a few pics of my r4

[nick jones]

Heres a few pictures of my r4tl originally from Majorca I have spent the winter giving it a refurb,would love some comments not too harsh please,regards nick

 

[reidalpine]

looks good Nick! Now go get out there......-R.

 

[harbourseal]

Uhmm. No bad comments available at this moment. Looks nice Nick.

 

[Paul Narramore]

Blue car, white wheels. What's not to like?

 

[JonathanT]

Majorca? Interesting Im guessing it had very little rust coming from that environment. But not so little that you had to weld the rear chassis legs?
Good Job!

 

[nick jones]

Majorca? Interesting Im guessing it had very little rust coming from that environment. But not so little that you had to weld the rear chassis legs?
Good Job!

hi,jonathan about 9 holes in total,all the usual places.The car was imported by the owner "mikey" of this forum in2011,but with no rust protection to speak of the dreaded tinworm soon took hold.Managed to repair though and has been pumped with dinitrol so hopefully will last a while yet.

 

[mr-reno-139]

That was creamy white when I last worked on that car
had previously been painted before he brought it to uk
I fitted fog lamp and mph speedo and some other jobs 4 yrs back

 

[nick jones]

Hi paul ,yes the respray was probably done in spain where at some time an upper rear quarter wing had a panel stitched over the original.It was actually very well done I didn't spot it when I purchased the car but, when I came to replace the lower wing there were two layers visible on the inside so took the plunge and cut it out with the grinder and fabricated a new flange.Many cardboard templates and metal bashing required ,thank god the steels so thin.

 

[Paul Narramore]

Nick, the last couple of images show how you repaired rust holes next to the front jacking points and the common method of bending up the outer sill. This seems a bit extreme and I was wondering if there is a less drastic solution?

 

[JonathanT]

Yup - Inbolt the body from the chassis and tip it up at the front only (Hic)

 

[nick jones]

Nick, the last couple of ages show how you repaired rust holes next to the front jacking points and the common method of bending up the outer sill. This seems a bit extreme and I was wondering if there is a less drastic solution?

Hi paul that a panel is tricky to remove as it is factory spot welded,racked my brains a bit and decided bending the panel below its welded points was the easiest option.I am a carpenter by trade so all this welding malarkey is a whole new experience to me.