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So anyways....for clarity, the bumpers are brilliant as I've always said, they just need final finishing and as I'm now starting to use the car and relax and enjoy it so I'm sorting the bits that need doing.
This is the current finish of one of the front quarters:
Ironically Richard himself commented on the finish of them but appears to have forgotten. You can see the grind marks the polishers were talking about - they're very confident about the finish they'll get and I can't wait to see them - the car looks bare without them. There's plenty of meat on them so hopefully virtually all marks will be removed. Very reasonable cost too.
They should be back by next weekend and then it's exhaust time (proper excited about that one!)
Here's the finished gear stick mod - pleased with that.
Seems an ideal time to take a mould of the bumpers. If DNA would pass on the details of the vacuum chrome plater they use on their bumpers you could get a batch made. You could probably make enough over a period to recoup the original cost of the bumpers.
You could even ask Chris to do it.
The stick mod has turned out well Scott, looks very classic like.
It would be good to see some pics when the exhaust is done, this is something I will have to sub out as it is out side of my skill set.
I also read Richards back page rant, I thought it was quite Ironic that he titled it "Beware the forum experts" as you mentioned before it seemed daft to bring it up again as it had settled down and been forgotten, still, nowt as strange as folk etc.
Smash I look forward to seeing the car when all the details are finished
Paul I second your thoughts, we often mention the kit car magazines are not very worried how accurate their articles are.
It seems to more to do with who purchases advertising space.
And as for Socky - its always the attitude that is obvious even before the IP is checked
If that was the case about attitude then 90% of internet forums are puppets too then? Please stop the ridiculous comments, it just makes you look stupid.
So anyways....for clarity, the bumpers are brilliant as I've always said, they just need final finishing and as I'm now starting to use the car and relax and enjoy it so I'm sorting the bits that need doing.
This is the current finish of one of the front quarters:
Ironically Richard himself commented on the finish of them but appears to have forgotten. You can see the grind marks the polishers were talking about - they're very confident about the finish they'll get and I can't wait to see them - the car looks bare without them. There's plenty of meat on them so hopefully virtually all marks will be removed. Very reasonable cost too.
They should be back by next weekend and then it's exhaust time (proper excited about that one!)
Here's the finished gear stick mod - pleased with that.
This is exactly what I was complaining about, you cannot post without some derogative comment. If you want to post do so without boring repetitive gurning.
If that was the case about attitude then 90% of internet forums are puppets too then? Please stop the ridiculous comments, it just makes you look stupid.
Oh well I will let people decide for theirselves what they believe is ridiculous
Enjoy yourself on the forum, I for one look forward to your (valued?) input.
If that was the case about attitude then 90% of internet forums are puppets too then? Please stop the ridiculous comments, it just makes you look stupid.
If you have anything positive to offer the forum, it would be appreciated. So far the sum total is whingeing and criticism of other posters. How about you start again?
Lets start again .... Welcome to the forum Martin Fisher , you express an interest in building a 250 swb ...I have only had dealings with one ongoing build , so can't claim to be an expert , but anything I can answer , I'd be happy to ...
And sorry for the pm threatening to batter you !! :-)
Jees, I can't go away for a couple of days without it kicking off again
Fishermart I don't suppose you can see the irony in your posts but they weren't the best way to introduce yourself. As you can see I've banned your user account as that's not what this forum needs and I can't be arsed to go over it all again.
In the Kitcar article on the DNA 250 it says that the bumpers are supplied unchromed and they give you details of their supplier to get it done. May be worth a phone call to DNA.
Wow! That rear three-quarter shot is superb. The bumpers 'productionise' the look of the car considerably. If I opt for one - I want to see what the 275 looks like as a DHC, first - I'd have to budget for a set.
@Triumph Special - Yeah the bumpers do really change the look of the car - funny thing is for a moment when I took them off for a while I was thinking i actually quite like it without them! But once I saw them polished and fitted them back up they really do have a wow factor.
And yes DaveP, definitely falling in love with it as we slowly tick off the remaining things to do
@JaguarTVR - there is a place locally who do exactly the same process as used on the DNA bumpers - these guys here: http://www.chromespray.co.uk/process.html - very impressive. My plan is to get the grill surround done but i may need to buy a new surround first as the holes for the spotlights have been drilled where it's impossible to actually mount the spots. I could just cover them up with grommets and drill new ones - Chris has given me a quote on a new one so I need to think about that. While the surround is out I will get teh two grill retaining brackets powder coated - at the moment they appear to haev been rattle can'd satin black which is all pealing off. I'm thinking of getting the grill slats powder coated at the same time - easy to clean and added benefit of tightening the slots to stop the occasional rattling you get over bumps
Nubodi Automotive wrote:
Yes and doesn't the paint look great!
No pain yet.
Yep 90% does! At the same time tho that rear quarter photo highlights one one of the mop burn throughs I've been left to rectify - real shame that as you can see, there's clearly 2 inches of raw grp visible centre edge of the vent (even from that distance). It's a shame because all these things detract from the overall beauty of the car - people notice them when discussing the car, asking who built it etc.
If its supposed to be a 1960's car (as you have not badged it as a Ferrari) then it would be pretending to be 50+ years old? Would it not have a blemish or two anyway.
We are always willing to work with our customers when they are polite and reasonable. Its a shame you were not. These could have been resolved in a heartbeat.
Your attitude since shows all how difficult you were to work with. Registering a website in our name to attack us is not the actions of a rational person.
Luckily no one takes you seriously, obviously, as we are fully booked with customer builds till next August 2017.
If its supposed to be a 1960's car (as you have not badged it as a Ferrari) then it would be pretending to be 50+ years old? Would it not have a blemish or two anyway.
We are always willing to work with our customers when they are polite and reasonable. Its a shame you were not. These could have been resolved in a heartbeat.
Your attitude since shows all how difficult you were to work with. Registering a website in our name to attack us is not the actions of a rational person.
Luckily no one takes you seriously, obviously, as we are fully booked with customer builds till next August 2017.
Smash, you are being so unreasonable, Nubodi has kindly burned through your paintwork in a few place, along with scratches etc to give you that "patina" of a 50 year old car.
