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I don't wear a ring on that finger....... lol...... unless she who must be obeyed notices...... lol

That will teach you to pick your nose with the wrong finger!!!!!..... :biggrin: Your right handed aren't you? And that looks like your left!!!! Plus it is the 'Of little importance' finger..... unless you want to count to 4 on one hand or 10 on both hands.....then your screwed.... lol How did you manage to do that???? Was it bike related?

Just get on with it.......... "How long does it take a Presidente to change a relay?".......21 days............ :tt2:

Turning???????????????

Welcome to the Club.......

Weird thing is it was refitted so you couldn't see nuts had been loosened Andrew.......... same thing happened a while ago with opposite wheel and always the side facing away from front door of house..... I know who I think it is and have now fitted evidence capturing devices.......:2guns:........

Today was finishing off fitting the side skirts ready for paint soon..... They are now fitted and ready for the bodyshop to prep and finish what I have started..... Here's the proof I actually did something on a Sunday..... :sweatdrop: So this week I will be refitting the rear wiper motor and arm as it seemed like a great idea, but wasn't so great in reality....... lol I also need to decide on rear spoiler or not.......... and if rear spoiler which one do I go for??? Or Refit the veilside one..........:whistling:

Well yesterday I gave the sills a coat of Frost's Stone chip and sound deadening coating that will be behind the side skirts and not seen to protect them from anything thrown up behind the skirts. The side skirts will not be bonded to the car this time...... and will be bolted in place using bike fairing fixings with stainless steel dome head bolts..... These....https://www.speedyfasteners.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=SF133 The thinking is they are rubber inserts / fixings with the captive nut and will stop any water ingress through the bolt holes into the sill or water getting under the skirting and sitting where they are mounted causing rust.... Oh and some lovely person has removed the centre wheel cap and loosened off 2 of the 5 nuts from the drivers rear wheel..... The car has sat on driveway since last July and I haven't removed that wheel till yesterday, so I know it wasn't an oversight on my part!! Now I need to check all 4 before i take her out for MOT....

It also depends on how often and far the car is driven to replace the start up draw.... How old the battery is also has an impact how well it holds a charge and discharges. Also the batteries CCA (Cold cranking Amps), Ah rating, alternator output voltage, condition of all earthing and wiring, etc. A website with some basic explanations.....https://www.autobatteries.com/en-us/how-to-choose-your-car-battery-replacement/overview

I smashed off the remaining veilside side skirt!!!! [ATTACH=CONFIG]116044[/ATTACH] And it is going in the bin at work tomorrow........... Getting her ready for a fresh respray and possible colour change...........:whistling: Test fitting of their replacements.... [ATTACH=CONFIG]116045[/ATTACH]

I smashed off the remaining veilside side skirt!!!! Going in the bin at work tomorrow........... Getting her ready for a fresh respray and possible colour change...........:whistling: Test fitting of their replacements....

I need to get in touch with Chrisbasildon and see if he is still doing MOT's..... He knows Z's and how the emissions are done...... Only local guy I trust with my Z..... MOT ran out last year..... July.... lol Hopefully I can get out of work one day this week to get it done....

ooooouuucchhhhh...... you bitch..... lol I need to get her MOT'd so I can drive her to the workshop and avoid frostbite or Pneumonia...... lol Will be this weekend........ If the wife releases me from children monitoring.... lol Come on down anytime Dave...... your welcome anytime!!!!

I seam sealed last night so it would be ready to Tetra schutz today... Just given her a coat in the wheel arch and now ready for the MOT.... The rear quarter panel can be finished once I can drive her to a warm workshop so I don’t freeze my rear end off trying to lead fill her.... Just need to remove the polyurethane adhesive used to fit the side skirt to the front wing and door shut...

Nice work Joel.... now you Z is in the same shape as mine....:lol::lol:

Cheers Dave, I have watched about 20 videos now on the theory and how old timers do it.... I keep rewatching them and picking up more and more advice and tricks they use before I even think about actually tackling it. I am currently making some panel slappers / bumpers for knocking out dents. These are formed from files to shrink the metal when knocking out low a dig has spots. Only issue is you can’t get to the rear quarter outer skin to use a dolly as it is double skinned. So guess that leading is going to be the best solution for me...

Get on with it ya pansy!!!!!!

Thanks Andrew..... It will look a bit different by then I hope.... :whistling:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/332999952203?ul_noapp=true Looks really nice and has a forum sticker on the window.... Anyone know this car???

Well due to weather I am not getting an MOT done till I feel safe taking her on the road again..... lol As soon as it gets a tad warmer I will finish the inner sill section off and get on with the Lead loading.....

Happy Birthday old man :happybday:

Well after spending the day with the headache from hell..... I only managed to get the underside of the car full sealed with Tetroseal.... I'm going to try some more painkillers and then jack up the car ready to finish the final bit of welding tomorrow instead... Aiming for MOT this week and finish the bodywork over the next few weeks in a nice warm workshop.... As long as she is MOT'd I can get to and from the workshop to get the bodywork done..... rather than cold, wet and windy driveway!! Oh and I have joined a welding course to get qualified..... lol

A few pics of the end of today’s work..... Damn iPhone...... lol But you can see how thick the filler was on the rear quarter panel....... looks like it goes right up! The repair panel looks all dented, but it is the light and grey cold galvanising spray making it look bad.... lol

Well today was quite productive..... 1) Removed kick plate, passenger seat and carpet (laid fire blanket above the area being welded), rear quarter interior panel, harness mounts. 2) Welded repair section across the chassis rail joint section (just behind passenger seat). Ground back welds. 3) Welded the final closing patch in the N/S sill.... Ground all welds back. So just inner rear arch to finish tomorrow. 4) Refitted all interior panels. 5) painted repaired sections with Cold galvanising spray. Tomorrow:- 1) Jack up rear end higher and remove wheel to access the inner arch to finish welding. 2) Seam seal the inner arch. 3) Spray the passenger side floor pan with underseal. 4) Strip all filler that remains from sill sections and rear quarter, back to bare metal ready to try lead loading....