Thread: Oh Dear, I bought another one.

Motivating myself a bit, reshuffling bits in the yard so I can work a bit easier.
The '54 does look quite good with the hard top on though, handy for storing other bits from the '57 in too.
Just starting to fix a few dents in and sand back the better of the rear tubs.

Originally Posted by Oowie

Your Bulkhead looks great! I have a '54 86" and have just strarted the fun job of cleaning it up with the wire wheel. I have rust in the usual places -footwells and the around the vents.

Any tips or tricks on cleaning and repairing the bulkhead you can pass on would be appreciated.

Originally Posted by Oowie

Oowie

Just a suggestion, if youre going to make repairs to your bulk head especially when welding new bits on. i would keep it bolted to the chassi, as to prevent it from warping. it happened to me then realised i better bolt it to the chassi, and it helped.

cheers,

Chris

Good tip Chris!

It reminded me that when I did mine I made a jig that fitted between the chassis mounting holes - two close fitting shafts welded to a piece of SHS. The advantage was that I could put the thing up on trestles to save my back

Cheers Charlie

It never occurred to me that the bulkhead might warp, reckon I would have found out when I was bolting it back on, bit of luck there I guess.
What did some of you blokes do underneath the tub, leave bare or paint.

I never painted the underside of my tub on my 88" just took it off degreased & preasure washed it. From what I have read only the wheel arches got painted as the underside of the tub was left bare.

The only paint that was under the tub was a bit of overspray round the wheel arches, thought I might give at least the inside of the arches a spray with chassis black or just a quick hit of bronze green.
Found this old pic in a fishing book, it's part of the begining of my series 1 fascination, ogled it as a kid a lot.

I just bought a 1954 86 inch for $300, but the chassis cross members are rotten, and someone has chopped the front guards. Does anyone have spare parts.??

It seems the best option for spares is to find another series 1 with the bits you need unless you can find someone with a few already.