1967 2000TC - HOT

Thanks for the offer Rich, but it seems I've most broken or bent parts that are unique to the series1 2000!

I've now removed the bumper, grill, valance, radiator and headlamp bowls so I've got a better idea of what I need to do to sort it.







I had a quick go at bending some bits back with some blocks of wood and a big bar, but only succeeded in bending the headlamp uprights so I'll have to come up with a more cunning plan.
 
Paul,

Don't lose heart mate, before and after shots of a similar situation........and I didn't have a welder.

Slam panel was new from S & G Walker the bottom section cut from a scrapper.

Now't wrong with pop rivets and glue! :D :D
 

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Paul, it seems that the damage is light, however, it won't pull out like this.
You also need to remove the front wings, and with the help of a hydraulic press in a body shop pull out the horizontal panels above and below the headlights. So, you can't really do it at home.
While pulling, you have to measure the distance on the datum points (front door hinges to front wing mountings IIRC) to bring it where it should be. The numbers are in the factory manual. Slam and bottom front panels don't look too bad, but as Alan says, they are very easy and cheap to replace.
 
Thanks Demetris, I'll look into local firms that might be able help with that, but I'm tempted to follow Alan's lead and cut the bent bits off. Then I can either replace them or hammer them back into shape on the bench. I don't want to take the wings off just yet though as I would like to keep it looking like a fairly complete car because of where it's currently parked.
 
testrider said:
Thanks Demetris, I'll look into local firms that might be able help with that, but I'm tempted to follow Alan's lead and cut the bent bits off....
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Sounds expensive and/or fraught with danger, Paul!

What you need is Rebekah, and then build her up as a TC.

Only a suggestion..... :)
 
Hi Paul,

Have only just caught up, so sorry to see what has happened. :(

Here is a little bit of medical science for you. Part of the reason why accidents happen can be attributed to the fact that our brains take time to process the images that we see and the sounds that we hear. People will often say that we don't live in the past or in the furure, rather we live in the present. That is true to a point, but for what we see and hear, we are indeed functioning in the past. It may not sound like a long time, but everything that we see and hear actually happened, in round figures, 1/3 of a second ago. When travelling in a car or riding a bike, the brake lights on the vehicle in front will actually be on for 1/3 of a second before you realise it, and that can be all it takes depending upon the speed in which you are travelling and the distance between for contact to be made. Think of it as a propogation delay, a term used when describing the time taken for electronic logic gates to process information.

So based upon the speed that you were doing initially, between the brake lights on the vehicle in front being seen by you to be on, you have actually travelled forward some 5 metres during that 1/3 of a second. When you add the necessary reaction time of applying the brake, the 5 metres that you lost initially can and did make a real difference.

It is like when you have a fall whilst out bike riding. I know from experience that by the time you realise what is going to happen, it is quite often all too late. Then you think to yourself, how did that happen. The processing delay that we all live with in situations like that where every fraction of a second and every millimetre count, then make all the difference.

Ron.
 
Time is an illusion Ron, lunchtime doubly so :wink:

(see how many people spot the reference there :D )

Dave
 
Adam Birch said:
Dave3066 said:
Time is an illusion Ron, lunchtime doubly so :wink:

(see how many people spot the reference there :D )

Dave
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I can imagine Hermione saying that...
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Way off there Adam :wink: It's actually Douglas Adams from the Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy.

Dave
 
It's been an loooong time since there was an update in this, but I've been gathering parts in order to get it repaired and back on the road.

With the sill repairs on EMF finished, painted and covered in cavity wax I could finally leave it outside and move HOT into the garage to get busy with the angle grinder.

Here we are in the garage, panels off along with the new front section which has been dip stripped to clean it up. You can also see the replacement bonnet and front valance in the background.



Off!



I deliberately cut it it off a bit long to keep the wing mounts in place to use as reference to compare measurements in the Rover WM

Damage to the hockey stick, both rust and crash, is a bit worse than I thought on the drivers side and the front crossmember has been pushed back slightly where the bumper was bolted on. I've started drilling the spot welds out on the hockey stick and I'll push the bumper mount forwards before making the rust repairs.

Lots of filler on the wing tops too, but I can't figure out why? It's not dented or holed.

 
With the front end of the car roughly cut off I drilled the spot welds out of the hockey stick so it could be straightened and the rust cut out. You'll notice I took the wing seal lip off too which will give me better access with the welding torch when it comes to putting it back together.



During the crash the outside bumper mount pushed the end of the crossmember back slightly so my Dad made a contraption with some wood and a scissor jack to push if forwards again.



I'm happy that this is all straight now and it is very close to the dimensions listed in the Rover Workshop Manual. I'll need to do a bit more trimming before the new front panel is ready to go on, but in the meantime while access is good I've been cleaning up the crossmember and the hidden area behind the headlampss ready for paint.



It's mostly surface rust which will come off with the wire brush on the angle grinder, but the cable loom guides will need replacing.
 
Thanks. It does feel quite daunting and I couldn't have contemplated doing this a few years ago, but I'm working along the lines of 'I can't really make it any worse'.
 
I must agree I m watching this with interest. As I m great fan of all 2000/2200. Its great to see someone putting a lot of effort and skill in to this.
It could have been another car broken if the person did nt have the skill or the guts to go for it. Even more so when the amount of hard work that's been done before. She s a lucky car.
great job :D
 
Thanks guys, I try to do all these type of things to the best of my ability (and patience).

Don't forget that the need for this work was self inflicted though! :roll:
 
testrider said:
Thanks guys, I try to do all these type of things to the best of my ability (and patience).

Don't forget that the need for this work was self inflicted though! :roll:
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We was nt going to mention that :D
 
I spent a delightful and thoroughly enjoyable 7hours on Saturday scraping underseal and old engine oil off the underneath of the front crossmember and suspension mounts and generally cleaning all the loose surface rust.









No repairs were needed so I slapped on some rust converter which seems to have worked well.



Now for the fun stuff! I cut the front wing mounts out on both sides.





Which meant I could do a trial fit of my new front panel.



It's just laid over the top of the original upper section at the moment and the plan is to scribe a line along the edge to mark where to make the final cut.
 
Thanks Dave. It's Dinitrol RC800. I've had mixed results with it in the past, it seems to be temperature dependant, ie too cold and it doesn't react properly, but it's worked a treat this time.
 
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