'tool time' story: how I recreate my MK 4

[dkp_cobra]

Now, without paint just polished. I think they are much nicer now.
   

   
   Do you think it is a good idea to make a boot out of board? It is cheap and easy to work with. [:)]
   

   

[dkp_cobra]

The seats are modified and painted. I plan not to use the head rest. It was a dis-construction. The elastic straps at the back of the seat weren't able to work because the slider for the head rest stopped your back.
   

   

   
   Do you want to have a look inside your tank? I found a washer inside [:0]
   

[Mark IV]

If you only found a washer, you were lucky! We had a lot of trouble with aluminum particles in the tanks clogging fuel filters on the early cars. Some in as little as 200 miles.
   
   Rick

[dkp_cobra]

Hi,
   
   here are some news. I don't know why but one wall of my drivers footbox was missing.
   

   
   It was covered by something made of aluminium.
   

   
   I used this aluminium as a negative form to build a GRP part.
   


   
   This part was fitted to the missing wall.
   

   
   Now, if have a closed footbox. I guess I take some advantages when driving in rain [:)]
   


   
   In the meantime I restored an old switch indicator. These are the parts I already painted:
   




   
   Like a new one [:I]
   

[Jan_AC_MKIV_1227]

Hi,
     The rear fender protectors look great polished, how did you clean them up like that?  Mine have small pits, knicks, etc. and I would really like to freshen them up, any ideas??
   
   Jan

[jbottini]

Jan, sorry to butt in , but Flitz or Meguirs metal polish will clean them incredibly. You could then clear coat, but that defeats the sacrifical purpose and makes another job. The pits, dents, dings scrathes (deep ones)will have to be filled. As this is SS (I think0 it would be tedious and time consuming. try Flitz first...when bright, the "spats" blemishes seem to fade. jim

[Mark IV]

As the spats are stainless, pits can be sanded out starting with 180 grit and progressing to 1500 or so, best done wet. They may then be polished. Jim is right, when they are bright some of the flaws disappear in the glare!
   
   Rick
   
   Edited for fat-finger spelling...

[dkp_cobra]

Here are some pictures of my progress working on the new boot. It is totally unbelievable for me how much time this costs. And if I have a pattern for the one side it doesn't fit the other side ...
   

[dkp_cobra]

The boot is finished:

[jbottini]

incedibly nice work

[Athi]

Dear me!
   
   
   This is no mean feat!

[dkp_cobra]

Back from holiday I removed the color. Oh dear, the terror is below the coat.
   
   Here, everything looks perfect.
   

   
   But what happened here?
   
   


   
   Has anybody an explanation for that? The previous owner had no accident. Maybe the first owner. But is doesn't look like an accident. It looks like the same awful weldseam as it was used for the filler cap. And that was covered by the original body filler.
   
   Is it possible that beside the real good craft men at Autokraft also some rookies were used for some welding work? It nearly looks like that. Maybe someone of you knows that.

[Mark IV]

Brian Angliss would have sacked anyone at Autokraft who did work that looked like that! I suggest the scoop was bent by a previous owner and "repaired" by someone with no aluminum welding skills!
   
   That is NOT factory work!
   
   Perhaps you should contact Brooklands Motor and get a replacement lower panel. The shape of that peice is wrong, it is bent up and the scoop opening is all wrong. you can fix it but a new piece might be easier.
   
   rick

[TLegate]

I totally agree with MkIV and can categorically state that the disaster seen above had nothing to do with Autokraft. I doubt it could have been made by human hands. Brooklands have what you seek....

[dkp_cobra]

I think the first owner had an accident (and a bad welder). Look here:
   

   
   This is how it should look like (picture comes from Steve Gray from www.brooklandsmotorcompany.co.uk. Thank you). Now, my welder has to decide what to do.
   

   
   In the meantime I prepared the new dashboard.
   

   
   The two round holes below are for a socket and the warning light switch. The other slot is necessary for the steering look.