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Thank you clive. Fingers crossed i don't. Thank you for the info just incase 

Thank you, ill give that a try 

Seems like one thing after another recently.

Hi every one..


I have been rebuilding my rx7 fc and i couldnt get a brake pipe off so gave it to my dad and he has pretty much destroyed it then gave me it back... im absolutely gutted and wanted to know if its possible to save this some how? I am not having much luck recently and i am just hoping for some very good advice please. See pictures attached if possible  of my caliper..

Thank you in advance and thank you for reading.

im still lurking in the darkness... thats my slang for the weather sucks and its been raining for feels like months but im not giving up on my dream of having one car atleast on the road... one day... maybe... 

Some tips.......

Use thinner card for your templates.....

I'm not sure what welder you have, but if you're butt welding repair panels on the outside, use 0.6 or at the biggest 0.8 welding wire.

You'll need to keep the power low, don't weld continuously, do an inch here, then go on the other side, to spread the heat evenly or your panel will warp and go wrinkly like a witches tit.

Use a damp rag to cool it as you go, slow n steady wins the race. Try and leave a 0.5 mm ish gap to get some penetration because when you lining it back you need to lead some meat on the panel.

You could joggle the one panel and do a slight overlap.

I would go on you tube if you're on a steep learning curve, because you can pick up some  tips on there. Don't be disheartened if it doesnt go well, you don't  learn this stuff over night.

Hope this helps

man the witches tit comment got me soooo good  yea i didnt think of the damp cloth thats a damn good idea.. using 0.8 wire ill get more pics up when i get some time at home.. yea i like learning, just dont like things not being perfect... thanks man appreciate the advice 

  so i started on my days off cutting and welding some bits learning to panel beat.   

realised welding sucks but i am getting to it, bit by bit

i started a instagram = https://www.instagram.com/anthwilkes/

ill start putting more info on here also... i wish every one the best of luck

im pretty determined to get them done...
i seem to be more motivated to get them done than i have ever been before...

i dont have any one that helps me as i dont have friends or anything to help so im learning it all by my self... the first one im building is going to be on the road but its also going to be a fun toy in a sense roll cage is fitted and will be a 13 b na

the next should be a bit more of an experiment of a few ideas i have 

if you add me on instagram i will follow you back thanks and ill try get the pics on here too

so i thought i would annoy every one and do my projects buildssssss ill just start them today and add pics and stuff as i go along

so some may remember me buying my dream car a red 88 fc, turned out it wasnt as solid as it should be underneath so i bought another 2 :/

now i was just going to build one good one but then my little brother had his eye on one and my mrs wants one as well so looks like im going to be building all 3  #savethefc yay 

well since i have enough on my plate any ways i thought well its not gonna get much worse ill just have to build them all bit by bit...

i will say this.. they all wont have original parts... maybe one will but the other two will be a miss match of different things.. so yes keep an eye out and hopefully i will have one done by the end of the year 

brilliant thank you Clive 

i just want to stay 13b and go all balls out sideways... i have seen plenty do it and it would cost less if things go wrong i guess... but to be honest i think engine swap would be better as its cheaper in the long run... strip a ls400 or just turbo a mx5 engine like a lad has done... that seems fast enough and fun enough and thats what its all about

hi every one... just a quick one for the s4 guys and girls...  im in need of some ball joint that come off the control arm both sides who or where does every one get them from please 

Blimey you don't do things by halves do you!  But good for you.  What are your plans form them?  Any pics?
Incidentally did you sort out the missing lip on the 88 one?
My 88 has just gone in for it's MOT...seat belt anchorages were an advisory last time, so I'm guessing a little welding will be needed this time around!

front lip is long gone
yea i love to punish my self, fixing up a house while building cars  so my red one is pretty original so im going to try keep it that way... i have a blue s5 im either going to use for parts or fix it up bit by bit, then a silver s4 with a rollcage thats going to be my fun toy/project car.. i bought an extra engine to try a street port and also make fibreglass parts...i dont get bored  only things im missing i think is two balljoints and a 54mm socket... then im pretty good(i think)

well i bought another 2 

Sills are available, tho I'm not sure where from
Aston at Essex Rotary has a source for some.... not cheap tho at around £2-300 per side. I may be needing one for the EGI
Floorswise I dont think there are any suppliers or not that I could find

thank you.. guess its a start to make it a little easier 

Can you mig weld?

Its not that hard...and Sealey Mighty Mig is cheap enough...cut floor out and pattern a part from sheet?

like anything its the prep that counts..

I don't know with absolute certainly about the availability of floor panels, but I know when I had the sills done on my vert recently, they had to fabricate the panels as replacements weren't available off the shelf so I'd say its likely the same issue with floor panels

thanks guys  i have been looking more into it and looks like i will be making the floor my self or try too should i say and i have a arc and mig so i can learn and have a play around... bit nervous than anything :/

 

sorry, do not know where to put this but

i put my car on a ramp and its rotten underneath i pretty much need a hole floor :/ so (long story short my car is a barn find and im trying my best to get it on the road to its original glory, its not been looked after)

any one point me in the right direction im in need of somewhere that makes a floor or floor panels?

88 fc3s i have searched on here and feel rubbish for asking this as i know ill get some one say didn't you type it in the search... yes i did and im sorry but it didn't

im in the uk but even if it means shipping im willing to do it to save my dream car

any help i most definitely appreciate

kind regards
Anthony