Nice pictures Owen. The cars look great and the colours compliment them, especially against that lovely blue sky.

Tony

Great inspiration. Couldn't find you mentioning what kind of welding equipment you have used, have you used MIG MAG all the way? If so are you using .6 mm or .8 wire? Have you used welding primer or have you cleaned the welding areas for paint before welding? How did you weld in the front part to the front wings, is it possible to do the normal MIG/MAG spot welds with a 6 mm hole drilled in one of the parts?

yes yes and yes lol i ve used .6 and .8 , ive used zinc primer or red lead on all repairs , ive welded front from front seams as well as welding from behind the seams . owen nw
back seats done and back fronts now away , and i like what ive seen owen nw

SverreC said:

Great inspiration. Couldn't find you mentioning what kind of welding equipment you have used, have you used MIG MAG all the way? If so are you using .6 mm or .8 wire? Have you used welding primer or have you cleaned the welding areas for paint before welding? How did you weld in the front part to the front wings, is it possible to do the normal MIG/MAG spot welds with a 6 mm hole drilled in one of the parts?

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back seat back from the trimmers and in the car owen nw

Hi Owen. Looking good.

I've done my front seats but have the back ones to do. Thought they would be easier than the front but turns out to be the other way.

Were your back seats done with a kit that uses straps under the seat? (Got mine from Ricambio UK.) The original vinyl stapled on to the wooden bottoms. But these using straps don't seem to fit the shape as easily. Anyone know any tutorials or guides for the back seats?

Tim

i got an ole upholster beside me to do them , he made them from scratch owen nw

front seats now ready owen nw

mate landed with a strip stainless mesh that he found in a car in the scrap yard new in a packet and it was an exact fit, placed on the grill and run a bead of glue on to keep it on and held with loom ties , which il cut of tomorrow when the glue sets . and held with stainless screws
owen nw

Exactly what I've been looking for.

the mesh can be bought over the counter he tells me you cut it to size ,its used on body kits owen nw

new seal to be glued on


also new badge handles engine lid lock etc


new roof bar


oiled the insid eof the door to repell water

tomorrow myself and stewarty visit our first car show together with the 2 126 s and a friends 500 , we spent all day preping them had a bit of crack too owen nw colm stewarty

on route
at stewartys ie rs autos



mr edd another friend rebonded teh quargter glass es

now stewartys pics lovely



stewarty hard at work


colm and micheal

a proud colm


now with new graphics

first outing for the 2 fiats , then tony landed with his 500 so all 3 irish cars where on disply owen nw



tiny with some friends



the three irish in a row


me da with tiny

brillant day and lots of interest in all 3 cars , owen n w

so 70 s or what ghia is 72 127 77 owen nw

after a year of trying to track down original dash parts for my 500 i finally got them thanks to a very good friend in the fiat work GARY VIPOND , he managed to source them for me and at a ggod price , i stripped the dash and flattened it with 800 wet dry and hand polished and am well pleased ,

and got a new metal sunroof clip and good headlights owen nw one step closer






the 2 dash light in the pic are rocking horse ****e to find £50 each on ebay i got miner in a deal
spare mph clock again rocking horse ****e to find