MadaboutKitcars

Mac i thought you would like to see these.

Tony,
Nice one! they look spot on mate, ill get them off to the chromers as soon as they pitch up.

Mac

Forgot to mention a few more small steps in my last update.
Fitting the Dynamotor highlighted an issue in that it was sitting about 8mm too far forward and the belt was therefore out of line, managed to h=get the end of the front mounting lug turned down 8mm and combined with 8mm of stainless washers at the back it now fits and lines up so fitted the belt, another small victory.


Also fitted the rocker cover.


TTFN
Mac

Just spotted this on E-Bay

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sammio-Spyder-der-Rennwagen-aus-den-50ern-wie-Lotus-oder-Ferrari-/261707883943?pt=Automobile&hash=item3cef0165a7

It does'nt look as good as your's but it's not far off your value, may-be you'v under valued your's
PS, the title photo in the add is not correct, No48 belongs to a local guy!!!!!

I think that's Trevor ' s car. It was his blog that introduced me to Sammios.

You are correct, the local guy who now owns it it rang me today and confirmed just that.
But as I have said the actual car being sold is not No48, the seller has just used an old photo.
That same photo might look good on my new web site

Must got a pic from the trimmer, he's doing a mock up first in vinyl before going to leather.


TTFN
Mac

Nice.

Looks comfy!

Back to it.
The front indicators don't work for me so I have bought a pair of these






Hopefully I'll get them fitted tomorrow

Was up the fridge on Saturday and started the wet sanding


The pics of the paint job did flatter it a little as there were a couple of runs and some worse orange peel than I was happy with

Got the passenger side flatted back with 1500 trying to get rid of this


To be fair this shot makes it look much worse than it looked to begin with but I managed to get rid of all the Orange peel so my plan to put on more paint than I really needed to was a sound one.


The decision to do it was also pushed along by my finding a brand new buffing machine in the boxes from the workshop clearance I did a while ago, the gift that keeps on giving!

So think I'll pick up some G3 and G10 in the morning.

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Mac

Mac - Looking forward to seeing where you mount those indicators, as they should look the part.

Do you do use your sanding blocks for the wet sanding, or is it just by hand?

Good luck with the polishing machine, Paul.

Sanding blocks Paul, using your hand you'll end up going through the paint. Start with nothing more coarse than 1200 and got to 1500 or 2000 then machine polish.
I'm thinking the indicators will go either side of the nose cone.

HTH
Mac

Slowly finalising the wiring, tooted the horn today for the first time!

Fitted the choke cable


Dave is coming up tomorrow afternoon so we can get a couple of hours in doing the 2 man jobs such as bleeding the clutch and get the bonnet fitted, slow progress but getting closer by the day.

TTFN
Mac

Making good progress there Mac, the MOT will be next month at this rate then onto the open road.

As a complete novice spray painter I found these sanding sponges to be really useful for flatting back the primer and paint -

http://www.halfords.com/motoring/paints-body-repairs/sandpapers-abrasives/halfords-sanding-sponge-fine-medium



They made sanding the complex curves of the body a doddle and didn't wear through anywhere as a little hand pressure moulds the sponge to the surface it's on keeping the abrasive paper 'flat' to the surface. They last well too, I think I got through about four of them to do the whole job.

Hope that makes sense.

Warm water in the bucket and a squirt of washing up liquid seems to be preferred by the paint guys I know. They also seem to have several buckets on the go using them each in turn so the sponge stays grit free. I got some sponge pads from pound land a while ago pack of ten they where excellent so went back and bought a few packs and they where next to useless. Must of been a different batch.

As scary said, a couple of buckets and I also bought a couple of squirt bottles from B&Q, filled them with clean water and just a drop, no more, of cheap washing up liquid. The washing liquid is only needed to help break the surface tension. If you can see bubbles or anything more than a hint of colour in the bottle you've used too much.

I know where T is coming from but for final colour sanding I would only ever use a solid pad or block, keep the pressure light and clean often. The real trick is knowing when to stop, if you're unsure then STOP!

This maybe my last UK post for a bit as I'm off to Sunny Sri Lanka on Wednesday night so next post will be from much much warmer climes :-)

TTFN
Mac

Picked up the seats and headrests yesterday




Very happy with them. They are removable for drying by just undoing 2 press studs and levering over one front corner which is elasticated.

Almost wish I had the front to ask Mrs M if I could pop up the unit and fit them but we leave for Heathrow at 13:00 so think maybe ill not risk it :-)

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Mac

Seats look great and I like the removable idea which is ideal for drying or winter storage. Have a good holiday! Are you sure you want to go or would you prefer to finish the car?

I'm torn to be honest but on reflection 5 weeks in the sun wins! I have been stocking up my Practical Performance Car mags and have 6 months of reading :-)

Mac - 5 weeks in the sun sounds great, especially as I still haven't warmed up from working outside earlier.

The seats and head rests look good.

Enjoy the break, Paul.

Come back Mac! I miss your posts!

Scottie, not too much longer now! Back on the 14th unless I win the lottery in which case there will be a nearly finished Ribble Navigator going cheap. I have been prowling the back street garages looking for car projects and will upload some pics later this week! Anyway I have been up for 6 hours so it's time for a nap......

Does this mean you've actually won the lottery?!



Jokes aside, hope all is well and look forward to more build updates.

Take care, Paul.

It's time to come out of hibernation now!!!