Re: My 1954 MG TF1500 project.The bodywork starts!!
Update.
Am still waiting on 3 sections of wood that need replacing.
The n/s door wood upright was cracked due to a very old accident impact and not viable to repair,so had to open it up a'la tin opener style,"the accepted way of fixing this problem" to get at it,as I didnt want to take the whole side panel off,as that is a LOT!!!! of work!
Only meant a 1" snip on the top of the rear wing panel that can be welded up when done,then bending the door hinge mount boxed section out just enough to get it out and new in and line it all up again..
Rear floor,back panel,top and bottom rails all now treated in and secure!!
Rear inner arches bare metalled and painted,these will be trimmed in padding and vinyl.
Did a couple of test patches with nitromorse,and it didnt take long to strip the whole front bulkhead and top scuttle to near bare metal!
I will be stripping every part to be painted body colour back to bare metal,so Dean my painter will then have good clean metal to work his magic on!
Doing a little stripping each eve after work,and with luck the wood will arrive in time for the weekend,as I would like to have the tub sorted and ready to be painted asap.
I had noticed that 2 of my steel wheels were badly buckled,so was on the hunt for some of these rarish wheels.
The last set I saw sold for over £100.
Spotted a set of 5 steel wheels in Devon on Ebay,these were not well listed,and said to be in need of a good derust and stove enamel to restore!!
I won the bid and got them for the silly price of just £1.20p for the 5!!
His daughter lives in Bristol and visits him in Devon every weekend so got them as good as to my door as well,so gave them a £10 for a bottle of plonk or 2.
A session in the sandblaster and a few coats of red oxide and steel wheel silver will see them looking great!!