My Kiwi Reproduction ulster

[Athanasius Santamaria]

Since the last update I have been grappling with the rear section of tunnel over the Diff. This has proved quite challenging for me and resulted in a lot of trials and tribulations. However perseverance paid off and after 5 attempts including two 3/4 scale versions, success was had. Below are few pictures of the drama.


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After this a lot of fitting and adjusting was done to get everything ready for riveting. This included making some last minute tooling for the gun as a 3.5" setting tool was not long enough to get in close to the side of the transmission tunnel. I ended up machining a new one out of mild steel. The shape of the factory head was shaped in tool steel. I then heated up the new tool and bashed in the correct dent. Despite my skepticism the mild steel held up and performed well. The rivets were solid soft iron rivets.


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Here are a few more pictures of the floor pan all riveted and sitting on the car.


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