New S13 Rebuild

Daniel · Post by **Daniel** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 8:31 am

Aah ja shoulda seen that. My folks live there

veecee · Post by **veecee** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 10:16 am

hey fly...

where's the donor car from?

that red bit looks like a donor rear quarter skin???

Daniel · Post by **Daniel** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 10:22 am

Pity it wasnt the right side...then id know where to get the left side that i need

Fly200 · Post by **Fly200** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 10:27 am

The rear quarter is from a smash that Marmic Durban had. The rest of the car is very bad. I needed the front to but the only thing that we could work with was the rear section and the left door.

Very hard to find parts, when people crash, they crash hard.

veecee · Post by **veecee** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 10:40 am

damn right...

and when they do crash, they try to charge mad-crazy prices for the seconds that can be salvaged.

i'm trying to find those vents that go under the rear quarter skins, impossible so far!

i just know when i do find them, that i will have to take the tub of vaseline with me for part payment!

good luck man, its good that you're trying to keep it on the road!

Gary57 · Post by **Gary57** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 10:48 am

i'm trying to find those vents that go under the rear quarter skins, impossible so far!

What vents??

veecee · Post by **veecee** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 11:08 am

Gary57 wrote:
i'm trying to find those vents that go under the rear quarter skins, impossible so far!
What vents??

sorry fly. off topic.

gary - there are vents on each side of the spare tire tub. in the holes on the inside of the rear quarter skins. they allow air to escape when shutting the doors, to make it easier to shut. they are like one-way vents, allow air out, but not in. mine aren't there and thats why i have so much dust in the car!

you can check if lie down under the petrol tank and look up between the chassis and the outer skins!

ok - back on topic!

Fly200 · Post by **Fly200** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 1:32 pm

The car is almost straight now. This is some of the work done on the bench.

veecee · Post by **veecee** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 1:56 pm

did they straighten the bonnet?

or is it also from a donor?

intrested to see if its possible to straighten a bonnet!

Fly200 · Post by **Fly200** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 2:04 pm

Yes they fixed the bonnet without cutting the inside panels. There was damage to half the bonnet. When it's painted you will see how straight it is. Also the one fender in the picture was repaired.

ChemCool · Post by **ChemCool** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 8:44 pm

I appreciate you share this with us. Interesting. Thanks. Great.

Fly200 · Post by **Fly200** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 8:56 am

The project is moving along well. The car is now straight and is coming off the bench soon. Thanks for the replies, keep them coming.

Toby · Post by **Toby** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 10:38 am

That's an amazing amount of work going into that car - great to see! That workshop is nice and clean and the work looks skilled! Very impressed so far

Gary57 · Post by **Gary57** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 11:11 am

Where abouts is your shop?? Maybe Ill come visit and see the car??

Fly200 · Post by **Fly200** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 4:57 pm

Hey Gary

The shop is in Pietermaritzburg on the corner of Burger street and Durban road, right over the road from McDonalds. Visit anytime