Early Javelin Restoration

[Grumpy Northener]

As if the metalwork wasn't exciting enough, you go and include a whole batch of Jowett porn to finish this update with.

Apologies

[TerryG]

ooooooooooohhhhhhhhh, porn!

[Grumpy Northener]

Just about to move house in the next few days so I have had to keep the peace and do the call of duty stint at home hence no work on the Jav - but a very successful NEC trawl of suppliers / services yielded some great results. With the shell / panels nearing welding completion it was still a concern that we could not treat the hidden rust in the double / triple metal skins / chassis box sections / inaccessible areas etc. We had looked at several companies offering dipping of the complete shell but there is much bad press about the process - it removes the paint to bare metal ok but then the process leaves chemical residue in the metal seams - these over time (up to 24 months later) create reaction with the cars new paintwork and I would be gutted to have put this amount of effort into the car to have the paint start to lift / react after the event (and its not even my own car).

We did a bit of research and found a company that offered a method that gives the bare metal / derust finish that we require but without the residue / paint reaction problems - they also state that their process will not effect the leadwork on the car - all other dip / strip processes do - the staff talked a lot of sense and on a practical / sensible no hassle basis - they even open at weekends so home restorers can deliver / collect - and even offer a collection delivery service at sensible prices

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911 shell at the show as a example of the process - The companies name is 'Envirostrip' and they are Tamworth based - the Javelin shell & panels are booked in for the first week of December so that we can get the car back for the festive break and start on the shaping up / paint preparation (I have to take compulsory holiday from the day job - and I don't want to spend two weeks watching Christmas telly or doing jigsaws)

The NEC shopping trip yielded good results - with the vast majority of the trim / odds / clips / fastenings / sundries & paint sourced along with odd tool

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Old English White will be utilised on the metal dash, metal interior trim and the road wheels

[Grumpy Northener]

Managed to unpick the tacks on the door repair and reshape it so that I could roll the swage line inwards to line up with the front wing & rear door

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Once I was happy with the alignment I removed the door and welded the repair fully - then cleaned it up and rehung the door

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[Grumpy Northener]

Still have some welding repairs on the doors to do in order to sort the previous bodged repairs

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Along with repairs to the n/s/r wing but now running out of time to get the shell & panels to the dippers before the holidays

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So the shell has its movement wheels under it and I managed to get it out of the workshop and on to the trailer by early evening - got back home with the trailer and will run the shell up to Tamworth tomorrow.

[Topaz]

Amazing - I can't believe that with all the chaos at home with the flood that you have still found time to work on the car

Mike

[TerryG]

You have to have the right priorities, Car first, house second.

In hindsight this may be why I argue with the other half so often

[Grumpy Northener]

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Loaded and ready for the run to Tamworth

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Unloaded - quite a bit easier when you have a forklift

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Just one of the many bodyshells having completed the bare metal process (many more were awaiting treatment) - so hopefully I will be able to collect the the rust free shell before the holidays

[Grumpy Northener]

Amazing - I can't believe that with all the chaos at home with the flood that you have still found time to work on the car

I need my distractions

[Grumpy Northener]

Mad busy with the day job but over the past few days found time to collect the now paint & rust free shell & body panels from Envirostrip at Tamworth - we have another Javelin project in the wings - this is a ex factory experimental car (hence very, very rare) having been sat in the corner of the workshop for a few years a decision was made to also have this car bare metaled - otherwise the trailer would have been going empty up to Tamworth - so having spent last weekend stripping the shell out, Keith then spent several evenings stripping the doors & panels down ready for the trip - We loaded up on Sunday and I drove the trailer up on Monday

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Javelin shell ready for the process

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Couple of sets of body panels

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Never one to miss the opportunity I also stripped the few bits of the bulkhead off my Jowett Jupiter special - which is a future project - so a proper trailer load with this lot