142 Rebuild

oldman

Well just started on rebuilding my 1973 142, twin carbs, manual with factory electric sunroof.
Plan is repainted after fixing rust issues, retrim in black, etc etc,
End plan to have reliable old runner but with a bit of extra poke!!!
Will and pics later

Vspeed

Would like to see pics of the sunroof ive seen factory manual sunroof but never a electric one a 140.
Sounds like a big job but 1974 142s look great when restored

oldman

Chris here are some pics, car is now bare metal so I can see all surprises!! Now to decide on car, definitely won't be yellow, probably orange with black interior,,

Vspeed

Quaters look straight with no rust or old repairs.good base to start with

deleted_user_160

Dedicated with the sunroof.

oldman

Yeah Chris quarters are good so are sills and roof, hanging panels are good, filling in indicators in front guards and relocating in front bumper, rear panel between tail lights rusty so will be fitting different tail lights and making new rear panel, other then that all external trim will remain as easier then welding up holes,, long way to go, but no rush!!

oldman

Well paint stripping almost done, both doors had braising in corners so most times rust is there.
Cut out effected areas and replaced corners with new sheet metal, bit more welding, filling and sanding, then ready for high fill,,,,

oldman

Rear beaver repairs, no rust now.
Next is bottom of rear quarters then fully weld and grind smooth, primer then hi fill,,,

deleted_user_160

We smoothed off the rear quarters with the lower sill. Lots of rust repairs were attempted, we just cut it all out and started again.
Wasn't interested in bog and other carp fouling the paint years later.

oldman

That's exactly why I'm welding in new pieces of metal, fully welding inside and out where I can, grinding welds back and just a lick of filler to get it all smooth, no rust will come back because all has been cut out.
Some well known shops still just treat existing metal and load big in, then charge big money for spray job, at least if I do it I know it's done properly,,

deleted_user_160

Exactly.
The guys that's worked my car, took so many photos. He contacted me every step which is confidence inspiring.
+ I do all their chrome and what not. So if he did a shit job, he would know about it.

oldman

Haha yeah always good to actually know the person personally,,

deleted_user_160

Yeah, he's a client of ours, that's how I met him.
Sadly I can't that that type of work my self.
I would love to, though I'm not talented in that area.

Garth

Finally making a start on my 142 bought all the parts to rebuild gearbox and brakes will leave engine till last

oldman

Excellent more 142's the better, all rust done, now just seal everything and stone guard underneath, then start rubbing edges, boot and engine bay, then finally lay down some colour,,

oldman

Well, rust does and panels straightened, well I thought!! Just rubbed back hi fill and found a few little dents that I didn't find before, so will fix, re high fill and rub back again.
Fingers cut and bruised already,, hopefully paint edges soon!!!!

deleted_user_160

Awesome. Beyond those couple little dents, all the large panels are ripple free?

oldman

Yep, all good,
Re high filling today and then tomorrow start blocking back again!!

deleted_user_160

Awesome. Not long until assembly

What's the color choice? Or haven't got that far yet?

oldman

Yeah, colour will be an xr6 colour called swift, once the edges are painted, doors and guards go back on and then it will start looking like a car again,,