Arches Complete!

Dan the 480 Man · Post by **Dan the 480 Man** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 7:35 pm

As per title: here they are in all their glory!

No more rust! Don't know how much Â£Â£Â£ yet though, it's being priced up tomorrow...it won't be loads...i hope

Well chuffed!

Drivers:

Passenger:

Richmann1 · Post by **Richmann1** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 7:40 pm

Looks really good Dan.

Looks like a really good job. Let us know if they would be interested doing any other cars i have 2 that need sorting.

Rich

Big Brother · Post by **Big Brother** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 8:09 pm

Wow that is a good job, I bet you haven't stopped smiling, I know I would be

owen080808 · Post by **owen080808** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 10:03 pm

nooooooooo i want i want!!! superb looking job, how far did the re-spray have to go? easy to get a good colour match? i think that might put me off, even using the 'correct' paint i'd be fairly sure that the car will have faded over the years but yours looks top notch!

great stuff, if it comes in cheap i think you're man at the garage may have some business coming his way

Darren · Post by **Darren** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 11:09 pm

Great news!

Dan the 480 Man · Post by **Dan the 480 Man** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 11:44 pm

I am well pleased with it-it's just all happened so quickly. Friday last week my arches were non-existant....just a mass of Duct tape arch shapeness. Now, under a week later, all repaired and sprayed. It's not kinda sunk in yet-i think it's probably because the rust wasn't ever visible and within 4/5 days it's all gone. I'll just notice on next months statement

He really has made a top notch job of it. Next time i get the chance, i'll get the wheels off and get some shot's inside. It really does look like it was never done. One change i have noticed is the 'mottled' effect on the underside of the sill. He's carried it on along the inner lip of the arch, so like the sill's, the arch won't be prone to chipped paint/rust as it's now covered in that rubbery stuff. And with regards to colour matching, it wasn't that hard he told me....and you know why people? Just take a guess... 'Cos it's WHITE. Ha.

I think all he had to spray was the outer part of the arch (because of the weld burn) and the about 3" of the sill, then he just blended it in. From a distance you can't really see a colour difference at all. The test will be when it's all cleaned on Friday. But it should be pretty good-he matched my Dad's Paris just by looking at it, so i guess white would have been pretty easy.

Now all she needs is a damn good clean!

Aaahhh. Rust free arches...

Ral · Post by **Ral** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 10:19 am

Let us know how much it was. I'm still holding out on having mine done, mostly because I fear the respray costs. Looks good

clubman_dan · Post by **clubman_dan** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 11:50 am

Looking good!

ReVolvoLution · Post by **ReVolvoLution** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 12:55 pm

TOP BOMBING!

Good work Dan she looks great, that was the next job I was about to do on mine before she got nicked 'sob'

catgroom · Post by **catgroom** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 5:55 pm

Jesus Dan!

Having done an apprenticeship in a bodyshop I saw my fair share of cackus!The most memorable was seeing a dented side loading door on a Transit.It was filled,usig a car number plate!ROFL!

Thats up there with the best,if not the best Ive seen.Your uncle is a top man!

Steve.

pol · Post by **pol** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 8:58 am

That looks spot on to me! I'd be well happy with that. I have a little rust too which i'm avoiding for now as scared of the cost of repair.... Any clues to the price of a repair job like this?

pol

Dan the 480 Man · Post by **Dan the 480 Man** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 4:22 pm

Well. The job's been priced. I can't really say how much i paid (awsome amount of family discount

). He told me if the job was priced up like normal, it would be about Â£300. But that is to finish the job i started i.e. that would be the price if you ground out all the rust and everything first so all he had to do was go straight in with the welder.

I still think thats a pretty good price-thats what i had in mind to start off with, plus a little more.

kev · Post by **kev** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 5:23 pm

Hi Dan,Have got to say that repair looks good .I bet you are really chuffed.
Nothing worse than seeing rust taking a hold of your pride &joy

hayabusa · Post by **hayabusa** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 6:53 pm

They look really good

k999ste · Post by **k999ste** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 9:00 pm

where is he located i woul like to get a quote my arches are only just going no where near as bad as those ones. cheers

hayabusa · Post by **hayabusa** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 9:26 pm

Dan the 480 Man is in Lowestoft Suffolk

VanDerGraaf · Post by **VanDerGraaf** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 10:02 am

Nice nice nice Dan!

I bet you're really happy with it. It looks like an excellent job.

I really like the idea that so many 480 owners want to get this done and not just let their cars fade away.

Dan the 480 Man · Post by **Dan the 480 Man** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 6:48 pm

VanDerGraaf wrote:I really like the idea that so many 480 owners want to get this done and not just let their cars fade away.

It's quite scary really, now you say that. Me and my Dad were trying to figure out a price based on what work we'd had done at the garage over the years. We thought about Â£200 a side max, so i thought i was looking at about Â£400...i didn't bat an eyelid, i was straight on the phone and booking it in. 'Oh well, i'll get the money somehow". And that was it, repair the 480, bill me later

It doesn't bother me, and wouldn't have bothered me spending that much money-it's for essentially my hobby, so it was worth it. Even if it is white. Ha!

Still not sunk in really-but i can't hide that big childish grin when i walk past it. She know's it, and she know's she's worth it too. I still think that these car's have souls deep down...

VanDerGraaf · Post by **VanDerGraaf** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 8:09 pm

Dan the 480 Man wrote: I still think that these car's have souls deep down...

Yeah, it becomes more than a machine, through your synergy with it.

I haven't driven mine since wednesday and probably won't get it back for a few days yet. I'm eager to see what it feels like again.

Good thinking mate!

hayabusa · Post by **hayabusa** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 11:04 pm

Nice arches