With the welding of the DHC’s body completed a few weeks ago I started with the preparations for the next stage. Which mainly consisted of planning the transport of the body shell into Germany. And this week saw the start of the next chapter in the resurrection of the DHC. On Tuesday the body shell plus the doors, bonnet, boot lid, lower front screen finisher and a US front bumper bar were loaded into a friend’s van. It was a tight squeeze to reach the front of cargo box to fit the ratchet straps. But my old bones managed it. I even got back out again without any help or injuring myself 😜
And at dawn yesterday morning we set of for the long drive in to Germany. To a small industrial estate near the also small town of Welzheim to be precise. Here the body shell was unloaded from the van at a company called Carblast, for the body to receive three treatments:
First the chemical removal of the remaining paint (mostly welding primer and e-coating of the used NOS panels). Next stage will be chemical rust removal (acid dipping). And the final stage will be E-coating the shell and its associated parts. That work should be ready within 6 to 8 weeks. Which means another 900 plus kilometre return journey!
But I am very curious about the final result. Especially after looking at a few finished body shells. To finish this post a few pictures of the body in the hall, where I left it and where it will be prepared for the various treatments.
To be continued!
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