matts elf project

some more pics of progress

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hope you like

Coming on great. It's giving me hope for the van project which I hope to get some pics up soon. trouble is got to do bathroom first! (Full strip out and re fit)

im glad my progress and pictures are giving you hope for your van thats nice to know, hope to see pics of your van soon how badly rotten is your van is there much work needed ? anyway goodluck with bathroom and then van hope to see pics soon

Here is my link to my photobucket shots. Not up to date but near enough to show how the whole floor cut out. 2 overcills removed one side and one off the other. The open classic is now here with 1275 engine and running gear c/w discs and 12" wheels (I want 10" so got to work on that)
https://s157.photobucket.com/albums/t45/TONYELF-2006/New%20mini%20Van%20%2007/

bit more progress










thinking of raising the rear of the bonnet with the pins just for looks what do you recon?




replacing both of the doors, door skins
r/h skin


l/h skin
you can see were some on before me has repaird the bottom half of the skin



chopping the botton bit of the door frame out and replacing as the rust has gotten in there



doing the door skins tmorrow morning and taking the bonnet to bare metal so have more pics up soon

Looking great! Keep the faith!

This is the bottom of the pit. You will be coming out of it now .

Best wishes!

thanks for the comments im defently going to keep the faith lol cant wait for it to be on the road im hoping for the body doors and boot to be primerd in 2 - 3 weeks time witch will be good and then my bonnet is in a quite bad way is really bent so i might have to buy another one to use just finding one cheap enough :/

a bit more progress

Looking good

I'm liking it so far

You're doing a fair few mods that I would like to do when I finally get hold of a project There has been a little progress on that front, I've got an engine?! Could just do with a shell to go with it then I'll be on the way...

Any more progress since Christmas on this one?

looking good in primer
what did you use to wipe the panels clean after using the paint stripper?

you are also making some good progres

wil it be whitout bumpers??

hilbert

Hi there,

due to the need of time and space i am putting my project up for sale i just dont have the space or time to do it anymore and im gutted as iv slowly been working on this car for nearly 4 years now. if anyone is intrested on here please let me know because i want it to go to a good home.

it is currently on ebay here is the link below.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RILEY-ELF-Old-English-WHITE-project-/230617372972?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item35b1ddd92c

for more information please contact me on 07795555585

many thanks, matt

That's too bad Sorry you have to sell the car. Too bad it isn't here in the US, I would buy it.

Sorry to hear you have to sell it also, you did some impressive work.....

Awwww. Bad times

I was really enjoying this thread and was very impressed with your work. Sucks that you have to sell up, let's just hope it goes to true enthusiast.

Keep the faith Brother.

Following on from my build thread. after selling my first ever car I got at the age of 15 I regrettably sold my elf on in 2011 And after many years of searching. I have been reunited with it almost the same way as I sold it all that time ago. Still feeling very lucky to have it back home once again.