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Mr Bright side the 1971 Sunroof Deluxe posted on 19 September 2010 | posted in Mr Brightside the 1971 Sunroof Deluxe  | ( 16 ) Comments Here is Mr Bright side and is booked in for a full body bare metal restoration and will be finished in Chianti red with a white roof. Stripping Started Windows out Rust to be dealt with Dirt under the screen but when removed it seems pretty sound Rust on the front floors awaiting attention Signs of previous accident damage where a slide hammer has been used Doors Bare metaled Engine lid stripped and to our amazement found corrosion underneath the sound paint, this just shows what maybe lurking underneath dry Californian paint Here are more signs of accident damage Here there has been a battery tray added to this rotten corner Inside the nearside corner, the battery tray has folded up from the corner in a previous accident Van is now bare metaled Previous damage with filler removed Sunroof removed and roof flatted Steam cleaned inside, in the engine bay and underneath. looking better without the sand, oil and grease! Old Rear corner cut out. New one cut to shape A few highs and lows dealt with first corner clamped up to get the reflector holes correct We managed to save the battery tray, clean it up and coated it with a zinc primer. We had to fold a return edge on the edge for the engine lid seal as the previous accident had squashed it too much. sitched in place Floor cut out here we found a bit of rot and dealt with this first New piece folded and welded in Centre floor section started too Repair panel welded and seam sealed Bare shell phosphated and baked prior to any coating Here is the Epoxy primer which is sinkage free and a very high moisture proof anti-corrosive barrier. Now the shell is locked down,we dont have to worry about flash or long term rust. Body repairs now awaiting attention Engine bay and floor painted with epoxy and followed with 2k primer Now the Fun starts ! Here we have been going around the van with a tekna spotter pulling out the accident damage, dents and heat shrinking the metal to put the strength back in. After this process minimal filler will be required as apposed to slabbing it in as thick as cement. The black areas are the inside of the dent In total We have used over 500 studs! After, Before filler Now very level and strong. This top crease was very weak and was popping in and out. Heat shrunk and probably stronger than when new Leveled Now the worst bits. Getting there! Here we are leveling out the minor dents and ripples Here again the guide coat has showed up minor ripples and dents which are easily missed as they are so small but show terribly when painted glossy. These four holes are to be welded up as the doors had hideous truck mirrors on. After Sliding door With rot around the window frame Welded up and finished Filler cap blasted to remove rust. This was a test piece for our new blaster Panels all phosphated,Baked and epoxied and Baked again. Dash epoxied Roof was surprisingly ripply. Many dents in the roof As we like to chase perfection we leveled the floor where the deep pitty marks were from corrosion All crash damage dents and ripples leveled! This was the most time consuming part as the rear end has had bad previous damage/repairs Again the inside we filled so it looks slightly more original Tank cover tinted and lacquered to near original colour Ready to be rolled in the booth for a 15 min bake at 70 degrees to loose any moisture before coating A coat of epoxy again followed with a 2k primer/surfacer The floor and step we welded and repaired This is the side we repaired Looking straight! An even guide coat From this -> To this !!! Block Sanding Started! Floor edges seam sealed The moon vents and tailgate hinges were painted first as they're intricate and can be masked off or pushed in leaving the outside body to be concentrated on. Engine bay sanded and seam sealed Cab floor painted in the original pastel white Although the cargo floor is covered we replaced the rot and painted the repair in pastel white to give further protection. Engine compartment painted and baked. Whilst talking to the customer we decided it was best to paint the floor here as some of it maybe seen under the upholstery and the spare wheel compartment was badly rusted so we carefully sandblasted it and treated it to a chemical etch before paint, removed any previous glue and flatted the original paint. Primered Shell waiting to be pushed into the booth baked, painted and baked again! All seams sealed for the perfect smooth depth and so the paint doesn't crack in the future 6 wet coats of chianti red The seams look perfect this way! Lined out & Masked off for the cloud white roof Unmasked & baked This photo was taken facing the painted panel to show the depth as you can see the reflection of the posters on our wall which are around 4ft away from the vehicle in normal workshop lighting. Front Bumper built up and Ready to slide on. Low spots highlighted in the door. All panels Baked Primered and baked again. The panels were then block sanded and painted in body colour and baked again. Heater chanels prepped and pinted in the cab colour. Dash painted satin black Chanels fitted, pedals painted and fitted with new rubbers. Track covers fitted, doors fitted, window scrapers fitted, glass fitted,Deluxe trim fitted and mirrors fitted. Rear bumper built and fitted, locks fitted. The first outing and the first trophy!   Recommend this blog entry to a friend You can follow other blog entries via the RSS feed. You can also leave your own response. 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Comments ( 16 ) - Add Your Comment Watching this with anticipation and excitement! by Huffy on 13 October 2010 13:23

This looks great, how many hours does it take for something like this? by Sander on 20 October 2010 0:46

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by Midland Early Bay on 2 November 2010 15:9

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by Tom on 3 November 2010 20:27

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by Carl on 16 January 2011 9:16

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by mark on 28 January 2011 18:48

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by Mr Brightside's front seat passenger on 28 January 2011 22:58

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by Leon on 29 January 2011 15:21

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by Huffy on 29 January 2011 21:16

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by Midland Early Bay on 30 January 2011 6:22

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by Si & Hannah (Daffy the 72 westy) on 30 January 2011 9:54

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by Johnny @ earlybay.com on 1 February 2011 11:55

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by lou on 4 February 2011 21:9

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by Huffy on 7 February 2011 23:8

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by Craig on 10 March 2012 9:46

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