rear bonnet interior trim renewal

[deQuincey]

rear trunk interior trim renewal. FINISHED plus

i am finding the cardboards of the trim panels quite damaged by humidity, it is a very poor material for this kind of use because it is not really prepared to avoid moisture

removal of the trim panels:

condition found of panels:

remove staples:

remove textile skin:

clean with soap and water

cardboard:

some repairs of broken areas with white glue, using wood blocks to press and reshape

aspect of repaired cracks

using LATEX for closing the cardboard to moisture and water:

initially is white, but

let it dry:

after drying, you can see half done, it becomes transparent

to be continued...

 

[rsporsche]

yes, another thing on my list of drawings to do ... new panel templates for these pieces.

 

[alanmcg]

love the quincey threads

friggin quincy - i love your national-geographic-quality photo-journalistic threads, but every one of them cost me at least a weekend of work, cuz as soon as i see one, it goes on the list of stuff i HAVE to do as well.

keep it up quincey :smile:

 

[IS3FIFTY]

Love it!

deQuincey - even if I had the time, I'd still lack your talent...
Great stuff!!

 

[rgage2u]

Nice

Quincey - Great job! And very helpful. For those of us lacking the talent or time, are there any decent sources for new or restored panels with aligator skin?

 

[deQuincey]

Quincey - Great job! And very helpful. For those of us lacking the talent or time, are there any decent sources for new or restored panels with aligator skin?

i dont know where to find complete things, but today i have found a great source for that alligator skin you mentioned

is so good that i have decided to go for a complete renewal of the panels+skin

keep you updated !

any interest in the skin material ? that will be easy to ship !

 

[deQuincey]

result of the latex treated surfaces:

anyway, start from zero:

new material to avoid any surface defects:

 

[Luis A.]

Not only does he do exquisite work, but he's also the best dressed wrench-turner on this board. He may just be... the most interesting man alive... ;-)

 

[deQuincey]

Not only does he do exquisite work, but he's also the best dressed wrench-turner on this board. He may just be... the most interesting man alive... ;-)

thank you luis,

...really...not that much !:roll:

 

[deQuincey]

continue

yeah, i decided to start again from zero, new material base, new skin

electric saw using a blade for steel (fine tooth then)

taking shape

latex time again, this time before making the holes:

 

[deQuincey]

steel and mechanisms

of course it is the right moment to renew the bolts and supports of the spring torsion bars

first assure the bonnet with a stick of an appropriate length:

then undo the lateral nuts and dismount the metal plates, mark them to remember position

undo bolts of supports taking care of not damaging the paint of the bonet
wrap the ends with paper or cloth first

the torsion bars still maintain a little torsion, so it will be helpful to have a friend around

mark the bars to know which is which left and right

i will continue peeling off the paint and repainting them in black

it is incredible now, the bonnet weights a ton ! be careful with your fingers !

 

[Erik]

Don't forget to use stainless steel staples to affix your fabric to your new boards.

 

[deQuincey]

so, new panels protected with latex

and now a problem, when you start renewing an area of the car, you suddenly realise that you must renew the whole area, not just a part of it, so:

the bootom end floor of the trunk:

and that is not all, ...yes, you are right,..."the horror":

you can not reinforce this, so i must make a new part, using thick and strong cardboard, first peel off the skin to copy the shapes

one of the biggest problems is that this part is not just flat, it bends and it follows the car´s body

as i did not found a cardboard long enough, i have to divide it in left and right, but you will realise that the left one is longer, this is because i can not join them in the centre, you will see why later...

you can see the bending lines to form the shape

as the right side was in a worse condition, i copy the left side onto the right but without cutting the fog-light area

to cut this cardboard, a pendular saw using metal blades and high speed to avoid burrs

with all the parts cut, i started forming the shapes, to bend the corners y use a small diameter tube

you can see that it matches quite well, so now i can start gluing together

 

[deQuincey]

one step beyond:

 

[deQuincey]

now create the new rear part

this is the most dramatic step, to put the parts together and create the new rear part:

 

[deQuincey]

next steps

rear panel part ready for a hand of latex::

and when dry, it will be upholstered

 

[deQuincey]

more

now some assembly issues:

out the bonnet:

i decided to install the little lamp in top position to let it show the tool-box (when oppened), together with the trunk:

cut a hole:

place a grommet:

pass the cable: two cables: one positive, and a ground from the int:

this is the place in which the cable will leave the bonnet towards the trunk, it is hidden behind the hinge:

some steps later this is the result:

lets start with the panels, new clips:

place a new hole for the lamp cables:

present

fix the lamp:

start with the torsion bars: new bolts and painted parts including the bars

general view of this part, fixing the clips with a small hit of a rubber hammer:

 

[deQuincey]

the tool box, a PITA

here it comes the tool box, a beautiful brand new tool box from the best seller i have ever found (thanks d`jetronic)

right, it is a used-early put on the shelf tool-box, you can see no dents in the usual areas

the difficulties came in the assembly to ensure a flat contact in all the points to avoid the base shell to be torsioned, but 2hours and a lot of patience did the rest:

lamp area detail:

 

[deQuincey]

the rest of the trunk area

the floor panels have been renewed and upholstered too, take a look to the second hand cleaned rear lights, and the textile-tape protected cables

right now only missing the laterals, and the rear wall

come back soon...

 

[Stevehose]

Excellent as usual. How did you remove the warpage from the tool box lid so it fits flush? Also did you reinforce the lid with fiberglass etc to prevent breaking? Can you get SEM paint in Spain - their Storm Grey #15763 would remove the yellowish age color and make it match your nice new elephant skin.