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Apr 23, 2008 22:54:52 GMT
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Welcome aboard bigrod & Stooby  got a new power supply today from company next door at work, industrial power specialists for vehicles (fire trucks etc) 20Amp computerised charger, got it nett price, £58.00 so happy with that, works lovely too  Picked up my axle casing tonight from the media blasters, mmmmmm...clean....mmmmmm  Did a bit of final welding on it tonight, so a light skim of filler over the joints where it was narrowed to tidy it up a bit, then a nice gloss finish on that too. Dropped off a load more bits to be cleaned and powder coated, cheaper and easier than painting, especially for the awkward shaped pieces. Also re-painted my teardrop rear lights, the original paint was thinner than Kate Moss on a diet, so 2 coats of epoxy and 2 of gloss saw them looking rather glam   |
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Apr 24, 2008 23:27:44 GMT
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Axle is undergoing prep work now, its a fiddly 'curse word  added some bits of filler tonight, and some seam sealer to tidy up any sharp edges around the brackets for paint.  Another little job on the list is this rear 'third' brake lamp and number plate lamp. This was originally the only lamp on Anglia's before they introduced lamps on the rear wings, and it normally has some plastic rivited to the bottom for the 'window' for the number plate lighting. This usually melts pretty quickly from the heat of the bulb and they rust pretty bad. I modified my original one (black part) by welding up the sides of the window to create a much smaller hole so I could bond a piece of glass in there instead, but recently I found a brand new old stock cover, result! This did not have any lamp window in it, so a quick 20 mins with the dremel and it now has a small new window hole in it. This will be painted in the next couple of days.  |
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J.P
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I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
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Apr 25, 2008 16:33:16 GMT
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Great work!
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Apr 25, 2008 23:06:06 GMT
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24 hours later it all looks like this Lamp in primer  And axle in primer,  Gloss tomorrow |
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Apr 26, 2008 22:56:22 GMT
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stealthstylz
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Apr 27, 2008 11:23:49 GMT
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And axle in primer,  Axle is now glossed up, yummee ;D  I saw the top pic and thought "thats not a bad shine for on an axle casing" thinking it was the top coat lol. Looks bloody brilliant. Matt |
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Apr 27, 2008 23:00:49 GMT
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Thanks Matt, it does look rather good ;D
Painted loads more bits today too, all the steering, rack, column, supports and a few other bits, will post some photos soon.
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Looking good mate. All your hard prep work is paying off now, great stuff! ;D Fancy doing my Capri next year....? |
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Apr 29, 2008 14:20:41 GMT
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What a quality build, fair play to you mate
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J.P
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I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
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Apr 29, 2008 17:35:41 GMT
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Fantastic painting!
Shouldn't those coilovers be glass black also? Would be cool to look at any point on the car and the component would be glossy black
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Apr 29, 2008 19:09:02 GMT
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JP, they will be eventually, but they are Eibach springs, so free spring exchange till I get the correct poundage as long as they are in 'as new' condition.
As soon as that is sorted they will be powder coated. All parts will be either gloss black or met silver.
Oldbus, depends on how much you'd pay me ;-)
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Rob
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You know, for kids!
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Apr 29, 2008 22:06:29 GMT
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In answer to your question "I wonder if anyone still reads this?"...
I think the answer is a definite YES.. but!
Noone comments cos it doesnt look like you need encouragement!
People are more likely to rally a home builder than a pro.
(All this is a massive compliment by the way)
This build is amazing. Cheers !
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Apr 29, 2008 23:03:27 GMT
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Thanks Rob, but I AM a home builder! certainly not a pro.
This is all done in workshop in back garden.
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Rob
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You know, for kids!
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Yeah I know, but you're too damn good ! |
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Apr 30, 2008 17:34:38 GMT
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Thanks Rob (blush) had some good help along the way though, couldn't have done it without some of my friends. got rear calipers blasted, look far better now.  |
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Been busy painting bits recently, so they are nicely wrapped up and packed away safely now. Time to put the flip front back on and do the final fitting.  I decided to chop out the recesses in the glass for the headlamp bowls as mine use the chrome stands, so there was a lot of 'air' between the lamp & the nut.  I glassed 4 layers of matt across the back first, and also chopped off the lamp mounts on the tube frame as they were not in the right place and were stressing the front.  I then ground out the bowls and added another 6 graduated layers in the hollows.  And then painted them with flowcoat, and rubbed them back, just a tiny bit of filler needed to finish now.  |
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Ruki
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Amazing work |
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Thanks Elven. Remember the cleaned calipers? Well they look like this now  I made new mounting plates for the flip front brace, so they are stronger and line up properly now.  |
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sav
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Fantastic work with superb attention to detail. Superb stuff. |
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street
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Coming together beautifully, no drop off in quality either! Keep up the great work  |
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added some bits of filler tonight, and some seam sealer to tidy up any sharp edges around the brackets for paint.
