The panel van project

I know its been a while but ive managed to get back on the panel van the last couple of days been hectic as ive been doing a full body restoration on an uno turbo.I recon there was more rot on it than a commer! Anyway thats off for paint so has left me with lots of space in my workshop:D
Managed to chop all the flute section off to see what its like behind[V]
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Cleaned it all up chopped the grot out and gave a cote of upol zinc weld through primer
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Then i repaired the grot holes
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Ive left a lip on the original panel and joggled the edge all the way along to fit my new fluted panel
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well done thats what needs doing on Sybhil so interesting to have a look gawd knows what we will find though :(

Sybhil & no1
 
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Originally posted by commerchris

well done thats what needs doing on Sybhil so interesting to have a look gawd knows what we will find though :(

Sybhil & no1



I bet if you cut most vans across the flutes there would be a fair bit of grot in there. I thought sybhil had all the sides done when you brought it as they were a different colour[?]
 
It's surprising how little new metal you actually had to graft in - it looked a LOT worse when the outer panels where first removed.

Harvey the RV
 
Sybhil is missing her skirts & has rivited on sides :Iflutes missing,poorly peak,rot in the bottom of the doors,gutters need work & the rear corners so nothing major to worry about :D

Sybhil & no1
 
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Originally posted by Panky

A weekends tart-up, that's how I started:I

Harvey the RV



Oh, here we go with the hair straighteners and green parka jacket again!!

''COMMER'EnSayThat''
 
That's more than a weekends work - it's still growing (in places:I)

Harvey the RV
 
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Originally posted by Panky

It's surprising how little new metal you actually had to graft in - it looked a LOT worse when the outer panels where first removed.

Harvey the RV



The worst bit was where the rear inner arch and van floor all join together where the 3 skins all join up cut the lot out with the plasma cutter and made up all three sections will take a pic for you but hard to see it now its all together. But no the vans not that bad alot of surface rust.
 
growing??....oh, you mean the jacket..Thats mould man! it's 58 years old for flip sake:D

''COMMER'EnSayThat''
 
how about some pics then jon boy to wet the appetite. im just about to start putting the outter fluted cills on my panel van.;):p
 
I will load them up when i get chance your van is looking good mr wolf mister lovin the new jigs ;)
 
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