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volospian · 23-03-2011, 16:45

Quick update...

After a weekend spent working on tidying the garage, I have now built a new fold away bench to do some trimming on, and put up some shelves. There's loads of room in the garage now and I can hopefully actually get to my tools to continue withthe car.

I'm taking the bottom end of the RV8 over to Paul (Prestige Performance Cars, Melton) on Friday for him to put it together for me. While I can do up a few bolts, I'm not convinced the crank is in top condition and I want the opinion of an expert. Also, as I want this to be my daily drive when it's complete, I want the bottom end rebuild to be done properly, so I decided to let a pro build it up for me.

Saturday should see me finish most of the stripping down and hopefully get myself ready to whip the old engine out (just need a crane) and then I can get the body off the chassis....

volospian · 26-03-2011, 17:50

Doors off, windows out, wiper boxes off, rear bumper removed.... getting there....

Will · 27-03-2011, 10:12

Dont forget to keep us updated with more pics!

volospian · 29-03-2011, 08:06

I've got some on my phone, I just need to upload them to my host and link... I'll get around to it at some stage... lol

volospian · 04-04-2011, 08:20

Bit more stripping on Sunday morning. Started on the engine bay, got the servo and master cylinders out, old fuse boxes, header tank and so on. Doesn't sound much but 40 year old bolts through the inner wing into the wheel arch can be a tad stubborn.

I need more dremmel cutting discs now

I didn't take any pics as there's not much obvious difference from the windowless pics, which I shall upload when I get 5 mins (although if you're that impatient, you can see them on FB here)

volospian · 31-07-2011, 21:25

OK, a quick update... Not much to report, per se, but there are only 5 bolts holding the body onto the chassis now (out of over 30-odd, almost all needing to be cut out with the grinder) and they would have been sorted this weekend, only I can't get to the last bolts with the big grinder... I need some new dremmel grinding disks to sort these last buggers. Anyway, I have been scraping away at the crap in the car itself... almost clear. Next job is to sort the last 5 bolts and seperate the body. Then it'll be sorting the chassis out before I move onto the bodywork....

Some pics of the (almost) clean interior...

Darrin · 06-08-2011, 06:34

Just the thought of trying to do that to my old Willys makes me want to curl up in the fetal position and whimper like a 3 week old puppy.

Too bad it needs that and more.

volospian · 08-08-2011, 08:40

lol, you should see the state of the chassis. There are enough fixes required to the bodywork (you can see two holes at the bottom of the B posts in the top pic, for a start) but where there is actually any chassis left it is largely comprised of iron oxide... I'm hoping that the central rails are OK, and it's just the peripherals like the outriggers and some of the bracing that is kapput.

I think that, after I've taken the body off, stripped the chassis and had it sandblasted, what remains will have more pinholes than Kurt Cobain, lol.

volospian · 11-08-2011, 19:07

I'll soon get to find out the actual state of the chassis as I finally cut out the last few bolts today. I gave it a tug and it feels totally loose now. Just need to sort out exactly how I'm going to sepearte the two parts...

kaiowas · 13-08-2011, 10:06

I'd be thinking of lifting the body with an engine crane and straps through the windows (assuming it's not going to damage the frames, you'll know the weight of the body better than I do), then wheel the chassis out from underneath. I've used my 2T crane to lift an MR2 shell for loading onto a trailer before.

27-03-2011, 10:12	#3
Will BBx woz 'ere :P Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 2,147,487,208	Dont forget to keep us updated with more pics! __________________ *No No!*

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Darrin Dirteh Kitteh Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hiding out in Mormon Country Posts: 1,629	Just the thought of trying to do that to my old Willys makes me want to curl up in the fetal position and whimper like a 3 week old puppy. Too bad it needs that and more. __________________ A bullet may have your name on it, but shrapnel is addressed "to whom it may concern".

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kaiowas The Stig Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Fightertown USA Posts: 1,458	I'd be thinking of lifting the body with an engine crane and straps through the windows (assuming it's not going to damage the frames, you'll know the weight of the body better than I do), then wheel the chassis out from underneath. I've used my 2T crane to lift an MR2 shell for loading onto a trailer before. __________________ Anal Fish Porn

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23-03-2011, 16:45	#1
volospian Vodka Martini Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 786	Quick update... After a weekend spent working on tidying the garage, I have now built a new fold away bench to do some trimming on, and put up some shelves. There's loads of room in the garage now and I can hopefully actually get to my tools to continue withthe car. I'm taking the bottom end of the RV8 over to Paul (Prestige Performance Cars, Melton) on Friday for him to put it together for me. While I can do up a few bolts, I'm not convinced the crank is in top condition and I want the opinion of an expert. Also, as I want this to be my daily drive when it's complete, I want the bottom end rebuild to be done properly, so I decided to let a pro build it up for me. Saturday should see me finish most of the stripping down and hopefully get myself ready to whip the old engine out (just need a crane) and then I can get the body off the chassis....

26-03-2011, 17:50	#2
volospian Vodka Martini Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 786	Doors off, windows out, wiper boxes off, rear bumper removed.... getting there....

29-03-2011, 08:06	#4
volospian Vodka Martini Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 786	I've got some on my phone, I just need to upload them to my host and link... I'll get around to it at some stage... lol

04-04-2011, 08:20	#5
volospian Vodka Martini Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 786	Bit more stripping on Sunday morning. Started on the engine bay, got the servo and master cylinders out, old fuse boxes, header tank and so on. Doesn't sound much but 40 year old bolts through the inner wing into the wheel arch can be a tad stubborn. I need more dremmel cutting discs now I didn't take any pics as there's not much obvious difference from the windowless pics, which I shall upload when I get 5 mins (although if you're that impatient, you can see them on FB here)

31-07-2011, 21:25	#6
volospian Vodka Martini Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 786	OK, a quick update... Not much to report, per se, but there are only 5 bolts holding the body onto the chassis now (out of over 30-odd, almost all needing to be cut out with the grinder) and they would have been sorted this weekend, only I can't get to the last bolts with the big grinder... I need some new dremmel grinding disks to sort these last buggers. Anyway, I have been scraping away at the crap in the car itself... almost clear. Next job is to sort the last 5 bolts and seperate the body. Then it'll be sorting the chassis out before I move onto the bodywork.... Some pics of the (almost) clean interior...

08-08-2011, 08:40	#8
volospian Vodka Martini Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 786	lol, you should see the state of the chassis. There are enough fixes required to the bodywork (you can see two holes at the bottom of the B posts in the top pic, for a start) but where there is actually any chassis left it is largely comprised of iron oxide... I'm hoping that the central rails are OK, and it's just the peripherals like the outriggers and some of the bracing that is kapput. I think that, after I've taken the body off, stripped the chassis and had it sandblasted, what remains will have more pinholes than Kurt Cobain, lol.

11-08-2011, 19:07	#9
volospian Vodka Martini Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 786	I'll soon get to find out the actual state of the chassis as I finally cut out the last few bolts today. I gave it a tug and it feels totally loose now. Just need to sort out exactly how I'm going to sepearte the two parts...