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> British 75 Rustoration, Bringing my 75 back from the dead Progress 22-8-11
veltror
post May 25 2008, 05:41 PM
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Well more progress now car very nearly stripped, not sure how to take out the metal dash frame but found a thread so Ill do that tomorrow. Welding (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif) starts next week. Here are some progress shots.

I hope it is of interest. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif)

Roman (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif)


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veltror   British 75 Rustoration   May 25 2008, 05:41 PM
veltror   Where did the seat belt mount go? This is not goo...   May 25 2008, 05:45 PM
Gint   :wttc: There are club members here that have repa...   May 25 2008, 09:39 PM
jimkelly   you will love this. http://www.914world.com/bbs2/...   May 25 2008, 09:45 PM
markb   :wttc:   May 26 2008, 12:15 AM
Jeff Hail   Well more progress now car very nearly stripped, ...   May 26 2008, 01:34 AM
plymouth37   :wttc: Start Welding! :welder: I look forwa...   May 26 2008, 10:36 PM
veltror   Right got the thing stripped now, and it has gone ...   Jun 2 2008, 03:21 PM
veltror   My 75 has what appears to be a heat shield unde...   Jun 2 2008, 03:23 PM
Bartlett 914   I would leave it on but that is me. Others have el...   Jun 2 2008, 03:48 PM
veltror   I would leave it on but that is me. Others have e...   Jun 2 2008, 06:40 PM
So.Cal.914   That will be quite a project, but worth it. Welcom...   Jun 2 2008, 04:56 PM
veltror   Nope its left hand drive only about a dozen or so ...   Jun 2 2008, 06:38 PM
hcdmueller   Left side of the road is way better. Add in round...   Jun 3 2008, 01:42 AM
swapped   Now if they could just put one faucet on their si...   Jun 3 2008, 04:02 AM
Randal   Left side of the road is way better. Add in roun...   Feb 15 2009, 11:03 AM
veltror   having two taps makes it easier to have a cold sho...   Jun 3 2008, 05:55 AM
veltror   Some progress, :smash: bodyman decided to drill o...   Aug 22 2008, 01:30 PM
SirAndy   Ideas?? If you go through all that trouble, why n...   Aug 22 2008, 01:34 PM
veltror   more pictures   Aug 28 2008, 06:37 PM
Eric_Shea   Looks like he's doing it right.   Sep 5 2008, 08:42 PM
veltror   Right one side is now being cut off, I really do n...   Oct 7 2008, 06:49 PM
SirAndy   :huh:   Oct 7 2008, 07:37 PM
Eric_Shea   http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads/post-8978-121...   Oct 7 2008, 07:49 PM
beech4rd   http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads/post-8978-12...   Oct 8 2008, 05:22 PM
veltror   I did hear, i always found him nice, I bought this...   Oct 7 2008, 08:03 PM
tdgray   WOW... your guy has his hands full with that one. ...   Oct 8 2008, 10:10 AM
veltror   Body Guy has never done a MGB, he prefers german i...   Oct 8 2008, 07:00 PM
veltror   :) Right near side sill formed and tacked into pl...   Oct 11 2008, 05:12 PM
Rod   Hi Roman, Great to see a 914 getting the attentio...   Oct 11 2008, 05:25 PM
veltror   Yep, I have the flares, just cannot decide if I wa...   Oct 11 2008, 07:34 PM
veltror   Right making good progress on one side :welder: ...   Oct 18 2008, 02:17 PM
veltror   Right one side nearly done but the outer suspensio...   Oct 25 2008, 05:36 PM
FourBlades   Someone parting out a car will have one for you. ...   Oct 25 2008, 06:05 PM
veltror   Right door pillar finished now top sill and look a...   Nov 1 2008, 09:59 PM
veltror   Right now for the other side, this is taking longe...   Nov 16 2008, 08:01 PM
veltror   :smash: This is getting expensive and worse then ...   Nov 22 2008, 12:07 PM
veltror   Some more :welder:   Nov 22 2008, 08:31 PM
sixnotfour   Hang in there, think west coast your next US buy.   Nov 22 2008, 08:37 PM
FourBlades   You will basically have a new 914 when you get don...   Nov 22 2008, 08:45 PM
markb   Kudos to you for reviving a car most of us would h...   Nov 22 2008, 09:04 PM
veltror   I think I am going to cry.... :(   Nov 23 2008, 11:47 AM
Eric_Shea   Well... if anybody can put Humpty-Dumpty back toge...   Nov 23 2008, 01:33 PM
veltror   Maybe but this is getting very scary, soon it will...   Nov 23 2008, 04:42 PM
veltror   ok i took a picture looking back up the remains of...   Nov 24 2008, 11:55 AM
veltror   Ok inner sill tacked on   Nov 29 2008, 03:44 PM
