DBM Bug Winter Rebuild - Again
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I hid the dremel before he got here. All in, some pics to follow and more tomorrow when it's daylight. No drama's just took my time (for a change) and followed Frayz guide - big up to Frayz for all his hard work in producing it
http://www.scoobypedia.co.uk/index.p...ASpecCRoofVent
Also managed to fix Ricky's stereo in between bolting up bits of roof flap
http://www.scoobypedia.co.uk/index.p...ASpecCRoofVent
Also managed to fix Ricky's stereo in between bolting up bits of roof flap
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So to start, cars a mess but hey-ho...

Stripped out the head-lining, removed the map light bracket...

And cleaned some of the bits that came out

In the margins I primed and painted the inside of the flap...


Then time to start in ernest...

measuring


first trial fit
No-one forecast rain



Then, there's a hole in my roof...



It's too dark for any more pics, but it is all in and fitted and I'll get some pics of the finished job tomorrow, other than to say I am very happy with the finish

Stripped out the head-lining, removed the map light bracket...

And cleaned some of the bits that came out


In the margins I primed and painted the inside of the flap...


Then time to start in ernest...

measuring


first trial fit

No-one forecast rain




Then, there's a hole in my roof...



It's too dark for any more pics, but it is all in and fitted and I'll get some pics of the finished job tomorrow, other than to say I am very happy with the finish
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We'll need to plan a full day as is suspect there'll be a few subtle differences between the classic and newage in terms of pulling the car apart, but the meat of the work should be the same
Plus, if I win the lottery and get my respray done sooner rather than later you can be detailing my car while I chop yours to bits
Plus, if I win the lottery and get my respray done sooner rather than later you can be detailing my car while I chop yours to bits
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Finished 2 days of smoothing today - fingers are red raw, pics to follow.
Big up to Stu (scoobystu5779) who came and did some welding for me. He TIG'd the flange back on my Blitz centre so I'll refit that soon
and did some other bits despite having some reservations about the thickness of subaru panels. The jobs were spot on with me knowing the risks and I just need to fill and smooth these in



Apologies for the poor pics
Big up to Stu (scoobystu5779) who came and did some welding for me. He TIG'd the flange back on my Blitz centre so I'll refit that soon
and did some other bits despite having some reservations about the thickness of subaru panels. The jobs were spot on with me knowing the risks and I just need to fill and smooth these in


Apologies for the poor pics
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I looked at removing the aerial from the a-pillar too, but the threads sit proud and there's no lip to weld a plate on to so it became too complex











