Sams Scruffy Mk3!

[rcsammy]

Did some more welding this weekend, began work on the nearside rear arch.

It has some pretty bad rust holes in it, i welded 2 plates in, i couldnt get the TIG setup quite right so it took me a while to do it and it was quite messy, but now its ground down it just needs a bit of filler and paint

i also learnt how to stick/arc weld so stick welded the arch liner to the new metal instead of TIG

hole



welding in



cut to shape



also a couple of pics having fun in the snow!

[murraymint]

Nice snow pics 

[rcsammy]

Thanks

couple of things to update on

Went to Newcastle last weekend for a night out and it just so happened there was
a good condition Candy white boot for sale in Middlesbrough... so we
stopped off on the way, swapped the boots over and left my old rusty boot in my mates garden!

its all dirty again now but you get the idea! it has done about 300 miles already to be fair

i do still need to take the wiper off and swap my lock and plinth over, not sure wether to paint the badge again or leave it chrome



last week i test fitted the 9Js on the rear, they sat perfect, poked about 5mm which is just how i want it to sit.

the 205/45s that were on them were rubbing a bit though so i bought some 195/45s which will hopefully do the trick

[whileoceanasleeps]

that's a nice bit of stretch you got there

[rcsammy]

wheels are on temporarily to check they dont rub, hard to get decent pics but they poke 5-10mm ish



I also picked up a good condition full leather interior for a good price so have been fitting that this weekend, pretty sure the front seats are heated too so im on the lookout for a loom for them

[rcsammy]

i've been spraying the 9Js this week ready for Ultimate Dubs next weekend, along with a load of other little bits like spraying the bit of arch i welded up, spraying a new badge for the boot and just tidying it up

sanded all the chips and marks out



filler primed to fill in any imperfections



white primed



painted and lacquered!

I just need to give them a few days for the lacquer to harden up and then get the tyres put on and give the dishes a good polish



like the 8Js i also painted the back of the lip so the blue shows though behind the tyre stretch

[rcsammy]

wheels after a bit of a polish



rear lights polished back up and ready to go on



and i finished the lower quarter panel where i did the welding a few weeks ago, fixed a couple of rust scabs further up the panel too

Before:



Tried a new brand of paint as the stuff i used to use never matched too well, i'll find out how well its matches once i wash the rest of the car!

After:

[DanChave]

Looking good man!

[SoundillusioN]

Woh!... Deep cups.  I like.

Nice work on the repair.  Not my kind of wheel colour but finish looks very nice.

[rcsammy]

Cheers, i was tempted to change the colour but couldnt find anything i really liked, plus the 8Js were already blue so it saved me respraying all four

few pics from UD on Sunday thanks to CroftWash photography!