After the Accident - Triumph Herald 13/60 Restoration | Part 33

Unfortunately, someone ran in to the back of the Herald! Just shortly before the engine run in had finished. However, the repairs have been agreed, but there's a few small rust repairs to deal with first on the panels that will have to be painted.
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[@wimtillaart8671]

Good videography and diy welding and tinkering.....i'm hooked!!!

[@redfoxclassics]

Thank you!

[@Rich13-60]

I am commenting as I go here as I will forget stuff, So glad the insurance company cleared the repairs, and now your email comment makes sense as I had thought you would be doing all the repairs, I fully get why this is not the case now . On to the fuel tank removal, this was a job I was going to do, only because its all scratched and generally looks untidy, now I see its not as easy as a spitty one, I may leave it in situ and make good that way instead. On to the repairs around the light, this is one of the best repairs I have seen on a YT vid, many don't take as much care as you did not only to get the profile right but the way you welded it in as well, I was worried at one point that some of the filled areas may either crack or fall away when you were attempting to get the profile back again once it was welded , but glad you stopped when you did , and as you said no point making things worse now. Thank you again for this vid, and if you don't do anymore on your repairs, then I look forward to seeing the car once it has been away to have the crash damage done. Richard.

[@Rich13-60]

Oh and now it appears, some delay there YT, it reads about the same I guess, lol.

[@Rich13-60]

Oh, seems YT dont let you type as you watch anymore, or something went funny at my end, anyway I will do it again. I am so glad the insurance was approved and that will be sorted out, now your comment about the car going for repair makes sense, I had assumed you would do the lot but now I see why. As for the fuel tank removal, I was going to do mine only because the tank is scruffy and needs a good refurb, it does not leak or anything like that, I was also unaware the the late cars had a larger fuel tank ( mine is H plated too) , so I may just leave the tank in and refurb it in situ. Your repairs are fantastic and some of the best I have seen on YT, many do not take as much care into the prep as you did, well done. I got your comment on the shorts vid about not wanting to take on other work, no worries I thought you may have too much to do as it was, my MOT guy does classic restorations anyway, he can have the work because I haven't the skills to do that sort of work. Well done again, and even if you don't make anymore on your repairs with this recent rust discovery, I look forward to seeing the car all looking pretty and perfect once its been away. Cheers 👍

[@redfoxclassics]

Thank you :) I also couldn't do this till a few years ago, taught myself to weld on my Spitfire during lockdown(s). Part of why I started doing videos is cause I wanted to show welding and fabrication are something you can do well in your own garage! I've learned a whole lot watching Make It Kustom and Fitzee's Fabrications, they're worth a look if you want to see really good metalwork. The fuel tank is a bit of a faff, but more a swear at it a bit for half an hour and it's done type job than anything else. Reminds me I should paint mine while it's out. Do you have the larger tank? My car is Dec 69 built and I've always thought it had the original tank, but don't know the exact point the change was made.

[@Paul-i7z]

I would be over the moon if my welding / repairs looked like that av been doing it many years i know how difficult it is to get that quality of repair,well done,and thank you for taking the time to share it with us.

[@redfoxclassics]

Thanks Paul, that's much appreciated :) I've tried really hard on these exterior panels!

[@HenrysGarage]

Good news, I'm glad the insurance company are paying for the repairs

[@redfoxclassics]

Thanks Henry, yes it was a relief to finally get that judgment from them!

[@bobspeller2225]

Sorry to see the damage to your Herald, after all the work you put in . Look at what you are doing will, in the end make it a much better car. Good luck with the fiddle panel making and I will follow you to see how its going. All the best Bob

[@redfoxclassics]

Thanks Bob, yeah there is a silver lining in some ways. With these little rust repairs done there shouldn't be much to worry about for a long time.

[@peterwalker6446]

The Herald 1200 I had until a few years ago got rear ended twice, both times while I was stationary at traffic lights, both times by a white van at low speed. After the first accident, I spent months sourcing a suitable rear valance, painting it, fitting it correctly. Then the second trip out after repairing it, it happened again 🤦🏻‍♂

[@redfoxclassics]

Oh no! That must’ve been extremely frustrating. Hopefully I shall not suffer the same fate…

[@robpassfield1035]

good job!

[@redfoxclassics]

Thanks Rob :)

[@Rich13-60]

Ah, thank you for adding this one, not watched yet, will add another comment when I have.

[@redfoxclassics]

Got to start building up the next one now :D

[@robpassfield1035]

lucky the boot floor not damaged! same thing happened to my Metro, but the boot floor took a big hit, only 5mph impact!

[@redfoxclassics]

There's a bit of a bend to the boot, but nothing major. This was also slow speed, but it was enough to do a fair bit of damage! Did your Metro survive?

[@robpassfield1035]

@@redfoxclassics Metro was total loss, sadly, ERS paid out well, but wanted too much for the salvage, I bought a MK3 Fiesta 1994 as a hack 33kmiles from new with the 1.1 HCS engine.

[@redfoxclassics]

Ah that’s a shame. I’ve got salvage rights included on my policy and that was such a relief while I was waiting on the insurers to agree to repair it, or not…