veltror   Ok rebuilt rear heater pipe and now need to reshap...   Dec 13 2008, 09:24 PM
carr914   Some progress, :smash: bodyman decided to dri...   Dec 26 2008, 07:08 AM
veltror   Big update, lots of work done over Xmas. cut out t...   Dec 27 2008, 12:32 PM
veltror   and some more   Dec 27 2008, 12:34 PM
jc914   Great job, you just keep up the good work. We can ...   Dec 27 2008, 01:35 PM
veltror   I wish I could take the credit for all the metalwo...   Dec 27 2008, 03:22 PM
veltror   some more   Dec 28 2008, 03:39 PM
SirAndy   That's some nice metal work right there! ...   Dec 28 2008, 03:45 PM
So.Cal.914   Cool, it's lke raising the dead. Your friend d...   Dec 28 2008, 04:00 PM
horizontally-opposed   Lotta work to do here, but it sure looks like you ...   Dec 28 2008, 04:36 PM
veltror   Some more pictures to keep ypou shaking your colle...   Dec 29 2008, 04:03 PM
Phoenix 914-6GT   Looks like you have it just perfect for a Sheridan...   Dec 29 2008, 04:08 PM
veltror   The left outer console was pretty much toast so Ch...   Dec 29 2008, 04:27 PM
veltror   Well the magician :welder: doing the bodywork my...   Jan 1 2009, 11:20 AM
veltror   and some more, I am sure most of you in the US wou...   Jan 1 2009, 11:23 AM
veltror   and some more...   Jan 1 2009, 11:26 AM
John Jentz   Amazing! Keep'em Driving!   Jan 1 2009, 11:55 AM
So.Cal.914   Dude. :)   Jan 1 2009, 12:01 PM
veltror   Right, turned the car round and got cracking on th...   Jan 3 2009, 03:37 PM
Eric_Shea   OMF'nG :o Amazing Roman! It's beginn...   Jan 3 2009, 08:20 PM
veltror   OMF'nG :o Amazing Roman! It's begin...   Jan 3 2009, 08:29 PM
veltror   Didn't look so bad when I started   Jan 4 2009, 07:30 PM
veltror   Some more pictures to keep you wondering why I am ...   Jan 8 2009, 06:11 PM
veltror   and a few more   Jan 8 2009, 06:14 PM
veltror   Ok gents, work has started ont he other side here ...   Jan 10 2009, 04:31 PM
veltror   :) Right I have been informed by magician welder ...   Jan 12 2009, 06:00 PM
veltror   and a few more   Jan 13 2009, 06:46 PM
veltror   Ok some more, the finish for this side is now in s...   Jan 15 2009, 12:34 PM
veltror   Right Marek made a lot of progress. Closed up the ...   Jan 17 2009, 09:02 PM
veltror   another picture of that amazing outer mount   Jan 19 2009, 06:35 PM
veltror   Ok time to start on the floor, some pictures may b...   Jan 24 2009, 02:49 PM
degreeoff   :WTF: Did your Grandpaw give this car to your Dad ...   Jan 24 2009, 03:53 PM
charliew   Boy I'll say one thing, this is great entertai...   Jan 24 2009, 05:57 PM
veltror   Before I put it up on its side I measured what I c...   Jan 24 2009, 07:03 PM
iamchappy   Good God, i cant bare to watch this anymore, I wil...   Jan 24 2009, 08:12 PM
ericread   Every time I look at your pics I am totally amazed...   Jan 24 2009, 08:18 PM
FourBlades   Don't worry, the pain of paying for it will fa...   Jan 24 2009, 08:25 PM
charliew   Maybe putting the doors back on to see what the ga...   Jan 24 2009, 09:21 PM
So.Cal.914   I think you Rock, to bring back the car you love k...   Jan 24 2009, 10:43 PM
veltror   The doors have been on a number of times but gaps ...   Jan 25 2009, 10:04 AM
veltror   Is there anything ehich is not rotten on this? At ...   Jan 31 2009, 08:43 PM
veltror   Well now I know why pressing on the brakes hard fe...   Feb 14 2009, 07:41 PM
veltror   I could be rude and say we have taps not faucets.....   Feb 15 2009, 03:36 PM
Randal   I could be rude and say we have taps not faucets....   Feb 15 2009, 07:19 PM
veltror   Even this is rotten R   Feb 17 2009, 05:16 AM
Solo914   Even this is rotten R You are hereby nominated...   Feb 17 2009, 12:16 PM
my928s4   Blimey, does it ever end !!! One thing...   Feb 17 2009, 08:58 AM
veltror   Just to let you know that I have not given up ...   Apr 21 2009, 02:20 PM
FourBlades   I have rust free front driver side suspension moun...   Apr 21 2009, 07:23 PM
veltror   Thanks John, but the suspension mounts have been r...   Apr 22 2009, 03:50 AM
Wes V   Just an observation; I live in California and lik...   May 24 2009, 08:59 AM
So.Cal.914   Dude, everytime I see your thread I am amazed. My ...   May 24 2009, 12:49 PM
Gigamight   Was that thing some kind of experimental deep sea ...   Jun 11 2009, 06:55 PM
FourBlades   What is going on with the rustoration? How are yo...   Sep 15 2009, 08:10 AM
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