General UT Restoration, New Thread. UPDATED 19/09/08 STRIPPED IT READY FOR A RESPRAY!!

[Dunc Uno Turbo]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 02/02/06*

its a redued throw matey.

anyway, before i hit the beers thought id start on my rear beam. so got it into the shed and started trying to get bits off! then cleaned it up with wire wool/brush and drill. alot of the bolts have rusted up so i left alot on as u can see lol! anyway, will try harder to strip it tomoz but just wanted to get some paint on it to see.

out came the paint, no where near finished yet, gotta strip the brakes off etc and then paint the whole lot. will also fit my power flex rear buses too! gonna look mint dont u think?

anyway, also stripped my anti roll bar down, will be painting this silver. basicly, every component under the car will be painted, and the underneath of the car sprayed the same colour as the rest of the car. so will look as good underneath as on top hehe!

Dunc

 

[T.E.D. Jordan]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 02/02/06*

Very very nice! What paint did you use? hammerite? If so, do not spill petrol or brake fluid on it or it rusn off the other paint! Luckily i found this out before i painted my motorbike tank with the spray hammerite!

 

[faster4_tec]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 02/02/06*

nice one on the rustproofing manouver.

When you say you are painting the whole shell (inc underside) in same colour, do you mean in top coat type paint, or in the underseal stuff, or underseal stuff underneath and top coat on top? Just top coat on its own will last 5weeks with the amount of crp and stones on the road.


Just take an angle grinder to them bolts, or better still, a plasma torch:slayer:

 

[charlieboy]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 02/02/06*

your on a roll now dunc

and with lighter nights coming up.....more time! you dont need beer,put money into the uno....or just go to the pub and hope someone offers youa drink lol

charlie

 

[Dunc Uno Turbo]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 02/02/06*

punto_jr cheers man, glad u like it! yeah its just hammerite im using, should help it last!

faster, yeah, also looks good as well as helping to protect against rust, so bonuses all round lol

cheers charlie, uno shouldnt take too long to do, just waiting on my cage which is gonna be about 6 weeks, booo

anyway, today ive carried on painting the rear beam, its looking really nice now dont ya think?

also painted my anti roll bar too :yum:

but the best bit of the day is.............MY SHELL IS AT MINE!!!!! wooohooo!! :devil: :devil:

had to fit UT steering rack, bonnet, seat and a few other bits so i could tow it home hehe! got a solid bar and it works a treat!

and here is it back at mine

anyway, i gotta do some prepping to the shell, like drill hoes to mount the FMIC, my passenger foot rest which hasnt arrived yet grrrr!

so has bin a productive day!!

ENJOY

Dunc

 

[Louie Bee]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 02/02/06*

Well done mate – about time !

6 weeks off work for Dunc

Do you think you’ll be ready for Stanford Hall this year?

I'm sooo glad I deleted most of your ‘I’m selling up’ thread in Uno section on your darkest day .

 

[Chas Uno]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 02/02/06*

Let the work begin Dunc! Glad it's all starting to come together. Or at least all the parts are coming together so you can get it all together. If you know what I mean

That pic of someone in the engine bay made me laugh. Is this your new motive power?

Oh, and the axle beam is looking good, but a bit of advice here. Hammerite claims to have 'rust killing' properties, but in my experience it was never that good as rust nearly always came back.

What I do now to bare metal suspension components is to give them a coat of Zinc rich primer (or Holts anti rust primer). These do a far better job than Hammerite on its own, plus give a good surface base for the next coat of paint. Then coat with Hammerite, and then it seems to hold the rust at bay.

I can't find the link to it (can't be bothered more like!), but you can see how I painted my anti-roll bar and brackets in the Uno section. Mine were painted bright blue

I've also done the same with a suspension arm, but am waiting for some warm weather before I fit it. Yup, southern softie

Keep up the good work with the turbo!

 

[chaos]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 02/02/06*

That pic of someone in the engine bay made me laugh. Is this your new motive power?

