1926 Wills Sainte Claire
These are the on-going photos of this restoration as it happens:
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Scuttle frame (left). Replacement door frames with manufactured original top and bottom rails (right). Replacement front timber takes shape (below). |
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Below, we have the newly Manufactured windscreen frame. |
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Below, we see the Door Jewelry Repaired ready for Lost Wax Casting: |
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Below, we have the new hood iron components: flanges & nuts, hinges and pivots. |
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UPDATE: August 2005
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To
the left we have the laser cut Golf door hinge components.
To the right, these are assembled. |
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| Rear end timber (right). Seat base & tool box lid frame (below). |  |
(Below) Cockpit Timber & Storage area for Rear Window Glass. |
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(Below) are lost wax casting Door Jewelry including Window Winder Half Nuts. |  |
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Window Winders & New Cast Gearboxes (left). Hood Irons awaiting nickel plating (right). |
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UPDATE: March 2006
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Left Front Fender Tail Section to be Replaced (left). Left Front Fender Top outside edge Patch Ready for Welding (right). |
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| Top outside edge of
Left Front Fender Repaired (right).
Left front Fender Tail Section to be Replaced (below). |
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Left Right Fender Front to be Replaced (below). |
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Right Front Fender Replacement inner Patch ready to Weld (below). |  |
| Left Rear Fender - Splash Guard fit up (below). |  |
Left Rear Fender Front Patch ready for Welding (below). |
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Right Front Fender Inner Patch Tacked - Checking Alignment (below). |  |
| Right Front Fender Tail Patch weld in - Inner Patch Dressed (below). |  |
Repaired & Dressed Right Front Fender top of Tail Section (below). |
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Repaired under side of the Right Front Fender Tail Section (below). |  |
| Fender Fit up from the Front (below). |  |
Fender Fit up from the Rear (below). |
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Right Front Fender Hammer File Finished Ready for Etch Primer (below). |  |
| Left Rear Fender Bolted up (below). |  |
Replacement Steel Work for the Dash (below). |
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UPDATE: June 2006
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Radiator |
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| Rear of Radiator as Presented (below). | Radiator as Presented (below). | Worked Ready for Assembly (below). | |
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| Worked Radiator Top Tank (below). | Damage to Radiator Core (below). | ||
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Worked Metal Finished Front Valance (below). |  |
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| Reassembled - Refurbished (below). |  |
Refurbished - Rear view (below). | |
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Fuel Tank |
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| Pin Holes Opened up & Exposed (below). | Fuel Tank as Opened (below). | Patch Welded in (below). | |
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| Patch Metal Finished - End Soldered & Flange Rolled (below). | |||
| Dash Panel - New Windscreen Frame |  |
Rear of Dash (below). | |
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| Fenders Finished - Body Timber Sealed (below). | Frontal, Steel work Finished - Body Ready for Skin (below). | ||
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UPDATE: November 2006
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(Left)
New Wheel Arch Panel for RH Rear
(Right) New LH Side |
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| (Right) Scuttle Pillar Patch with the Section to be Removed (far right). | 
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(Left) RH Rear Wheel Arch Metal Finished.
(Right) New LH Rear Wheel Arch Panel |
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| New Dash Panel (right) |  |
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Body Skin on Jig for Metal Finishing (left) RH Rear Wheel Arch Metal Finished (right) |
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UPDATE: June 2007
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New Fire Wall Dish (left) New Hood - Chassis Valances (right) |
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| (Above) Pin Holes opened up | (Above) Patch ready for fitting | (Above) Ready for Plating |
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New Hood Components (right) |  |
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| New Door Handles ready to Assemble (above) | New Door Pulls (above) | |
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