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You have a rather large…..wing

Kind of feel like that scene in the Castle, where he says, “look Darl, Dale dug a hole!!”  Seems an awful lot of effort just to create a door, but still.  Not quite finished, still need to weld the top and score a new top hinge, but just about there..

That’s the issue with modern electronics.  It’s only as good as the signals it’s receiving I guess.

Sounds like fun though.

Both really, I wanted to retain as much originality where practical, but yes you can get them. The door skin I got are $670 each, the new inner frame (the bit I have repaired) is almost $1,000 each, so by the time you root around and consumables you are looking at almost $2k a door.  I figgered I may as well have a go at fixing it, worse case I…[Read more]

Both really, I wanted to retain as much originality where practical, but yes you can get them. The door skin I got are $670 each, the new inner frame (the bit I have repaired) is almost $1,000 each, so by the time you root around and consumables you are looking at almost $2k a door.  I figgered I may as well have a go at fixing it, worse case I…[Read more]

How did the racing go?  Did you use the hans device?

Yea once the skin goes on you won’t see it at all, but at least every time I close it I will know its right.

I wondered if it was Miura, the vertical part on the C pillar is lambo.

Inner door done.  What a lot of work.  All rust cut out, donor pieces used to rebuild it.  Have run out of sanding discs (and also energy tbh) so going to call it a day.  Its all ready to have the skin fitted , then its do it all over again on the other door

Very neat, close!!

We all do buddy 

^^ Whats the gold thing, that’s gorgeous!!  Bolwell?

Holy crap that was a long day.  This door seems to be a never ending story, but progress is progress I guess.  Made up a section where the lower hinge reinforcing box had rusted away,  happy how it tuned out.  Then spent a bit of time going over what I had done so far and wasn’t happy with the rest of the lower part of the frame so decided I may…[Read more]

Holy crap that was a long day.  This door seems to be a never ending story, but progress is progress I guess.  Made up a section where the lower hinge reinforcing box had rusted away,  happy how it tuned out.  Then spent a bit of time going over what I had done so far and wasn’t happy with the rest of the lower part of the frame so decided I may…[Read more]

Holy crap that was a long day.  This door seems to be a never ending story, but progress is progress I guess.  Made up a section where the lower hinge reinforcing box had rusted away,  happy how it tuned out.  Then spent a bit of time going over what I had done so far and wasn’t happy with the rest of the lower part of the frame so decided I may…[Read more]

Thanks IJ.  Totally agree.  Truly built not bought.  U know a guy with a V8 powered BMW with the same kind of commitment!

Pretty happy with that given I’m a rank amateur.  Just using what I have, which is a stuffed passenger side door what I need part of for that door, so cutting and shutting to get this done. Put my shrinker to good use and made up the curved part from scratch. Now I have the old skin off, tomorrow I will be able to attach it with a dolly and…[Read more]

Turns out a father of a guy we race know the guys who use to run Adelaide Carby Sales and Service but now works from his home.  He will totally rebuild/refurbish mine for $330.  Seems pretty good, I think I will start there, swapping a carby is a pretty quick and simple job.