Been a while

Lets see, last post was hinges, so what have I done...

Firstly, the black door is now on, and looks good!

Fixed that courtesy light switch I broke with the door.

Whilst adjusting my steering wheel, managed to trap a wire from the wiper switch blew the relay for the intermittent, wash wipe and park for the wipers. Got pretty good at parking them by guessing though. New relay in and that was fixed.

Snapped the bonnet release cable, new cable in, replaced the bolt on the clamp and that sheered off, here's hoping I don't have to replace that again.

Got my reversing light switch replaced after it being broken for about 3 years. Then had to re-wire to the back of car, as when the rear x-member was replaced my dad managed to put an angle grinder through the cable, or so we think. Anyway, that's working now too.

Removed the side steps from the car, so they can be ground back and re-sprayed. Also moved the CB aerials to the back of the car, but now got to make some new cables for them as they're too short.

All in all, I've been quite busy, and still lots to do!

As promised, here's the pics of the hinges, as well as some checker-plate sills I found.

Back in black!

Gave up on the tow bar kit for a bit, decided the rear door was more important. Drilled up holes for the rear wiper, cable for the heated screen and some holes to fill the door with waxoyl. Need to manufacture a bracket for it but no real hurry. Now waiting on some sealant, so I can put the window into the door. Whilst doing this, I remember about some hinges I had as the drivers one had pretty much failed. Was going to spray the door and hinges white, but one of the colours I needed to mix it up is lead based, with no alternative. So, satin black it was!

Door came pre-primed but we decided one more coat wouldn't hurt, then two coats of black on the inside and four on the outside. Left it over night then moved it to the conservatory to let it 'bake'.
At the same time we sprayed the hinges, but with acid etch primer as they're a pain to rub back etc.

Pulling the doors off is a relatively straight forward process, as long as you make sure you get the door stay/runner off as well. They're bloody heavy though! Had to drill some of the old bolts out, dam rust!

Filled the bulkhead with waxoyl, used rust remover gel and primer on some of the rust spots in preparation for some fresh paint. After reading on the net about how much of a pain replacing the captive nuts on the bulkhead are, they can fall down into it and never been seen again, decided it would be best to put some string through the hole for the bolt, and pass the other end out the slot for the u-clip. Then threaded that through the nut and attempted to put them on. Not to bad really. Next, had to line up the door. Closed it on the latch, and managed to break the close switch for the interior lights, learn from my mistake, push the door in place but too far back, then slide forward! Once I got all the bolts on I nipped them all up and loosened them a quarter of a turn. Opened the door and supported it with a jack and a block of wood. Spent ages shouting and swearing at the door, but it turns out the drivers side is misshapen due to my dad putting the car on its side last winter. Passengers side was easy as anything, literally on and it was perfect!

Spent today trying to get some rivets for the checker plate sills I've had lying around. No joy, why cant the packets have the the size of the head of the rivet on it. So, I put it on with M6 bolts, even if it doesnt match the plate on the bonnet. Still, got the job done and looks awesome. Just gotta get the new door and I've decided I want some plate for the rear quarters, looks a bit bare.
Photos are still uploading, so I'll try get them up tomorrow

Hobbs92