Oh yeah, didn't you know that 1 man under the bonnet is equivalent to having a 350 bhp lump?

 

[Dunc Uno Turbo]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 02/02/06*

cheers peeps for all ur encouragement

on a roll now, just wanna get it finished!!

1986Uno45S, ahh bugger, i thought hammerite would have bin fine gutted, well, we'll see how long it lasts!

got some more competition bonnet pins through the post today and my passenger alloy footrest. will post pics later whan i get home! just need to get a new angle grinder and get the rest of the shell cut up! bloody thing! want the new rear turrets off it and rear pannel!

Dunc

 

[christopher watson]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 02/02/06*

1986uno45S is right about the hammerite, as i sanded down my wheels and painted them with hammerite but almost immediately the rust started coming back

 

[Dunc Uno Turbo]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 02/02/06*

1986uno45S is right about the hammerite, as i sanded down my wheels and painted them with hammerite but almost immediately the rust started coming back

gutted anyway, we shall see!

anyhow, today i went and spent £60 on a new angle grinder this things a beast! and is a proper hardcore one and totally ate the uno up!
here my mate getting stuck in with what was left

whilst we were cutting the shell up my mate jonny (whose shell it originally was) took any other bits like head lining etc out of the new shell for me

we carried on cutting it up and stuffing it into my van hehe
dont worry, we made sure the handbrake was on LOl

took all the bits down to Albert Looms Scrapyard in derby and got rid. had to do two trips tho! was a bit gutted at this point, well, gutted for about 2 secs and then thought "at least its out my way now lol"

anyway, came home, swept the drivway, got it all really tidy cos i was sick of it being a mess and put the new shell into position well chuffed with todays progress now the fun really starts hehe

looks all happy, ready for 200bhp

even put my uno turbo rear glass in today as it was in my bedroom and getting in my way! took the other glass to the scrappy!

also went to the post office as they had tried to deliver this the other day but i wasnt in, my alloy passenger foot/kick plate (thats just blue protective film on it, its silver really)

so, a very very productive day, got sooo much done and im proper happy

Dunc

 

[jamie86]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 02/02/06*

Wohoo :slayer:

Progress at last

Get it sorted mate I want that go you promised

 

[charlieboy]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 02/02/06*

fooing awesome! loads of work done at once well done

sorry for laughing.....but look how high the uno is ...wheres arc hehe

off topic kinda...but...i like the "b" in the TC sticker on the window, pretty nifty that

charlie

 

[Louie Bee]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 02/02/06*

:woot: Dunc .

Nice to see you all getting stuck in .

 

[bulldog5046]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 07/02/06*

some pretty hardXcore uno porn there

 

[faster4_tec]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 07/02/06*

I think its easily going to be the tidiest unoT around

although you should have drowned everything in rust converter before you hammerited it, as with surface rust on componants it just eates it up and turns it into white paste which you rinse off. then dry then prime and paint, and you will be 'guernteed' not to see rust again for min 20years!!!!

 

[Nyx]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 07/02/06*

my god lad!!! you got off your bun and did something! im in shock... yet i dont actually see u doing anywork

 

[Dunc Uno Turbo]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 07/02/06*

cheers for your comments peeps

and cheers ally, bah!

yeah, im tempted to redo the rear beam now, and everything i havent done will be getting rust treated first before hammerite painted! hehe

and yeah, i hope too that this will be one of the cleanest UTs around both ontop and underneath all painted and looking mint!

i did say im gonna work on it full steam ahead now

Dunc

 

[T.E.D. Jordan]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 07/02/06*

Good idea with the repaint. Hammerite works well but remember that it comes off with petrol and brake fluid. BUT if rust converted first then it really helps to make it last.

Looking sexy though mate I cant wait to see the progress reports in the future like when the shell gets fully seam welded and then painted, its gonna be minted



Jordan

 

[gazzaman2k]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 07/02/06*

looks like its comming along fine, great work, just wondering....

what BHP is that kind of engine?

gaz