Body Is Off!!!

[melissachels]

Well I finally got round to taking the body off the terrano! Yeahhhh :thumb2

But then as per I found this:

http://s1061.photobucket.com/upload


So gotta rethink me rebuild plan slightly.....

 

[Banshee]

Well I finally got round to taking the body off the terrano! Yeahhhh :thumb2

But then as per I found this:

http://s1061.photobucket.com/upload


So gotta rethink me rebuild plan slightly.....

That link is invalid, just links to the photobucket upload page

 

[melissachels]

http://s1061.photobucket.com/user/Melissa_Mackenna/library/terrano stuff?sort=3&page=1

 

[Nav230]

I read all these stories of people on here about their rusty Terranos and the repairs etc. My hat off to such a dedicated bunch. Reminds me of my Land Rovering days. I wished that they had used some decent rustproofing in the factory too.

Are you gonna weld it up ? Or do you have other plans for the rolling chassis ?

 

[makeitfit]

Same old same old but at least it's easy to get at it now. Cut n shut, wont take long :thumbs
Been doing worse than that on mine and it's still on the chassis, well mainly :lol

 

[96terrano]

mines defiantly not as bad as that, i'm only taking the body off to protect it properly

 

[melissachels]

I read all these stories of people on here about their rusty Terranos and the repairs etc. My hat off to such a dedicated bunch. Reminds me of my Land Rovering days. I wished that they had used some decent rustproofing in the factory too.

Are you gonna weld it up ? Or do you have other plans for the rolling chassis ?

nah its too much its rotten everywher even what looks like a good bit so i'll be doing a bit of thinking & replanning as i like my heating & operating windows ect so classic tube body ain't gonna cut it. :augie

 

[Banshee]

Aww I hope you get it all sorted out

I feel lucky, mine is pretty much immaculate underneath from what I can see, lady who had it from new had it waxoyl'd the 3rd year she had it

I'm about to redo it with another 5 litres tomorrow hopefully or failing that over a few nights after work next week

MOT hopefully next Wednesday or Thursday depending on how soon I can get it booked in, scared to death , I've put so much time and money into getting this car straight :bow:bow

 

[melissachels]

Aww I hope you get it all sorted out

I feel lucky, mine is pretty much immaculate underneath from what I can see, lady who had it from new had it waxoyl'd the 3rd year she had it

I'm about to redo it with another 5 litres tomorrow hopefully or failing that over a few nights after work next week

MOT hopefully next Wednesday or Thursday depending on how soon I can get it booked in, scared to death , I've put so much time and money into getting this car straight :bow:bow

me too hence why i ain't giving up plus i've got a workshop & tools to hand, just time, i'll be doing chassis & new body whilst i'm at it.

 

[Banshee]

me too hence why i ain't giving up plus i've got a workshop & tools to hand, just time, i'll be doing chassis & new body whilst i'm at it.

May the mechanic gods be with you!!!!!

I hope you get it all sorted easily and don't have to throw too much time or money at it

 

[melissachels]

mechnically its good cos thats all been done, hence why i was so annoyed, but its rediculious to think my mot was only in march & it passed, stevie wonder i thinks

 

[96terrano]

mechnically its good cos thats all been done, hence why i was so annoyed, but its rediculious to think my mot was only in march & it passed, stevie wonder i thinks

Just weld up some bars,remount seats and steering colum onto chassis and run it how it is, be brilliant fun as you would get all the sounds and smells of the engine and rubbish gear. Be able to see everything working, also see exactly where youre wheels are when offroading, would love to do that with a scrap terrano or another separate chassis 4X4, be epic fun

 

[melissachels]

Finally got the bugger in the workshop!

Finally got the bugger in the workshop, I've only been waiting months:doh
I only get down there one day a week

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It is cleaning up well & its gonna be a looooonnnnngggg project I think but it'll be well woth it
oh & found out that my +2" shocks are too short :doh only got them in jan & truck got taken off the road in march/april oh well just need to get bigger ones :sly

 

[96terrano]

Just fit some seats, rig up the steering and drive it like that

 

[melissachels]

Just fit some seats, rig up the steering and drive it like that

with no engine or fuel or brake line?? don't think that'll work :lol

 

[96terrano]

with no engine or fuel or brake line?? don't think that'll work :lol

Nah, with the engine, brakes and everything in

 

[melissachels]

Nah, with the engine, brakes and everything in

engine can go back in but brake & fuel lines were rotten so need new ones front to back

 

[melissachels]

was down the workshop again to day & spent the day stripping down the front end
progress so far:


don't know if this is normal but the torsion bars look bent to me :nenau



Oh looky lovely rotten nuts to try & get out before i cn remove the torsion bars or the lower arm:doh:doh:doh any advice?

 

[clivvy]

lots of wd40 and an impact wrench

 

[96terrano]

same as the lwb from front back of the torsion bar anchor beam