1975 2200 SC auto project.

As for the rest of the N/S repair.... I still haven't started on my beetle yet. I thought i'd keep going with the Rover. I have read that at some point in many resto's the owner gives up. I have to say, it is my own bloody mindedness that is keeping me going at the moment. This is my first attempted resto and I think my lack of experience, lack of remaining steel!!! and complicated composition of the vehicle have upset me :(

As you will remember a huge chunk of the floor was removed. The bottom 2-3 inches of inner sill removed and new steel put in.

The new mid sill was then welded into place:

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this is the repaired a post bottom with the new mid sill attached.

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it was difficult attaching the mid sill to the underside of the inner sill because I had (foolishly) made my own repair sections in 3 peices so the line was uneven. If you see what I mean??

this is a view of the underside

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this is my exquisitley had fabricated lower d post repair section that I may need to hack off again to get to the d post internal stiffener
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I also had to make a repair section to the lower b post due to an attack of tin worm and fabricate some new closing panels as shown here:

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along with some new tread plates. Like I say, I am currently stuck on the issue of the internal stiffener. It might be a good idea to put the Rover to bed for a while until I am not so absolutely bloody sick of it :D but i'll probably press ahead. next job will be aforementioned repair, skim of filler on the treadplate joints, rubber channel tacked on, and then the whole area seam sealed, zinc coated and POR 15 'd with underseal finish.

then reapirs to the top lip of the rear wheelarch, closeley followed with a new rear top link mounting panel as I did on the O/S.

My partner wants to know if all classic car restorers are single :(
 
Dave,

I would do option b. I have done this 6 times!

I'll try & put some pictures on later of what the work on my 2000 looked like (although my 16 year old daughter will be out, so I might not have the technical capability to post them :D )

I have followed your story with interest (& many smiles), as I've done the same jobs as you have, but over the last 3 years on my own car. It was going to be an easy restoration..........Never again!

Keep smiling, you'll soon be finished.

Phil.
 
no more work on No69 at present. It is on the drive, pretending to be a car. ON ALL FOUR WHEELS!! till I get the beetle sorted. Speak to you all soon

Dave
 
Dave,
The little welded on brackets that you mention, and that some responses claimed are of no further use, are used in the event that your car is involved in a collission bad enough to need to be put on a jig and pulled back into shape. The jigging machine is set up and locks into these brackets, along with other bolted in fixings, then the frame is pulled in whatever direction needed to sort out any distortion. Without them a bodyshop would have a hard time getting it straight!

Drew
 
what an excellent job you are making, how are you progressing on the other side? I've just restarted my resto after looking at it in the drive for a year - in a similar mess to yours. Can i ask what you did with the cross member inside - re spotwelds and separating it from the inner sill.
 
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I don't know about anybody else, but I just love looking at photos of cars having rusty bits cut out and new stuff welded in, I think it's the slow "resurection" of a vehicle....
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I wholeheartedly agree. It is a great inspiration to see work like this, and I am most interested in following project threads just like this one.
Great to see how you improve your welding skills too! :) Keep up the good work. I know how hard it is to keep it going when there does not seem to be an end to new rust discoveries for every new session in the garage. :roll:
I sure hope I don't have that much rust on my Rover..
Thumbs up! 8)
 
Number 69 has been waiting patiently in the garage since the last post. I am almost finished the beetle restoration. Apparently it only needed 2 rear bumper mountings... HA HA. Almost 4 years later it goes for its MOT after Xmas and then I can get on with my Rover.

TBH I needed a bit of a rest from it. The beetle is a much easier vehicle to weld because it is a more simple construction, but I have to say the Rover feels like a better "quality" car.

My plan with number 69 will be to complete the welding to the boot suspension mount. I will then give it the "once over" to make sure all of the repairs are complete.

Once I am happy that the base unit is completed I will begin work on the de dion tube assembly. I look forward to re aquainting myself with you all.

David
 
I've enjoyed reading about your project Sawdustcaeser and I was glad that you'd have put a recent update. The repair work on your sills has been very thorough and I hope the part finished repairs have not degraded during the lay off time.

I'll look forward to some more updates soon.
 
Hi its great to see someone get stuck in, i was same as you never welded or done any restro work, but rosie was my first rover and i did nt want to scrap her and just buy another to find it would need work and as im always on a buget i cant afford a posh all done car. so decided to try at restoring rosie, i was at it 1half yrs but i went all over her removing every bit of rotten metal and surface rust.
but im so pleased i did it as i m so bonded to the car now i would never part with her untill the scrapyard in the sky calls her number or my number is called.

but i ve seen afew of these rovers go for scrap just for small amounts of welding needed so its great to watch anyone start and finish a restro, and it is so rewarding when you drive the car out on the road, i hope that your and other restros get others trying and save many more rovers
good look and its looking really good work.
good luck
marcus
 
I have just read through this whole thread and must say that I am in awe at people who will take on a restoration of this depth.

I am looking forward to seeing this get going again and seeing another P6 on the road

Nice one 8)

Richard
 
Phil,
hope you manage to get started again OK and will look forward to following progress :) .
 
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