Some photos of various clips and such for holding bits and pieces in the boot.
January 16, 2015
January 17, 2015
January 24, 2015
January 29, 2015
A bunch of new bits purchased.
January 30, 2015
More bits.
January 31, 2015
New rubber kit purchased, then back to fixing the rot.
New rubber kit purchased.
February 1, 2015
Some of the old body supports were in rough shape. New supports drawn up and made by water jet.
February 2, 2015
February 3, 2015
The new and the old.
February 4, 2015
February 5, 2015
February 7, 2015
February 9, 2015
New sheet metal purchased : sills (including B-pillar door shut face), floors, and boot license plate plinth. The hacking begins.
Box ‘o bits.
February 10, 2015
February 11, 2015
February 12, 2015
February 13, 2015
February 17, 2015
February 19, 2015
Door hinges getting a refresh with new bushings.
February 20, 2015
February 23, 2015
February 24, 2015
February 25, 2015
February 26, 2015
February 28, 2015
March 2, 2015
March 3, 2015
March 4, 2015
March 5, 2015
March 6, 2015
March 7, 2015
License plate plinth fits really well upside down.
License plate plynth fits really well upside-down.
… right side up …
… upside down …
… upside down …
… right side up …
March 11, 2015
March 12, 2015
March 13, 2015
March 17, 2015
March 19, 2015
March 21, 2015
Original rear wing stays side-by-side with newly purchased on. Not close.
March 29, 2015
More new bits purchased including floors, weather-strip trim piece for bottom of doors, spare tyre faster piece, rear wing weather-strip, door striker plates and machine screws, boot securing bits, and clutch bearing.
Paint chosen. Not original to a 1954, but my choice anyway.
March 31, 2015
Floor construction was not very good.
A few welds were no good.
April 1, 2015
Right side floors were a bit better.
April 6, 2015
April 7, 2015
April 9, 2015
June 25, 2015
Getter her up onto the tow truck and off to the body shop for painting.
Off to the paint shop.
A report on the progress of the painting and finishing of a 1954 XK-120 Fixed Head Coupe, warts and all.
