3-d chance for life :-)

[Romi2121]

Sorry, that no german, but i think, thaty more intresting will be look pictures, than read my story, which are full with gramatical mistakes
So, about the my post. After last body service, my niva drive in Karpaten rocky, muddy roads 10 years. 3 years ago i just repainte the car, but no any welding works.
Last 1.5 year, start creack around front window. And more and more stronger. Also some places, like front longerons, rear long arms body fixing points look not from the best position.
Also from all sides of body start come small creack noices. Before the body was perfectl! And i HATE!!! body noices
Decigion - full body service!

I know, that for 99% percones, who will look next pictures, it will be not logical my desigion from economical side. Yes, it looks like more easy sell the car, and buy other one.
But for me exectly this niva, change my life in the best side. I finde so much frends, i open for me trawelling in the nature, discover new teritoryes, i finded the job.
Yes, Niva is diagnosis!!!!

Last off-road before body works)






Collected body parts. Different. But still some is missing.






Lot of rubbish


Search problem places, but i was surprised - all ooks wery good. Only one problem was finded, upper of driver door. But it wery small problem. Faster it is normal for nivas.


















Buy-buy my niva

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[Fisch]

Hi Romi,

- Thanks for sharing your documentation with us!
- Good luck with your refurbishment!
- I hope your Niva will come back stronger than ever!


Best regards from Berlin,
Uwe

[fabian_s]

Thanks for sharing Romi! I am looking forward to see the rest of the pictures of your story

[csc]

Hi Romi,

good to see that you invest time to refurbish the "Romi car". This is the car I always associate with you and it would be a pity not to keep it alive. See you in June in Karpat mountains, hopefully with this car
Romi with Patrol is not the real Romi

/Christian

[Fanto]

So it`s a Wellness Tour for your Car

[Gustl]

Romi, aren't you afraid of breaking the number one Niva rule?

Never touch a running Lada!

[Fanto]

Don`t forget to send some Pics from the Wellnesstime !!!

[Romi2121]

Hi Romi,

- Thanks for sharing your documentation with us!
- Good luck with your refurbishment!
- I hope your Niva will come back stronger than ever!


Best regards from Berlin,
Uwe

Hi Uwe!)
I think it intresting to look, what do others, and know, that you dont will do this newer in your life!)))
Luck i need. And not only luck. At moment i only now start slowly understand what i start do. Also my frend only now understand, that in what creasy idea he accept
I must have result anyhow after all this body works. And im suare, that will have result. Good result)))

[Romi2121]

Thanks for sharing Romi! I am looking forward to see the rest of the pictures of your story

Hi Fabian!
I hope, that will have motivation and energy for do this

[Romi2121]

Hi Romi,

good to see that you invest time to refurbish the "Romi car". This is the car I always associate with you and it would be a pity not to keep it alive. See you in June in Karpat mountains, hopefully with this car
Romi with Patrol is not the real Romi

/Christian

Hi Christian!
On the begining of my off-road life with this niva, i maded body service. And they was wery well maded. Car is nearly no rust. Places where was welded, after 10 years no have rust! Ewerybody is surprised. I also.
But i was suare, that there no rust. I maded body protection works wery well. And plane do same also after this body works.
I wery surprised, that after 10 years in not easy life, car no need lot of etention (body). But time and expluatation giive result, and now is exelent time for do this. The roof construction now is not damaged. Much more better do all this now, that make after one year. If i do in next year, i will be have much more body problems in places, which is now good.

I also dont imagaine me without this niva . In the patrol im other persone
And wellcome !!! Will be happy to see you againe!))

[Romi2121]

So it`s a Wellness Tour for your Car

Derek, its like in spa salon))).
My wellnes time will be in sommer time. Hope it will be work))

[Romi2121]

Romi, aren't you afraid of breaking the number one Niva rule?

Never touch a running Lada!

August, before transport to service, niva stay in garage 1 mounts without move...
And looks that will serviced also and engen...

[Romi2121]

Well, continye the report with body works.
When was cuted out the rigt side, we saw that no any rust incide.

Take out the engen. Here was surprice - i turned the cluch whell with one hande. Looks, that compretion in the cilinders not zero, they are -10
I surpriced, how it possible???? On high way need 8 liters petrol!!! And drive steep u hilss in mountains... Ok. This will chek later. Now is body works in the first position

First cuted body part. No rust))

Drilling out the welding points.



Right wing is cuted out)). Ok, so what we will see here????
Here will have lot of Karpaten dust, some rusty points and some places, which will be make stonger


Was surprised with this body part. 33 years, newer was painted, and only now start some small rust


Outside rear wheel arch also need cut away. They are 90% is perfect condition, but on the welding points to incide wheel arch totaly rust.


Front door holder is more rustly.But it not deep rust and decigion is only cleaning.



This time outside of the box is snowing...

Also this day was pick up two front wings. Quality of body barst and grout painte now on Lada factory realy wery good! Respect to Frencs!))


The drilled out small part was broked down in 2 from 4 welding points. This place will get extra fixing.


Door holder cleaned from outside. Incide they have lot of body protection. They also was welded to the wing. No any welding points to the maine body .-.
In next days will be changed the situatuion


Now body cuting works are stoped. Need weld back some body parts to keep the body construction.

Right wing i have buyed one year ago.

Left was ordered 4 days ago. And i ask the seller, that be cearful with order. I need old wertion of left wing. But it Ukraine, and i recive M wertion, which have other looking.


On the begining im was disapointed. But after chek with fingers posibility to steel strongness, i picked up
At home i chek more detaily, and finde also two new modifications, wich make construction stronger.


Steel realy much stronger. I have cuted arch on the right wing. After cut, i changed form of not cuted pice with pliers. And it was not difficult. On new just small testing show, that it will be hard job in one of next days...
After one night sleaping, decide order same for right side

For all!!!! Have a nice Christmas time!!!

[Romi2121]

Next part of creasy idea)).
Work last weeks run slowly, because we have 2 Christmas holidays, two New Years (second is Old New Year )...
Now car looks like not car((.
But on the begining of horor pictures, some sentances about new body parts.
I truy buy now only new producted body parts, which are painted not in black ground painting. Black ground must be before painting cleaned. This is transporting grount.
The other colour (dont know the name in englis ) is ready for painting. Quality of them are wery good! But its dont means, that no need chek!!!!

Cuting of wheel arches.






With parts also was manual, how painte this body parts. No need cleaning and no need do nothing with sandpaiper

Quality looks cool, but i finde rust .-.


Next steep is - sanding. All parts wich have rust i transport for sand.



After sanding - painting with sauer basic ground. They looks red colour.


Next ground is epoxy.





But what happend with my niva in this time????
Shok!!!
When i saw, i was ready to cruy... On the begining was decided change not all downside. Only left and right side. Middle and rear keep. But on the service my frend decide, cut completly out all this rusty and 2, 3 times welded parts, wich incide rust. And they after some time will be againe need weld. So, decide all change and build new niva with 33 years history
Only pictures, no more words...















Tomorrow final cleaning. In monday will be welded in downside!)

Alex promised me, that soon niva will be shine like this Audi)))

[Fanto]

Oh Gott, oh Gott, oh Gott .........

But is THIS your Target !!!!!!!
"...Alex promised me, that soon niva will be shine like this Audi)))..."

Sad greetings