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MMA 'stick' welding is the way ahead. It does what it says on the tin.

Patchwork quilt!


All holes filled, almost time to start putting brackets and outrigers back on.

http://garyssammiospyderbuild.blogspot.co.uk/

That looks good to me Gary and also like a lot of hard work has gone into it too.

Good luck with putting the rest of the chassis back together.

Cheers, Paul.

Looks good but you're going to have to christen your car 'Iron Man'.

Keep up the good work.

Thanks for comments, always gratefully received. T, when I look at it I want to sing Jarusalem... Green and pleasant land... And nice fields!

Yes, I suppose it does look like Britain from the air. Your welding looks mighty impressive compared to mine. I've hidden my repairs behind the lowered floorpans though.

T, it works but i still can't go in a continuous line without burning through. New metal is easier, and i am getting better but its not profesional looking.

All gone a bit quiet lately, anything to show us?

I must admit the weather doesn't inspire me. All the welding is done on the chassis, just need to put these mounts on and fit outriggers, once that is done the wife will free up some money.

This week coming, i have 2 whole days on car... It will be nice to get something done. In the meantime i bought some Rivets that Andy saw on ebay. I have taken some shots to see what they might look like, 1/2" spacing, looking at them i can afford to open spacing a bit.

Very nice. Did you flatten the heads with a sander or grinder? Or is that just a trick of the light in the photo?

Generally recommended spacing is 6 - 8 times the rivet diameter with a maximum of 12 times diameter. Rivet centre to edge of material is at least 2 times diameter and recommended maximum of 4 times diameter....
Sorry, that's the Halton 'Brat' in me coming out eep:

Just over 3mm in Dia. No sanding, just a few coats of spray.

Also looking at colours, i like RAL 3003 Ruby Red and RAL 3002 Carmine Red.

I have a feeling Gary J used Carmine red on '66 which looked fantastic.

Are these split rivets?

No, just domed head that will need suplerglueing on place.

Look good Gary, do you still have the ebay link?

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I think they are all gone. Also not sure if they are a fraction small? but once painted, i think they will look bigger... but still subtle.

CARMINE RED IT WAS !!

Nice period Jag colour , E-types , Morse's Jag and the like !

I have spaced Jennettes rivets 25mm apart around the cockpit and head fairing , 50 mm apart along the cills , back panel and screen and 75mm apart along the wing tops .......just making it up really , if it looked ok , I drilled the hole !

mine are 3/16 .....so a shade bigger , about 4mm ....3mm will work just fine ....remember , no rules here ! if you like it , then thats the way to do it !!

CARMINE RED - That's the colour I have decided for my G46, i just didn't know the correct name.



http://www.californiaclassix.com/archive/52_Stanguellini.html

Maybe we should use their logo? I like the hole in the boot, lots of ideas from this car. I may paint it Ruby Red which is a bit darker, more like the Lancia and will be hand painted as will the rounders and numbers.

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"no rules here! if you like it, then that's the way to do it" Could not agree more! well said Gary

When you say 'hand painted' do you mean roller and tip?

I took delivery of my pure silver metallic cellulose gloss yesterday and I'll be spraying mine myself (never tried that before) although the roller method did look quite tempting. The way I understand it though, whichever method of paint application you choose it's the preparation of the body, getting it completely smooth beforehand, that determines the finished look. I have a feeling some big roundels will hide a multitude of sins though...

Brush, techaloid paint which contains linseed oil, and like you say plenty of prep... when you look at these old cars especially the Lancia it doesn't look like a mirror finish, i want it to have a patina (age) not necessarily the RAT look.