Duc1991 HZ Supermint Sandman

[Robbo]

Great work, your'e really getting into it now. Well worth the effort.

[Alien DNA]

Nice one Duc....seen vans a lot worse than yours

[Duc1991]

Good progress!

Can feel like a dog chasing it's tail but you'll get on top of it. All in all it doesn't seem all that bad really.

Yeah I thought when I removed the guards, there may be heaps of rust. I was pleasantly surprised.

[micks_sandman]

Good one Mick keep up the good work, wont be long and you will be driving it

[Duc1991]

Great work, your'e really getting into it now. Well worth the effort.

Thanks . Had a big day today- just ran out of daylight.

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Good one Mick keep up the good work, wont be long and you will be driving it

Thanks Mick. As you can see I have found a better rhs GTS guard. Picked it up from Jimboomba two weeks ago.

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Nice one Duc....seen vans a lot worse than yours

Thanks Alien. My Irish panel beater and I had a good look a few weeks back and someone has done some pretty good repairs at some stage.

[Duc1991]

This weekend's effort - found some more rust, but not that much. All going well.Sandman_resto_8 001.jpgSandman_resto_8 004.jpgSandman_resto_8 005.jpgSandman_resto_8 009.jpgSandman_resto_8 010.jpgSandman_resto_8 011.jpgSandman_resto_8 012.jpgSandman_resto_8 020.jpg

[mjb]

easy enough to repair, I have done this style repair many times over the years, basically just slide a piece of folded metal in behind and weld though the rust holes, weld through primer or a zinc rich metal primer on the inside of the patch helps with longevity too

rough!
i'm not sure if you're taking the piss.
given the access there's nothing stopping someone skilled with an oxy being able to butt weld sections in and filing them up... (or even a quick tap up and light skim of nikki to keep costs down)

[Innuendo]

I'd want to know more about whats under that bog in images 4 and 6. Somebodies been at it before and you'd want to know exactly how it was dealt with.

[Duc1991]

Yes I know what you mean. Still working on it. That will be next weeks job.

[Vombil]

if you're going to dig deep it'd start by taking the windscreen out. there should be a bitta gold in there for ya!

in pic2 i think you will need to cut/unpick cowl to access the plenum chamber for repairs - looks like its rotted from the inside out- this section and the top cowl section having rust would also explain the rust in the bottom of the a-pillar behind your guard. its a big job. you might look at taking out dash, glove box and heater ducting to get at it from the inside/underside too.

bit by bit.. you'll get there