My Aussie Charger
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latil
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AAhhh! memories 
Great job,got my door bottoms to do soon 
There's something very satisfying about doing that sort of work,mainly the fact that if you can find a bloke to do it,you won't afford to pay him.
Great job,got my door bottoms to do soon There's something very satisfying about doing that sort of work,mainly the fact that if you can find a bloke to do it,you won't afford to pay him. 1965 Belvedere 2 426 Wedge.
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Yeah brings back memories for me too. Only mine was more rotten than that! 
Plus I couldn't weld back when I first started on mine ( I was 22) so all of the major panels I made (everything around the car in the bottom 10-inches) was spot-braised on.
Because this was potentially very weak I started welding night classes and went around the car again a few years later to weld the bits I deemed structural.
Most of the metal i used came from a couple of Austin Maxie and Escort bonnets plus an escort door I had left over from working on other cars.
The chassis I plated with a left over steel shelf suport from work (it was like a heavy box section) and the top six inches of each wing I made from chicken wire, fibreglass and a health layer of filler.
The boot lid skin and outer sills were the only bits made from new steel. The outer sills I got bent to shape at a factory (for a couple of quid in someones pocket) to a profile I made from carboard.
And you know what?
After all these years (25?) I still wouldn't do it again. Give me a rust free car every time.
Plus I couldn't weld back when I first started on mine ( I was 22) so all of the major panels I made (everything around the car in the bottom 10-inches) was spot-braised on.
Because this was potentially very weak I started welding night classes and went around the car again a few years later to weld the bits I deemed structural.
Most of the metal i used came from a couple of Austin Maxie and Escort bonnets plus an escort door I had left over from working on other cars.
The chassis I plated with a left over steel shelf suport from work (it was like a heavy box section) and the top six inches of each wing I made from chicken wire, fibreglass and a health layer of filler.
The boot lid skin and outer sills were the only bits made from new steel. The outer sills I got bent to shape at a factory (for a couple of quid in someones pocket) to a profile I made from carboard.
And you know what?
After all these years (25?) I still wouldn't do it again. Give me a rust free car every time.
