LOL not now im self employed and opened up Jon's Autos! Im so busy mate with customers cars ive had to shelve it in my other workshop. Ive collected a few nice parts for it though since. Ive own about 12 classic cars and most are road worthy so it keeps me busy.Ive also started reproducing some body panels for hillman avengers,lotus sunbeams,lancia delta evo and many more. Im looking at doing some hunter stuff to. Here is some of my stuff on our website:
www.classiccarpartsandpanels.co.uk www.facebook.com/classiccarpartsandpanels The range is growing all the time
quote:Originally posted by Jon Really need some metal wings for it to for when i get back on it as its going to hold me up
Alpine West Mids have various repair sections for these - maybe you could make up some wings out of various panels. I don't like your chances of finding and steel wings
I here what your saying regards wings, but I manage to find a nos front panel so im sure there are some wings out there somewhere
Well you never know, you might get lucky.
I managed to pick up a pair last year in a job lot (including a car) but they are the only ones I have ever seen for sale and that is over the last 20 years!
quote:Originally posted by Jon Really need some metal wings for it to for when i get back on it as its going to hold me up
Alpine West Mids have various repair sections for these - maybe you could make up some wings out of various panels. I don't like your chances of finding and steel wings
I here what your saying regards wings, but I manage to find a nos front panel so im sure there are some wings out there somewhere I did have some second hand ones lined up off here but it seem they have disappeared?? tried calling them and emailing them but to no avail??
quote:Originally posted by Jon Really need some metal wings for it to for when i get back on it as its going to hold me up
Alpine West Mids have various repair sections for these - maybe you could make up some wings out of various panels. I don't like your chances of finding any steel wings
Shes tucked away in my other workshop at the old dears Im just in the process of building a two storey extension with another double garage so all the cars have been shelved for a few months. Ive gone from metal and welding to bricks and morter lol Ive also brought a mk5 smiley face transit 150 which im doing a total resto on. Its not far away now just needs painting inside and out. Always loved the mk5 transit and getting hard to find good ones these days. I have to keep the wife happy to, Lol. She will leave me alone again once shes got her new bedroom with en suite Really need some metal wings for it to for when i get back on it as its going to hold me up
Yes, I know what you're saying & I'd have saved them all if I could have done over the years. Fantastic work there, really enjoying the thread and you taking time out to do the pics and post them .Keep it going!
Its special alright its made it back from the dead twice! Accept this time it wont need doing again as will only have light use I no what your saying about something a little more solid,and yes i agree but there all the same when you start cutting bits off here and there, the end of the day they were rusty from new! At least this way I no every inch is solid and done right.Its also keeping another one alive that would have been scrapped by many people.
I'm very glad to see this particular Rapier has found a good home! I really must get in the garage and get on with mine...
Was it a special one? It's a great job being done, but I have to say I would have got something more solid to start with. Still with talent like that, anything is possible! Keep up the good work Jon.
Bringing my dead fastback to life
Posted - 10 Mar 2014 : 18:53:21
nice one looks like my welder is beckoning:0]
