1953 Jowett Jupiter - Ho So Nearly Finished
Sept 10, 2020 20:42:26 GMT
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Post by grumpynorthener on Sept 10, 2020 20:42:26 GMT
This Jupiter originally entered the workshop for a bare metal repaint
However has the car came apart it was found that the underpinning's of bodywork were very dubious to say the least
Fibreglass, pop rivets, bits of alloy plate had all been used in a previous restoration to repair structural areas of the car
Hence a decision to remove the body from the chassis was made and undertake a full rebuild of the body
The chassis & drive train are in excellent order and very little work is required to them
The rear superstructure & the front bulkhead were sent to be chemically dipped to remove all paint & rust
Utilising the chassis as a jig the front bulkhead was rebuilt with some new panels along with panels that were fabricated in house
Which was followed by the rebuild of the rear superstructure
Then again utilising the chassis as a jig the front bulkhead & rear superstructure were joined by the sill sections
And the car repanelled using the originals
Which is where we are going to pick up from in more detail - from this point I will go into more detail to how the remaining work gets completed - now don't worry if you wished you could have seen this restoration being undertaken from scratch rather than in a few images has I have another 2 Jupiter's going through the workshop over the next 24 months (along with many other restorations that are on the books for the significant future - by all means any questions you have on the car / restoration techniques / methods / materials - just ask away
However has the car came apart it was found that the underpinning's of bodywork were very dubious to say the least
Fibreglass, pop rivets, bits of alloy plate had all been used in a previous restoration to repair structural areas of the car
Hence a decision to remove the body from the chassis was made and undertake a full rebuild of the body
The chassis & drive train are in excellent order and very little work is required to them
The rear superstructure & the front bulkhead were sent to be chemically dipped to remove all paint & rust
Utilising the chassis as a jig the front bulkhead was rebuilt with some new panels along with panels that were fabricated in house
Which was followed by the rebuild of the rear superstructure
Then again utilising the chassis as a jig the front bulkhead & rear superstructure were joined by the sill sections
And the car repanelled using the originals
Which is where we are going to pick up from in more detail - from this point I will go into more detail to how the remaining work gets completed - now don't worry if you wished you could have seen this restoration being undertaken from scratch rather than in a few images has I have another 2 Jupiter's going through the workshop over the next 24 months (along with many other restorations that are on the books for the significant future - by all means any questions you have on the car / restoration techniques / methods / materials - just ask away
