Nicks Sammio Build - take 2

[lancelot link]

And he's off .....nice start Nick.

[WorldClassAccident]

Lancelot - are you at work tomorrow. I want some advice about how much to cut down the body work. I also want to pay the deposit (££££££££)

I will ring tomorrow to check.

None f your photos on the thread you recommended show the back of the car.

I love my angle grinder but dont want to destroy too much

[tlrtone]

Well it looks better now the weeds have gone.

[WorldClassAccident]

You should see my planed paint and detailing for the G46, something liek this


and then my next restoration project

[lancelot link]

Originally Posted by WorldClassAccident

Lancelot - are you at work tomorrow. I want some advice about how much to cut down the body work. I also want to pay the deposit (££££££££)

I will ring tomorrow to check.

None f your photos on the thread you recommended show the back of the car.

I love my angle grinder but dont want to destroy too much

Nick,
Yes we are about from 9.00 ish until 2.00 ish.

I have a customer coming mid morning but other than that its a bit of a tidy up day , so feel free to swing by !

[WorldClassAccident]

Cheers. Just want to give you some money and get reassurance on what to cut and what to leave. Heading down now.

[WorldClassAccident]

Bit of work done today. check this if you are interested. https://sites.google.com/site/g46wca/january-28

suggestions for the name of this beast please



I suggest Sammio

[tlrtone]

I reckon you should encase him in Amber and use him as the Gear Knob.

[Psycho pops]

I guess Sammio Spider is too obvious..

[WorldClassAccident]

Forgot to show the surface rust I uncovered on the outriggers. I had managed to get to the back of the outriggers and they seemed reasonably solid square steel with a touch of surface rust.

When I uncovered the front of the same bit of steel it had miraculously transformed into a single rusty leaf spring!




Any advice on Arc Welding?

It seems to be quite close to the plastic so I guess that might start melting / burning. not sure how best to approach that.

[garyh]

I think you will need to start from scratch!

[davecymru]

Originally Posted by garyh

I think you will need to start from scratch!

I hate to say it but based on my experiences, I agree.

[WorldClassAccident]

Define start from scratch please

I was thinking of cutting out the out rigger and replacing the whole length down the sides of the car.

For the bits that the outrigger is mounted to I was planning on cleaning up and then welding a bit on to the end if required.

Having said that, I haven't attacked it with the angle grinder and wire brush yet or even bought an arc welder so it is still theoretical at the moment.

All advice welcome

[tlrtone]

Looks like it it destined for a full body off rebuild. It will be the only way to make sure you have sorted everything. It is a pain to have to strip it all down, but the satisfaction of knowing that the next 10 years MOT's won't be a problem is a great feeling!

[redratbike]

think removing the lowerbody/floorpan might be in order

[WorldClassAccident]

Bu66er.

I think you are probably right though :-(

[Charman.tech]

Nick

No decision to be made floor pan, off and do the whole chassis.

Ours was gone in the same place and that is the best you will find a SE5a. The chassis repair was so simple new side rails both sides and front out riggers.

Chassis rails are available from Graham Walker Ltd next day delivery.

Did not have a welding kit at the time I did the work so I bolted and aligned the new new rails and a local freelance welder turn up to weld it all in place for about £35 I have not needed to use a welder since.

We have not worked on the car for the last month, been finishing the new garage, gutters and the boring bits outside, but god bits internally have fitted the garage out with tool racking systems and benches, will not post a picture in case no one talks to me in the future! All it needs is a bed and a wide screen telly.

Charlie my helper has also gone back to work abroad until May.

Rebuilding the front suspension is the current piece- meal job.

With the body off you can as mentioned by others refurbish the whole chassis and running gear

See our G46 V8 Mk1 thread

When naming our sammio's we should adopt the idea of Italianising your surname an idea devised by Madmark and ourselves in the pub one night, for instance:

Our surname is Charman so our car could be:-

1. Charmarini G46 V8 Mk1: or
2. Charmaratti G46 V8 Mk 1

Of course the name Sammio would be incorporates in the name but Gary might have to make the body wider to fit it in.

My wife being Italian maiden name was Lapi so that might work better as a Laparini or a Laparatti
In reference to how much to cut off the existing body, we cut and cut, and still had to cut more!

[WorldClassAccident]

Thanks for the confirmation. Now I just need to find all the bolts.

Spanner of angle grinder?

The seats are rusted in place so they are being ground off underneath.

[Charman.tech]

Can't believe you asked the question, angle grinder of course.

I think there are 14 bolts, but you will not have to unbolt the ones on the front outrigger he,he.

We also had to angle grind the set runners as well.

Good luck.

[WorldClassAccident]

Body free after much angle grinding ;-)

Can't break the steering column at the moment. I have removed one of the bolts in the UJ but my hammer doesn't seem big enough. I am bathing it in WD40 and having a beer while I think about it.

Any other suggestions