Aust delivered '65 sea blue 1500s

[Walter Glaser]

Well, if you've read my thread for my 66 Teak, you'll know what is happening. Shelving the Teak for now, and restoring the sea blue. So it's time to start this thread. Some photos to kick us off.

Being an ex panel beater and spray painter, my standards are high and i love seeing quality work.

[Walter Glaser]

I will use this body for the sea blue build


unbelievable what were they thinking???


excellent front


strip back to bare metal


strip back to bare metal


cut away the arse end


repair the old damaged / bodgie work


Butchered inner 1/4 panel


Butchered inner 1/4 panel


make the new section


make the new section


the other side


Trial fit


Weld in place LH side


weld in place RH


Trial fit rear apron


Trial fit rear apron

[Jürgen Klein]

I can`t await to see another blue/white brother of my 65 Ghia ...! Please Show more pics ...!

[Walter Glaser]

Need to sort out the upper inner apron panel that directs air for the cooling

This is it in the Netherlands


Could not be posted in one piece so cut into 2 to post to Australia


Weld back together


bloody rust as well


fix the bloody rust


Trial Fit


Trial fit


finished ready for paint


Primed

[Walter Glaser]

Received some more pics today from Sydney Vintage and a long phone call call about the progress, explaining all the details. Love it.

Car in the booth to paint the interior

[Walter Glaser]

Primer & Sea Blue on the inside and the engine bay






The dash will be welded in after it and the firewall are painted on the inside

[Walter Glaser]

The inner engine bay needed repair, and the car is built around this.






fitting the engine bay back in.



all edges to be welded are painted with weld through primer, once welded in, all seams will be sealed and painted again. The beaver has been left off purposely to get paint into the areas that would normally not be painted or paint can not reach. Better than factory would ever have. This car is being built to outlast me and my kids.

[Steve Custance]

Very nice work

[Walter Glaser]

May 10, 2017 8:33:40 GMT -8 Steve Custance said:

Very nice work

thanks, its become bigger than Ben Hurr. No option but to move forward

[Walter Glaser]

Some more pics

[Walter Glaser]

Ok went to Sydney Vintage today to check on the progress and get rid of some body parts.

[Walter Glaser]

Some dditional rust on the LH 1/4 panel which will be repaired properly




some rust repairs on the LH front guard, oxy welded and needs a little more dressing up and then lead wiped.

[Walter Glaser]

Now it's time for the floor pan to get some love.

Floor panels made up, oxy welded in, grinded and hammer finished.

2 pack semi gloss black inside and out.

I know the purists aren't going to like the proof coat finish underneath, but this is the practical upgrade with 2 pack over the proof coat which will have much better stone chip resistance and sound deadening qualities.

[Walter Glaser]

The left hand rear inner 1/4 panel needs some love too. bloody rust it is everywhere









The inner 1/4 panel removed to allow for hammer and dolly access. It will be welded back in once the outer 1/4 panel is repaired properly.

[Walter Glaser]

Outer left hand 1/4 too. Rust and old damage repaired.

For those who don't understand hand forming and coachbuilding, you will notice the new panel is cut with curves, not straight edges to sharp corners. This requires more work but allows for continuous welding, even heat dispersion, less distortion and removes the problem of a heat soak, which a corner would create.
Then the panel can be dressed (stretched) up with a hammer and dolly for file finishing.



What a surprise, rust in a T34.



A new repair section made up



Oxy welded in and hammered and filed up into shape



The 1/4 were flared and previously damaged, when they were repaired previously, the repairer ground too much of the metal away in the wheel arch. Unfortunately the best option is to replace the section as well.



so a new panel is made.



Using my NOS rear 1/4 panel as a template. I'm saving those for later, when we tackle the teak.



and oxy welded in so it can be dressed up and file finished.

Not MIG welded on the outer panels, as it changes the nature of the metal, makes the weld brittle and reduces the panels malleability considerably, so much so that it can not be dressed up with a hammer and dolly and can only be filled with filler. No thanks!