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RESPRAY After Rapid motors has effected the metal repair work, they started on the spraying. I had left my rotisserie with them - this assisted a lot in moving the car around and minimizing handling damage. They initially did a primer whilst they were still doing final repairs. Then Sikaflex all th...

Sorry for the long post, but I think the info is needed by you to understand what has been done and checked. I have asked some questions at the end that I would like to close out. Some background: Have been rebuilding a 1982 GTV6 for 4 years in South Africa. Car finally all back together but cannot ...

15 years after the last post on this thread and just had the exact same issue. All exterior indicator lights working fine, but light on speedo cluster not. Removed the cluster and tested globe and wiring all seemed fine, but the voltage was too low. It was again a loose indicator relay. My relay onl...

Hi All, I am in the final days of my GTV6 restoration, before taking the car back to Oom Dawie to get driveshaft properly fitted and new exhaust made up. Have connected a battery up to the car for the 1st time in 4 years and busy testing ALL circuits. I re-crimped many terminals on the wiring harnes...

Thanks for the feedback Kevin! It would be awesome to see you in SA if you can make some time. I think I am fairly close to your family home.
Your guidence on progress and next steps would be very useful for me at this stage of the project!

REPAIR WORK AT THE SHOP # 2 Underneath of the front of the car "skids" (not sure what these are called?? :lol: ) repaired well with steel and lead. Green stickers with catalogue key number visible in places IMG_6890.JPG IMG_6891.JPG IMG_6892.JPG Holes in the boot of the car welded closed ...

REPAIR WORK AT THE SHOP The pictures in the posts that follow were from many weeks of viewing the car as progress was made. I tried to get there are least once a week to check on progress and take pictures. Repairs to the window sill, you can see original condition in earlier posts IMG_6789.JPG IMG...

OFF TO THE PANEL BEATERS Chosing a panel beater to do the work was not easy. It became apparent very soon that most do not actually like to do project work as the quick insurance jobs are much more lucrative. I eventually settled on RAPID MOTORS in Selby, Johannesburg. They apparently did a lot of ...

Thanks Kevin for all the insights! The tips to help ensure a more robust future for the chassis is much appreciated!

Highlighting some of the USUAL culprit spots where rust damage was quite severe and the panels would have to be replaced or repaired Front left behind the wheel arch 21.JPG Back left before the rear wheel arch 22.JPG Left rear sill under the tail lights 23.JPG Front right behind the wheel arch 24.JP...

Some more pics after cleaning and before taking to the Paint Shop
I thought it turned out very well!!

Final cleanup of the Chassis Once all the paintwork and grime was removed, I cleaned the whole chassis down with a product called Evaporust - it works excellently and is a water-based product (no acid). This removed the flash rust that was in places and also provided an easy to remove protective &qu...

Stripping process continues
The process had to be repeated many times and the biggest frustration was the glass beads needed to dry before I could use them again for the next cycle - so this took many weeks.

STRIPPING OF CHASSIS I elected to strip the chassis at home, to make sure that a thorough job was done and all issues on the car identified. I researched different options and finally elected to give Hydroblasting a try. This is using high pressure water with glass beads. I was advised not to try d...

Thanks Kevin :). It is fun but VERY time consuming! On the suspension, I have done both options! Will share in time. Front suspension has been done 2k gloss black and rear was powdercoated gloss black. Early indications are that the powder coating is better, but hey, a nice trial to see which looks ...