How To: C8A restoration in Holland

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Originally Posted by Ian McCallum

Hi Pieter,

Found several pictures of my modified drivers door to form the rear door. Only mistake I made was to use the full width, for as you know it is narrower, like the side door. However it certainly gives all the required profiles for the majority of the visible top and latching side plus of course all the door latching mechanism. As you can see modifications are also well disguised if you manufacture/fit the map case.

Ian,

Do you have detailed information on the mapcase and how to make it??

[Ian McCallum]

I may have my old drawing, not sure. The map case is however common to all the HU family so anyone who has one fitted can supply exact dimension. I have attached 3 photos that will give you a good idea and from which you could scale your needs if necessary. top folds towards the back and is a continuous type piano hinges which allows the front to drop down which again is held in place by a continuous piano type hinge and leaves a retained area to hold in the maps.
Ignore the map table which is shown as this is unique to the HUW.

[Ian McCallum]

This is my old PUTR and my attempt with 'before and after' shots' at making the map case.

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Hi MLU'ers

Please have a look at the pics of my HUP hatch, I need at least one copy of this hatch so I'm planning a rebuild.
Does anybody have spare parts of the hatch locking system like the grips or the blocks which holds the system in place??
Anybody amongst you who did this rebuild?
Would also need more information on the rollers on the outside and the grip locking system, it looks like the grips lock into the tubing when not in use, would like to have more info on that locking system and how to rebuild this.

Questions, questions questions........

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Some heavy metal body building going on.
After a lot of measurements we finally continued on the body building of the C8A, we try to get the frame finished by this year so that we can start sandblasting, and add primer.

when ready things will move fast I guess, with an new soft skin this lady will shine again

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Saturday we finished the first part of the new body frame.
Old and new are now firmly connected again.
We will now proceed with sandblasting first and ad red primer, in the meantime
looking at reconstructing the roof.

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The body is on its way to the blaster, first of the rebuild is now done , I have the frame sandblasted to see where there's more work / welding to do.
The sheeting on the side of the reserve probably needs some attention and there's one more spot on the roof, otherwise I think she's pretty solid.