Air ride on sad pimped 92 Astro!!

[andyfanshawe]

Pictures no worky m8, go back and check how they are hosted....?

I can see them - hosted by photobucket. All links correct. Are they visible by anyone else?

Thanks anyway Darren.

Andy.

[SoCalli V8]

Pictures working fine now, and I am certainly following along with your wheel-arch fabrication. Good job great pictures!

[andyfanshawe]

More work done!

Here is a picture of the fully installed wheelarch closing off the interior. I have recycled bits of the original cut out wheel arch! All butt welded for accuracy.



Here's a view of the inside. Notice the room just to the left of the brake pedal.



To close off the front section of the arch, I had to make a wooden former to hammer the steel over and spot weld a section to the bottom of it.





Andy.

[Jboy2]

Nice Progress.
Love how your paying attention to the details.

[andyfanshawe]

Nearly there on the drivers side.

Here is the finished panel to go at the front of the wheelarch.



All welded up



Closing off the inner wing corners.


Andy.

[SoCalli V8]

I`m really diggin` your fabrication pic`s Andy...... Great job dude !

[d3athm3talh3ad]

very impressive!!! i am really enjoying this thread...great work!!!!

[nitropyro]

man this is very nice work!!!
Danny

[GEJ]

Yep-great work.Multi angle panels take real talent and skill.From the photo's you are showing you have both.

[andyfanshawe]

Thanks guys

More progress-a bit slow, but like the hare and the tortoise,.........

Wheelarch etch primed and seam sealed. Now waiting for a coat of 2K red and then cover it all up with black dinitrol 4941, Nothings gonna get past that sucker.



And, onto the inside. All sealed and etch primed awaiting paint. Time to start thinking about the refit on this side. Handbrake first.
Here it is refitted and pushed down, and just touching the wheelarch.



I need to shorten it and move the pad out towards me about 2 inches..
to be continued......................................

Andy.

[nitropyro]

man this is gonna be a nice van! cant wait to see how you do the other side with the air/heater box.
Danny

[andyfanshawe]

Bit more done today.

Managed to put another coat of epoxy primer on the wheelarch and then hit it with 2K BRIGHT red!!



Then a slight skim of filler (Chip Foose style) under the bonnet where the battery used to be, and a coat of etch primer.

These are views of the new wheelarch where the battery used to reside.





Shortening the handbrake pedal next, then paint the underbonnet area and it all goes back together on that side.

New bushes in upper and lower arms, gas weld in a new section under the subframe and we are done.

Then repeat all this on the other side

Andy.

[andyfanshawe]

man this is gonna be a nice van! cant wait to see how you do the other side with the air/heater box.
Danny

Hi Danny.
Thanks for the interest!
Yep, the other side will be interesting to say the least.
The plans are to duplicate the other side, then put fan and AC evaporator back in mid air (without the case) and fabricate a new surround

I need this working again or my Wife will murder me

Andy.

[andyfanshawe]

very impressive!!! i am really enjoying this thread...great work!!!!

Thanks for the interest!! Keep following along

Andy.

[andyfanshawe]

Yep-great work.Multi angle panels take real talent and skill.From the photo's you are showing you have both.

Thanks GEJ.
High price to pay for this though - really, really, really, time consuming

Andy.