Phoebe - After 10+ years the Resto begins!

c21darrel · Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 1:16 pm Post subject:

Very nice patching!
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Angus Dowrie · Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 6:52 pm Post subject:

Barry the guy doing the body work is very good. You can see where he has straightened a bit of the floor pan which had 'stretched' by heat shrinking. There are three heat points visible on the underside of the left hand rear floorpan in the second pic.

The small patch up on its own on the front section was where something hard belted into the floorpan. I think the previous owners sons took it for a bush-bash at one point in its life.....

c21darrel · Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 7:45 pm Post subject:

Angus Dowrie · Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 9:49 pm Post subject:

That's lost in translation to me. I'm not sure I want to know!

Angus Dowrie · Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2015 4:05 am Post subject:

Some shots with the top section removed and outer removed of the passenger (LHS) sill. Rusting from inside out, typical Ghia!

It looked ok from the outside, but I expected to be replacing the sills......

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Angus Dowrie · Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2015 12:40 am Post subject:

Well things have been happening although I haven't posted in a while.

On removing the outer sill plate there was actually not much other than surface rust on the remaining rocker panels. Even got a borescope and had a look between the inner and middle plates, all looked sound. So will just need to be blasting and priming the exposed mid panel.

Ordered the outer sill rust panels plus some other odds and sods.

Barry is using the Dansk panels, which generally seem to be pretty good. They still need some reshaping to match the original but we are lucky they are available.
The outer sills come with the threshold top cover as well, whereas the original is in two pieces. It's a big draw to manufacture, and there are ripples on that top section. We're going to cut that off and make our own top plates, which will be more factory correct and won't be left with the ripples, even though they are mostly covered by the threshold trim.

I don't know what you call this bit, but it was rusty and baz made up up a new one. This was the worst side, but both need it.

This was the only bit of rust on the middle rocker panel. It's right on the corner of the floor pan, and has actually rusted from outside in. The matching bit of floor pan also needed some love. The upper bit in the photo is the horizontal part of body that seats against the body/floor pan seal. The lower bit is the vertical part of body that sits just outside the floor pan. There must have been some dirt or something lodged up there that caused it to rust.

Now the panels are here they'll get welded in and that will be most of the rust work done. The front end just needs to be straightened now.......
Diagonals on the floor pan showed it to be all square at least.

Not having much luck finding 'correct' upholstery material, it's actually easier getting lowlight materials than 60's material. May just have to go with some earlier material, perhaps the thin corduroy. Probably better suited in a non a/c car in a sub tropical climate anyway.

Karly · Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2015 3:07 am Post subject:

Angus Dowrie · Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2015 11:58 am Post subject:

Angus Dowrie · Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2015 3:18 am Post subject:

Been digging through the boxes of bits.
Came across all the hinges. I had the four original black ones, some used blue rhs hinges I used as the originals were flogged out. Then the four unpainted NOS hinges I bought years ago and never actually looked at.

The stamping is a little different on some of the hinges, as can be seen in the photos. One of the NOS hinges does not have the diamond shape in it. One of the old hinges is OK to use and has the diamond shape. Anyone know what the difference is? Can anyone explain to me how it is that I have arrived at a point where I actually care Smile

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Here the door is fitted up to check gaps before the outer rocker skin is welded in.

KGCoupe · Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2015 5:38 am Post subject:

c21darrel · Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2015 11:50 am Post subject:

Angus Dowrie · Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2015 4:26 am Post subject:

I've got enough hinges with my stash, just wasn't sure if there is anything significant about the different stamping.

I'm also looking at the washer. Mine is the push button inset in the wiper switch knob, with the wash bottle pressurised by the spare tyre. I'm looking at putting a small 12v electric pump, and use the flash switch on the back of the indicator arm to activate it. Has anyone done that? Don't want to put another switch in if I can avoid it.

paul_round · Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2015 8:02 am Post subject:

I've just done my wipers.
I grafted a mini push button switch onto the back of the wiper switch, so that the inset button now activates the mini switch, connected to an electric washer pump.
Here is a link to the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aERkCfaTQKg
I have the later switch and it works really well, the only mod i think I will add is a non-return valve, as it takes a few seconds for the water to come through.

Angus Dowrie · Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2015 5:12 am Post subject:

Thanks for that, a very neat idea!

Shaggir · Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2015 9:00 am Post subject:

Great idea!
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RichElliott · Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2015 1:36 pm Post subject:

Wow! Looking great! Keep up the good work!
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Angus Dowrie · Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2015 4:43 am Post subject:

Thanks for the encouragement Rich!

Here are the sill, lower quarter going in.

Picked up a new RHD wiring harness made by a company in Victoria. Based on a '62 model so should be pretty much the same as the '63.

jdoug · Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 5:31 am Post subject:

Great thread for me as I'm just a few steps behind.

What are you going to do with the door hinges? I already had the lower left one replaced before I started my resto. I might replace them all at this point for piece of mind.

Did you pick your colors yet? L514 with L289 top and wheel disc? That's what mine is and will be. Don't think we stand much of a chance of crossing paths so you first.

Angus Dowrie · Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 7:35 pm Post subject:

jdoug · Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 10:04 pm Post subject:

I like the blue. Maybe better than the green. But, I'm sticking to original exterior color scheme. So, paint scheduled yet? Can't wait to see pics.

Here's a pic of my body where I dropped it off to be acid dipped. This is the week it's going to get dipped. From there I need to trailer to body shop and wouldn't you know its supposed to rain all week.

Did all 63's come with a dash pad? The PO had a later model one installed in mine. Need to figure out what my options are there.


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