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Progress at last,
Have managed to form the dash in ply and fibreglass then cover in one piece of vinyl including the instrument pod..
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Still needs trimming up and the final veneer laid to the right of the pod, then its varnish and rubbing down and a final bit of edging trim along the bottom, mocked it up with the dials just to see if it works..
Please ignore the fact the car looks more like a skip at the moment, long overdue clear up to come soon.
That looked good. This ones Chilean laurel i hope it will look the part when varnished and trimmed. Maybe a grab handle on the passengers side will break it up a little.
Now i have the engine running it quickly became apparent I had mounted my exhausts too close to the diff as it hit when turning, when i dropped it down the cut outs in the rear valence were going to be way too big,
therefore some Sammio remedial action required,
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Bridged in glass and formed with u pol and resin mix i have begun forming the new cut outs and eyebrows, hope it will look the part when blended in.
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The good news is I have started the sanding process, slow but steady progress, I am sure i could have been finished if I didnt get so hung up on details..
Pops
Hi Towed this week its Silver again last week Candy red, previously old english white.
Jaguar Rhodium Silver, black stripes is holding favourite position at the moment. I know you are going Silver but i think the difference even in similar colours will be huge.
Mike
14" mg wires, not sure if black or Silver yet. Cant remember tire choice 165 65 14 or thereabouts
I'm on 175/70/14's while Phil J's cars run on 175/80/14's.
The taller tyres look really period but would foul on the front of mine, even after having moved the bulkhead back 20mm. That's probably because I've lowered mine to the max, taking 95mm off the front springs.
I've got bright silver paint, just need a sustained period of bright weather so I can spray it on.
Metallic grey, red, burgundy and black were all on my list too though, but a 20 litre deal on Jawel pure silver, with 5 litres of high build primer, 5 litres of cellulose top coat, 5 litres of standard thinners and 5 litres of high gloss thinners for £100 delivered was too good to pass up. Can't find the same deal available at the moment, but this is similar -
Was looking at 2K paint, all in etch primer , high build 2 pack, colour coat 2 pack and clear coat 2 pack with thinners £ 178 delivered this was Jawel paints to mixed to colour requested..
A little nervous about 2 pack as I hear its much harder to spray.
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