R.I.P Typhoon

[Steves Cleenz]

Originally Posted by Southside_ZS

I've got on of them porta power tthings but mine didnt come with a puller like yours? How does it work? i.e what does it pull against?

basically its the opposite to the pusher but pulls lol, as for what it pulls against, you have to anchor the car down, in this case it was a load of bricks and a good handbrake and i pulled this off my van which was anchored down the same as the car

Originally Posted by Boot Hill Bandit

Great stuff Steve!!!

Just one question.........and it's not a snipe.......I'm just curious thats all......

If someone rammed you up the arse again (I sure hope not mate......for your sake and the cars) would the car not absorb the impact as it should do now since the shell has been weakened??? I honestly don't know mate.......it may be that it makes no difference.......just curious thats all.

Jim

i suppose it will be a little weaker, but sometimes it can be stronger when rebuilding as they way they are welded is quite shocking really from factory and when replacing new panels you always put more weld on

[markyzs180]

the welds in production are tested for strength and cost..remember that all cars have to crumple now! i remember one of the first front crash tests on the l322 range rover smashed the whole test to pieces but the rangey didn't bend a bit !!!!

[Steves Cleenz]

well its all finished now and just awaits the paintshop, just got to wait for the payout before it gets painted

here is a all in post:

Had a couple of hours off work today so decided to have a mess and a mooch,

here are some pics of it in the day





Door gap ?



Inside of boot



Chassis ( a little harder whack then the car would have been proper scrap)







Todays Progress:

After a few pulls with the Porta power the rear quarter dent has mostly popped out and is loads better than before:



The clamp lol



Got a door gap again lol:





Test fitting the new bits:







With the spoiler back on :







UPDATE!!

no work today so i thought i would get the rear panel off ready for fitting the new one,





UPDATE !!!

Rear panel fitted:








seam sealed and base coated, ready for the paintshop now, just got to wait for the payout







I will update this post every time i have a mess around with the car and try and get as much photo's as possible

[stamford]

Nice rear repair section.

[Steves Cleenz]

Originally Posted by stamford

Nice rear repair section.

i wasnt going to replace the rear panel but it looked to scruffy from the jig work, so for£180 i thought i would buy a new one, PITA to fit though still got to do a little work as the passenger light dont fit right, but that can be easily sorted

[stamford]

I think what you have done is right, makes you feel better as you would know it is there otherwise. I would do the same if it were me. Looks pretty good and from what you have done already I'm sure the light misalignment is nothing in comparison.

[zs willy]

Great job steve, a credit to you, looks the biz