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Mar 31, 2015 22:34:33 GMT
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^^^thanks **blush** Finished flatting off tonight with 2500 grit, almost shiny just with that. Just had time to start mopping the top of the bonnet before finishing tonight - first cut with the hard mop but its already coming up nice. Just have to finish the lot off tomorrow night !!
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Frankenhealey
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It's going to be awesome even if it's not finished to your standards. We put in a 24 hour session before getting the Goddess to Goodwood and it still wasn't finished to anyone's standards. There is always 'something else' left . It's like the approach to light speed, the closer you get, the further away it is. Spock out
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Thanks for the encouragement(?) I think!
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Frankenhealey
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Thanks for the encouragement(?) I think! Sorry, please look on it as a sort of gruff, manly encouragement of the 'Good Job' variety and don't sweat the small stuff. We're supposed to enjoy what we do
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That's ok, I knew what you meant Oh well, after 7 hours straight it's still not quite done Should be able to finish it off tommorrow, gonna be a late night finish I think. Here's a sneak preview of a bit of it though - 'bits' in photo are dust off the polishing cloth;
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Apr 13, 2015 22:19:39 GMT
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Apologies for not updating the thread since the show - the car did make it to Wheels day though! It was a bit of a trial - hiring a trailer, buying retaining straps, late night getting car ready & early mornings getting trailers & getting the car there. Of course as I had no windows in it it chose to rain most of the day - 3 days of sunshine after the show of course!! Car ended up with 1/2" of water in it - lots of mopping ensued during the day to try to keep it semi dry, not the best day to debut the car, but at least custom Car want to do a feature on it soon - hurray Here it is looking a bit wet; Apologies to the small child when I blipped the throttle on open headers - he nearly 5hit himself
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bstardchild
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Apr 13, 2015 23:41:06 GMT
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Apologies for not updating the thread since the show - the car did make it to Wheels day though! It was a bit of a trial - hiring a trailer, buying retaining straps, late night getting car ready & early mornings getting trailers & getting the car there. Of course as I had no windows in it it chose to rain most of the day - 3 days of sunshine after the show of course!! Car ended up with 1/2" of water in it - lots of mopping ensued during the day to try to keep it semi dry, not the best day to debut the car, but at least custom Car want to do a feature on it soon - hurray Here it is looking a bit wet; Wow - looking good even when wet (which to be honest is how your paintwork looks when you finish it Apologies to the small child when I blipped the throttle on open headers - he nearly 5hit himself 11/10
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Apr 14, 2015 12:20:38 GMT
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I was at wheels day, how did I not see this!! Truly inspirational work throughout the build and I would have loved to have a look in person.
Are you at all local to Aldershot?
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Apr 14, 2015 12:34:17 GMT
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@bastardchild - 11/10 Not a million miles away - slough. Might take it to local meet on Sunday lunch if weather good - Head GasGits meet in Langley - look them up on Facebook.
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Apr 16, 2015 22:38:54 GMT
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A bit more progress after drying it out from Wheelsday. Templated the front & rear screens; And got them cut in 6mm MDF as templates; Also working through the snag list - weeping thermostat housing turned out to be a banana shaped face on the housing surface :roll eyes: no wonder I could not get it to stop. A stint on the linisher saw it nice & flat again so with some RTV sealant applied it should now be leak free.
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MDF - the ultimate limo tint
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Apr 17, 2015 16:05:48 GMT
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A bit more progress after drying it out from Wheelsday. Templated the front & rear screens; Also working through the snag list - weeping thermostat housing turned out to be a banana shaped face on the housing surface :roll eyes: no wonder I could not get it to stop. A stint on the linisher saw it nice & flat again so with some RTV sealant applied it should now be leak free. God that's shiny! or is it just a cunning way of getting a selfie into your build thread?
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Apr 17, 2015 18:23:36 GMT
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Its actually covered in muck again now but yes it's quite shiny
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Apr 18, 2015 16:02:43 GMT
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Apr 18, 2015 16:11:15 GMT
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Frankenhealey
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Apr 18, 2015 17:40:16 GMT
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Awesome
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Apr 18, 2015 20:06:23 GMT
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Hmmm subtle. I like that.
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vulgalour
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Apr 18, 2015 21:20:03 GMT
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I've only just noticed where the front number plate is. Up until now I had assumed you just hadn't fitted it at all to keep it clean and tidy.
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Apr 18, 2015 22:08:14 GMT
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Hah, yes - thought I'd at least have a nod towards legality with a front plate
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Apr 19, 2015 21:30:13 GMT
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Took it to a local show today about 6 miles away - hands were shaking when I got there lol! Bit cold without the glass so need to get that sorted asap as well. I got the rear sides templated this afternoon and started on the door glass templates so should have the windows sorted in the next couple of weeks. Brakes are ok but I think some upgrades are required to get them to the level I will be happy with. Photo of it at the local meet;
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