Project "well, I don't know what to do with it yet"
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Rattle can + http://www.decoratingdirect.co.uk/viewprod/i/ITPSM/ = Win
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Yea no one told me about those till after 
Yea no one told me about those till after
Unlucky, they make spraying with cans so much easier
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After that'd all dried I bustled back to the garage to put the windscreen back in!
The seal played silly buggers for a bit, as the windscreen wasn't seating centrally but I soon had it down and locked in the right position. Hopefully the new seal will do it's job well. I have a new finishing trim to go in (when it turns up) but for the meantime I put the old one back in.
Unfortunately I ran out of daylight today - so tomorrow I'm heading around to finish tidying up the garage and a few other odd things, then driving it back to mine to, well, assess what's next! I'm keeping it for one more night to also make sure that the paint cures properly, before exposing it to the elements.
So, you'll have to make do with more shoddy mobile phone pictures
Bonnet could do with another coat but it's all exacerbated a bit by being under strip lights. Part of that's due to it having a surface that wasn't smooth, as I sprayed onto what I'd previously rollered on - but if required that's easily fixed. The bonnet might come off at some point anyway, to have vents added - so I'll do that then.
Now that all the masking's off there's just a few little edges to be touched in but other from that it's completely black from the outside......which is a result! I think there'll be some touching up to be done also when it's out in the light, just to get an even finish - but so far it's actually looking pretty well blended between the panels.
Regardless, I'm not going to get a 'quality' finish using these methods but it is infinitely more presentable than before
Roll on tomorrow!
Tell you one thing though. People ARE going to walk into it when it's parked in the dark
The seal played silly buggers for a bit, as the windscreen wasn't seating centrally but I soon had it down and locked in the right position. Hopefully the new seal will do it's job well. I have a new finishing trim to go in (when it turns up) but for the meantime I put the old one back in.
Unfortunately I ran out of daylight today - so tomorrow I'm heading around to finish tidying up the garage and a few other odd things, then driving it back to mine to, well, assess what's next! I'm keeping it for one more night to also make sure that the paint cures properly, before exposing it to the elements.
So, you'll have to make do with more shoddy mobile phone pictures
Bonnet could do with another coat but it's all exacerbated a bit by being under strip lights. Part of that's due to it having a surface that wasn't smooth, as I sprayed onto what I'd previously rollered on - but if required that's easily fixed. The bonnet might come off at some point anyway, to have vents added - so I'll do that then.
Now that all the masking's off there's just a few little edges to be touched in but other from that it's completely black from the outside......which is a result! I think there'll be some touching up to be done also when it's out in the light, just to get an even finish - but so far it's actually looking pretty well blended between the panels.
Regardless, I'm not going to get a 'quality' finish using these methods but it is infinitely more presentable than before
Roll on tomorrow!
Tell you one thing though. People ARE going to walk into it when it's parked in the dark
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Pleeease bring this to a RR meet when its done, would be so interesting to see how it looks irl
I probably will! Knowing me once I've straightened it out I won't stop driving it!
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True, then I could keep doing this:
Although I'd definitely have an LSD this time...Such a fun machine.
Although I'd definitely have an LSD this time...Such a fun machine.
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Finally, it sees the light! Spent an hour or two tidying the garage and cleaning up then loaded it up for the return journey.
And the casualities (the ones on their own still have some paint in them):
It's sitting outside now, just having a cuppa then will empty it, maybe clean the interior and mess around a little. Maybe mock the louvres up on it
I have all weekend to play, mind, so I'll probably concentrate on it then and do the few other odd things I've been meaning to do like tighten up the downpipe, fit some new door window seals, replace an exhaust clamp, bleed the clutch, refit the heater blower and so on and so forth. There's also all the old trim and badging to go on, along with the new front grilles.
Definitely a survivor this one, though - started up first time despite it's dead battery and standing around for a week
I'll get some proper pictures later.
And the casualities (the ones on their own still have some paint in them):
It's sitting outside now, just having a cuppa then will empty it, maybe clean the interior and mess around a little. Maybe mock the louvres up on it
I have all weekend to play, mind, so I'll probably concentrate on it then and do the few other odd things I've been meaning to do like tighten up the downpipe, fit some new door window seals, replace an exhaust clamp, bleed the clutch, refit the heater blower and so on and so forth. There's also all the old trim and badging to go on, along with the new front grilles.
Definitely a survivor this one, though - started up first time despite it's dead battery and standing around for a week
I'll get some proper pictures later.
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Here's some more naked shots - over the weekend I'll put all the trim on and things like that, plus touch up any internal bits that need doing (i.e. the interior side of the door window frames).
Cr0fty, in the famous words of a particular sporting brand, Just Do It. Then you have to learn Hard to get around to it any other way
Cr0fty, in the famous words of a particular sporting brand, Just Do It. Then you have to learn
Hard to get around to it any other way
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From the TDC forum so far:
Etc etc! They seem quite pleased
I'll endevour to bring it to the next RR.
I could do the V8, I'd love a smallblock in it or an alternative would be an MX5 or wankel engine for something 'different'.
The MX5 thing was inspired by seeing this vid, plus the fact it comes in a very 'easy' fitting package with a good 5 speed box and are very cheap on the scale of things!
Keep the weight down enough and I'm sure it would provide enough motive power....Get some better cams and a few homebrew things like fuel cooling, better ignition system and bike TBs. Could be a laugh
Etc etc! They seem quite pleased
I'll endevour to bring it to the next RR.
I could do the V8, I'd love a smallblock in it or an alternative would be an MX5 or wankel engine for something 'different'.
The MX5 thing was inspired by seeing this vid, plus the fact it comes in a very 'easy' fitting package with a good 5 speed box and are very cheap on the scale of things!
Keep the weight down enough and I'm sure it would provide enough motive power....Get some better cams and a few homebrew things like fuel cooling, better ignition system and bike TBs. Could be a laugh
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