lazer 1.6 project

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Martinlazer1.6
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lazer 1.6 project

Post by Martinlazer1.6 »

Hi all , just thought i'd share my lazer 1.6 project with you all


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I had the car for about 6 months now and have been concentrating on the bodywork mainly

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I have removed the rear leaf springs and replaced these and cleaned up the diff and painted, i now have new brakes all round , calapers,wheel cylinders,shoes,pads and some brake pads
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rather than replace the wing i repaired it , a rust hole was found after cleaning up the area and a patch was welded in

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the rust area has been repaired, a plate made up, welded up,welds ground back ,filled and primed , i was going to lead load the patch but was happy with filler.repairs to rear arch next .
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The rear arch is next, the rear part was in very good condition but the front was rusty , hidden by body filler

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the rusty area was cut out

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A repair patch was cut from an arch panel to fit exactly so it can be butt welded

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then welded in

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all finished off , only a small amount of body filler was needed due to the butt welds

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Martinlazer1.6
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I done a bit more work the the old girl.
The other arch was rusted more on this side

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Another patch was welded in and the welds were ground down smooth

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Then a small amount of filler was added , and finished off to complete the repair

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Post by Jayman »

Great work, it's motivation to sort mine out.
Since I got a capri I've said "over the moon" a lot more than ever before.
Martinlazer1.6
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Yeh once you get into it and get some results it feels
Good and knowing that it's all your work too , can't beat
A bit of evening work on the project in the garage .
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after much bodywork i have now re-painted my car
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base coat on

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looks great!
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Post by coyb1878 »

well done sir, looks ace!
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Re: lazer 1.6 project

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Laser
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lol yep that looks good when you want to do mine lol :lol:
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Re: lazer 1.6 project

Post by Andrew 2.8i »

Hi,
Well done, the repairs and paint look fantastic. 8-)

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Top job, going to have to do similar work to mine, guess a crash course in welding wouldn't go amiss.. Can't wait till mine looks that good.
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Exactly what I want to do too, just need to get someone with the skill to do it. Well done you looks fantastic :P
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Post by Martinlazer1.6 »

my car finally done

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Post by AndyPandy56 »

Many congratulations. An excellent finished job. :cool:

Did you remove the tailgate glass during repair/painting, or did you manage to mask around the rubber ? (only asking as I will need to have mine repainted next year.)

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Thanks , Carefully masked it up , couldn't if I was painting it a different colour really though , but this is the original colour
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Re: lazer 1.6 project

Post by Terra-Kotta »

Laser. It's laser.
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Re: lazer 1.6 project

Post by Arya2.0S »

That is beautiful! Is that Cobalt blue like mine?
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Thank you . No it's mineral blue .
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