1990 country squire resto/lowrider in UK

[andyfanshawe]

Trial fitted the side panel and a right angled strip



Strip spot welded in on top of rust proofing fluid that has now flowed all over because of the welding heat



Vertical panel etch primed on the planned tough to reach areas and spot welded in







Next I will produce a second vertical wall running alongside this one and close it all off to mimick the factory setup.

Andy.

[andyfanshawe]

Starting to close off the side section with the boxing in of the frame captive nut





Top section made and clamped in place. This will be spot welded and plug welded in- but not before sealing it all inside with rustproofer.





Andy.

Gonna be a looong cold winter in the garage.

[andyfanshawe]

Trying to close off the back left corner now.

Quick reminder of state of play



Here's the closing off side section and the top being spotwelded together



And the finished product


Here it is in place as a quick check for fit



Tomorrow it will be removed and seam sealed inside and etch primed, then fully rustproofed before finally welding in.

Andy.

[rellik god]

nice work andy you should make access hole for other body mount.actually you should make access holes for all mounts now that you can

[andyfanshawe]

nice work andy you should make access hole for other body mount.actually you should make access holes for all mounts now that you can

Hi rellik god.
Great minds think alike! That was my next job. A nice flared hole for the forward most body mount and a few more smaller ones for rustproofing purposes.

Andy.

[Piece-it pete]

I'm not sure how many times I can say wow, but I haven't hit the limit yet. Wow!

Pete

[andyfanshawe]

Rectangular body mount access hole cut out and edges flared to retain some rigidity.





3 more access holes created by my sheet metal punch





Welded joints seam sealed and inside of panels etch primed and painted white for rust protection once it is all welded in and inaccessible





All welded in...





Tomorrow I'm going to etch prime, prime and paint that area green - just to see what it may look like when the cars painted!! Bit of motivation............!

Andy.

[andyfanshawe]

I wish I had his tools. I could learn the skills.

I built up the skills and built up my tool collection at the same time!! The spot welder for example, I bought in the early 80's!! Oxy acetylene equipment at about the same time and my first MIG welder about 1986. Everything else just evolved after that.

Andy.

[87gtVIC]

Amazing work again Andy. Keep it up. This thing will be so cool looking once complete. Heck it is cool looking now seeing all of your craftsmanship. Will be a shame when it is all covered up.

[andyfanshawe]

Amazing work again Andy. Keep it up. This thing will be so cool looking once complete. Heck it is cool looking now seeing all of your craftsmanship. Will be a shame when it is all covered up.

Hi 87gtVIC.
If mine looks anywhere near as cool as yours I'll be a happy man. I still follow your build with interest.

onto the other side.
In this shot you can see the edge of the floor and where it has been cut from the rest of the body



Heres a view from above that shows how much of a gap I have got to fill! Its taken from the top downwards if you are trying to figure it out



Heres the first side panel made up to fill that gap and a right angled section spotwelded on for the floor to be welded to





Welded in and thoroughly rustproofed before anything else





Cardboard template made up for next section



Transferred to steel and here is how I put the right angled bends in





Card template made of side section



More soon...........

Andy.

[andyfanshawe]

New steel cut and shaped and offered for trial fit. Not bad!





Now needs the body mount access hole and rustproofer access holes. Here is the way I get the flares on the corners...with a 3/8" extension bar and a hammer! And some mole wrenches to start the bends off.


Before it gets welded in the whole interior section gets further rustproofing and the new steel gets seam sealed, etch primed and painted white (spare colour left from previous touch ups when the car used to be white!!





Now I've got to wait for the paint and rustproofer to set/go off before welding otherwise it all goes up in flames. Still produces loads of smoke though!

Andy.

[andyfanshawe]

2 random sexy pics of my Lincoln Mark 8 awaiting springtime again! One photo taken at my Mum's house and the other taken at a local supermarket





Andy.

[marquisman]

I dont know if this has been asked but, are 'merican cars pretty common in the UK? Or do you get lots of looks?

[tjc78]

I'd be willing to bet that both of Andy's rides are a rare sight in the UK. The fuel economy alone (with the crazy gas prices over there) would probably be the number one reason.

[andyfanshawe]

I dont know if this has been asked but, are 'merican cars pretty common in the UK? Or do you get lots of looks?

Hi Marquisman.
Very rare to see any on the roads here in the UK. But then I went to a show near London last year and 7000 turned up in one place!! Then they all disappeared back to their garages till next time!!
They certainly have got a dedicated following over here, but is certainly diminishing due to running costs (as tjc78 quite correctly states).

But I for one am not going to give mine up without a fight!!!

Andy.