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rud helsen
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 Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 2:36 am Post subject: Resto Oval '56 Deluxe "Marie" |
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Hey guys,
I've found some spare time to post my complete resto here as well...
First some background; I've found the oval stalled in a heated garage for over 12 years. the guy bought it but never found the time to start with the resto. There were already some works done maybe 15... or more years ago but in the best way...
Some pictures were I found the oval;
On the way home...
His new home...
We couldn't resist to start working on it already... with result: nightshift  and body off already 
My split is turned in to a storage room for the moment  
Made a very litlle mistake 
MATCHING NUMBERS;
Next day, some great help again from the guys;
In the meantime we also drove to another friend who needed some help to get his KG body off... We drove in style of coarse... 
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rud helsen
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| Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 2:39 am Post subject: |
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When we found some spare time in the evening we did some chrome polishing...
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rud helsen
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| Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 2:41 am Post subject: |
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After a few hours cleaning the chassis (no further work at all was needed...) we gave it a nice layer of epoxy and then some finishing paint.
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rud helsen
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| Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 2:42 am Post subject: |
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rud helsen
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| Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 2:44 am Post subject: |
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finishing off the chassis;
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rud helsen
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| Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 2:45 am Post subject: |
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gettin' some work done on the gearbox;
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rud helsen
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| Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 2:46 am Post subject: |
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broken...
a bit cleaner...
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rud helsen
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| Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 2:50 am Post subject: |
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then I decided to go and sandblast the body. it was the best option...
some lost alain
back home after eating sand for 3 hours 
Epoxy >>
Some loose parts...
Started some welding ...
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rud helsen
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| Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 2:56 am Post subject: |
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the original interior was covered all the time... doorpanels were in great shape, back seat as well only one of the front seats was eaten up by some mice!
Zo kwam het er mooi af  en tevens dus het ORIGINELE interieur !! ( waar geen reet aan is !!  )
I started working on my "spit", in the meantime my girlfriend worked on the interior...
Doorpanels...
The good front seat.
The bad one
Backseat pretty good shape;
some terrible sheet metal that I'd ordered;
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rud helsen
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| Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 3:01 am Post subject: |
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finished off the "spit"
Here we go...
Six flags ...
some small welding had to be done first, else I couldn't mount the spit...
some time left so already made some changes on the sheetmetal;
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rud helsen
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| Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 3:04 am Post subject: |
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some more work done again... like I said before... there had been done some welding already by a ***** so... we do it again properly;
received a piece of cloth (sample) to check if it's correct with the original one;
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rud helsen
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| Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 3:10 am Post subject: |
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Next;
Home made sheetmetal; nothing better!
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rud helsen
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| Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 3:16 am Post subject: |
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the last thing I did...
bottem plate is also been replaced. already replaced a small piece of the upper side. still need to fix the rest.
past mooi;
et voila...
finishing off the a-pilar;
fixing the rear fender in the evening (adult aducation  )
the side;
this is all for the moment... |
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HaPe
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| Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 5:17 am Post subject: |
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Super gaaf project zeg!! Er wordt goed laswerk verricht! Die blijf ik zeker volgen...!
Awesome project! Some good welding skills! I'll keep following this one for sure... |
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rud helsen
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| HaPe wrote: |
Super gaaf project zeg!! Er wordt goed laswerk verricht! Die blijf ik zeker volgen...!
Awesome project! Some good welding skills! I'll keep following this one for sure... |
Thanks! |
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Schwing
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rud helsen
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| Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 8:43 am Post subject: |
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| Schwing wrote: |
Wow looks fantastic!
Can you post more pictures of the front panel repair? Its the area behind the pedal assembly and underneath the gas tank. I have to do the same repair on both sides and the same as yours only much worse since mine rusted on both the inside and outside panel.
Much appreciated! |
I'll check... "normally" there should be some more pics... if not; I also need to fix the other side so no worries Mine was welded there already but like I said before it was done in a terrible way > rusting metal just left behind it... however the inner side was still in a very good condition. I'll send you a PM when I've found them |
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johnshenry
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| Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 9:17 am Post subject: |
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Wow, what a great amount of progress in just those pics!! How much time has gone since you started work?
I look forward to seeing the rest of the resto, thanks for posting the pics....
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nick696
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| Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 9:38 am Post subject: |
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Damn rud, you are catching up on me
I wish my workplace wasn't my drive way. Only can work in the summer time 
Keep up the good work man |
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rud helsen
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| Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 10:33 am Post subject: |
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| johnshenry wrote: |
Wow, what a great amount of progress in just those pics!! How much time has gone since you started work?
I look forward to seeing the rest of the resto, thanks for posting the pics.... |
I've got my oval for 4 months now. I was working on my split first untill she came along hehe... |
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