1965 Vauxhall Viva HA Standard Barn Find

[vauxviva]

Feb 28, 2013 10:28:45 GMT grifterkid said:

Feb 27, 2013 20:48:00 GMT vauxviva said:

Anyhow, back on topic, good luck with getting this glorious little delight back on the open road...

thanks looking forward to having both HA’s parked next to each other at shows

[rebel2cv]

As soon as i saw the first pics i was thinking to myself, 'get it running, hoover the seats, clean the window and drive!' cover the paint in lacquer to preserve the patina and enjoy it! its perfect!

[vauxviva]

boot cleaned out

the boot floor is a right mess due to layers of damp carpet sitting in there for 23 years, underseal is the only thing holding it together










interior stripped out and floor welded

[trigger]

Progress, excellent! Keep up the good work.

[vauxviva]

Splash guard made as the original ones have rotted and fell off, i only have one new one so its used as a template to make a pair out of sheet aluminium

Still got the other side to make




It’s all being waxoyled underneath so it won’t be shiny silver



Headlining repaired

the rear screen rubber has shrunk so much with age it has let the top of the headlining fall out, the rubber won’t hold it up anymore so its had to be glued





repaired mouse hole





trim repaired

[vauxviva]

more welding

[vauxviva]

Removed underseal from nearside front arch and painted with red oxide, the whole underside is being stripped and painted then covered with waxoyl including all suspension bits

[vauxviva]

Welding continues

All the welding is now done on the passenger side just got the spare wheel well, boot floor and chassis centre section to repair on the driver’s side

[79cord]

Impressive progress so far. Great to see.

[vauxviva]

^^^^^^thanks ^^^^^^


Floor panel from a land rover used to repair the boot floor












Boot floor painted, petrol tank back in with new pipe to engine and two fuel filters fitted




Petrol tank painted and waxed on rear





New set of crossply tyres on the original rims 550 x 12 for front and 600 x 12 for rear but there is no visual size difference between the two

[jpsmit]

impressive! boot floor looks original

[craigdmjv]

you might want to think about seem sealer and cavity wax

[RetroWarwicK]

what landrover was that panel from - the boot floor repair. its looks ideal for something i need to do.

good work

Matt

[faker]

Impressive stuff fella. Can't wait to see this yoke running.

[MonzaPhil]

That'll be a very good use of a Discovery 1 boot floor, ASR1186.

Keep up the good work!

[PHUQ]

Disco floor looks like it's meant to be there!

Coming along nicely is this, keep it up

[vauxviva]

Thanks for comments



New exhaust silencer and tailpipe fitted









Waxoyled under nearside front and rear arches, new wheel cylinders, shoes, brake pipes

[jamesar]

great project and work, it won't be long before its on the road at this pace. watching the rebirth of this gives me and i'am sure everyone else the kick in the butt to get on with are projects especially now the evenings are getting lighter, just need the rain to stay away

[vauxviva]

Thanks^^ hopefully it should be back on the road by the end of this month/early May


Bottom of the driver’s door has rotted and the outer skin is not attached at the bottom any more so metal plates have been bonded over the holes and then the door skin bonded to the inner shell









Found secret map on door card




New bottom ball joint fitted on drivers side the rest are ok




New front spring bush fitted, the old one is a bit worn

[foxy99]

Brilliant.

Amazing how the front arches are in better nick than the boot floor