They Sure areThey really are bloody good
Difference between a bodyshop and a restoration shop I guess.. And then of course there are different levels of restoration shop so you still have to choose carefully, looks like I chose well..Bloody good is an understatement they are absolutely out standing in the work and detail they get into.
If you buy a classic, buy a restored one only if you can see multiple photos of the restoration work before the filler stage, otherwise you might be better off buying a cheaper rusty but untouched one, at least you know what you are getting.It's amazing the amount of filler and dodgy repairs hiding under there too... Anyone buying old cars, beware!
I guess not dodgy in general, but dodgy for this level of car, not for a cheaper daily driver. There was little to know rust around a lot of the repairs, so I guess if you don't mind having some heavy filler in places then it would be ok.Wouldn't necessarily say the repairs are dodgy. Just old. And then corroded after that
For sure, in some shops. But when you see the time required to properly and neatly repair metal you can understand that most people would not want to pay for the labour and are happy with a messy but sound metal repair covered with filler as most of the time it will be perfectly good enough and will look 100% on the surface. Like mine I guess, everyone that had seen this in the flesh pre blasting has said it was mint and wtf are you going to bare metal for.I'd say a lot of what goes on in some bodyshops today could be deemed dodgy too yet not a word said. Once it's covered with paint, nobody knows ( unless its a green M3 diesel 5 door estate )
Thats a given.And I'd also say there is a lot far worse done in perfectly normal cars getting welded for MOT.
Outstanding work!
It's amazing the amount of filler and dodgy repairs hiding under there too... Anyone buying old cars, beware!
That bulkhead/tunnel repair is an interesting one ? Unless it has some massive flywheel/trans failure that blew it up at some point
All the areas where its possible to do so are sealed with zinc or/and epoxy before being sealed up. All internal areas are accessible with at least an injection wand and will be sealed with the latest tech in cavity wax.I hope all the cavities etc are treated with something pretty serious to prevent any rust from the inside out before any final closure ?
My garage isn't heated, I believe this is actually better for the cars in them if they are actually being used.And it spends it's life in a heated garage. So much work to go through, to allow any risk of rust coming back.
Yes, from factory a lot of these areas would not have been sealed.Although that said, when I was stripping back some of mine last year due to rust, some of the internal parts that are totally inaccessible otherwise, were actually still bare metal, and still clean. Just totally sealed from outside influences from new, but not actually painted or treated.