GIZMO My 67 Hornet

I made my rear valance. Two standard Mini valances @£8 each, tinsnips, a welder, and a little ingenuity. It's not perfect, but you have to look hard to tell!

we like ingenuity and cheap fixes - well done!

I got it at a show

Brought it for £99 so you better of doing an e.bay

Done a little more on Gizmo today with a little help from my dad

Left Side Repair panel now in


Boot floor in (But is now tacked into place)

And the extion panel now in but also welded ing(Not shown in photo)

You're very brave to take on such a daunting task, but pushing forward like a true hero!
I'm preparing to start the task of mating a dodgy Elf rear end to an equally dodgy Mini front panel and wings to create an Elf trailer.
I'm looking at the progress of your project for inspiration. Chin up!

Excellent - keep up the good work, the dark dingy tunnel of restoration is getting lighter

Catmint

PS Hope it fitted OK

yep it was really good thanks
little bit of grinding at the sides witch was good better too have to much than to little

Another update





This is going to be tuff

Been there, done that, got the t-shirt:



Several hours of welding in new metal and grinding smooth. No rust there any more though, even 6 years later!

nice work sir! rusty's half done at the back - will get to the other half eventually!

asahartz you had some lip to work with on the left

I have`nt got no lip at all. Good work though did you make it or brought some lips of the mini and cut and shut them in

There was some lip, but by the time I'd cut away the rust there wasn't a lot left.



I can't remember exactly how I did it now, but I suspect I fabricated my own - I sure as hell didn't buy any (I'm tight!) Even the valance is two Mini valances cut & joined, as you can probably tell from the pics.

Update

Done more to the rear (All the rest is just cosmetics so that will do for now)


Made some room so i pulled the old girl out


The Front end has got alot worse this year



New floor done about an year ago now (Sorry my slave hand got in the way )



Let the Night Mare begine

just needs a little tlc at the front then

keep at it - each little bit done means less to do....

Starting takeing out the engine and subframe out

Got her tiped up on her side and started neeting it up

Going to get my rear seats re-done

The rear seats look, from that picture, to be reasonably easy to do. Get the hide food and restoration fluid from Woolies Trim. Worked a treat on mine.







(The daughter in the red overall is now at university but the seats are still fine!)


I have to say though, you are a very brave man! I've done some rusty cars, but even I would have thought twice about that one!

In some place the stiching has gone

But i going to get them re done the same couolr as my new door cards

Done more on Gizmo this weekend

Well this old girl aint going to fall apart ive seemed weled her top and bottom of the floor


Been useing the seem sealer i brush it on the use a little bit of thinners makes it nice an smooth

Looking good. Believe it or not, the little car will be like a tank when finished. My Elf when lifted on one corner.it often lifts on another corner at the same time!

A word of warning. if you use seam sealer and want to weld nearby after, do ensure the sealer has cured. ie there is no fumes coming off, otherwise you may get a flashback like I did.

looking better all the time - keep going!

Good idea to smooth the seam sealer with thinners after applying it direct, not thought of that!
(learn something new ever day!)

I did more today





Nexted on the list is to buy some pocket liners and and door step/side