with the metal work on the next time it comes apart will be when it next gets restored (hopefully a long long time away). Matt primed and painted the inside of the metal work before it went on and I gave all the wood a few coats of epoxy resin so it should last a lot longer than it did the first time around! The first nails going back into the body:) Another coat of epoxy then I’ll start final fit of the doors.

Looks awesome mate, you’ll probably have it done by Australia Day:)

Nice! They are pain being so flexible - great solution:)

I can draw it in cad if I’ve got the dims:).

I see another talent being added to Matt’s repertoire - gasket making:) one of my wife’s friends is in to craft work and she was telling me about a paper and card cutter that she has. She can upload an image and it will cut the exact shape - she said it could do thick card so I may have to test her with some cork - just have to tell her it’s a Christmas card and just a coincidence that it looks like a water pump gasket;)

Na, that’s the speed he goes! I’m trying to slow him down with helping out on my Dodge body but don’t think it will slow him:)

Thanks Rodney, sure looks similar and that ones lovely. I think mine could be a different one though because it wasn’t half as nice as the one in your pics:)

Thanks!

Thanks Tate, I wasn’t when I started but have learnt a lot through this:)