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Post by MJ » 24 Jan 2006 11:34 pm

When he says wobble extension, I think he means a universal joint part

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Post by Chris_C » 25 Jan 2006 01:00 am

ebdl wrote:Thanks for the pics Shimon. :D I got the wing from the Volvo dealer - they still stock them at £63.45 (inc. VAT), which isn't a lot more expensive than I was being quoted by scrap yards for a second-hand one.

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Hmmm, wonder if Mk3 wings are roughly the same price? Thats a bonza bonus price, and I need some parts spraying anyway

And a wobble extension isn't a UJ, although it works like one. It's got a rounded drive, and doesn't take up as much room to do the same job. I wouldn't trust how much torque one would take, but for normal bolts in an arkward place!
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Post by petefarrell360 » 25 Jan 2006 02:07 am

Indeed, it is possible to remove the wing with the door on, but I think I unbolted the door check stay, as then, if you open it carefully right round, you gain an extra bit of space, and can then use a longer extension bar from memory.

And as other people have said, and I will say it again, use some waxoyl, dinitrol, whatever you want to use, as otherwise the hard work, effort and expense is wasted, as I've seen replacement panels rust and become useless in no time at all, prevention is better than cure!

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Post by 340GLT » 25 Jan 2006 10:24 am

Yeh thats true pete forgot to say about the check strap!!!
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Post by ebdl » 01 Feb 2006 10:49 pm

Well got a quote today for £150 to get the panels painted up, so they're going in next week. Seems like a decent place and they've got some good cars outside, which I'm taking as a good sign (Porsche 911 carrera). He mentioned that it might need blending into the door since it's difficult to match metallics exactly, but I'm hoping that having spent most of its life inside the paint shouldn't have faded much... hopefully a better chance of the new paint matching. I'll post some pictures when I've made some progress.

Thanks for all the advice,

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Post by MJ » 02 Feb 2006 01:56 am

To check if the paint's faded, look at the difference between the colour of the front door, and the pillar behind it and the rear door. The pillar is hidden from light so should be original colour, but door may fade
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