Yes, if you spray it!!!!!
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As the above post shows, the rear body is now partly glued on, and held in place by temporary tech screws.
Spent most of the day doing last little jobs. Thankyou to Mark for doing some welding and bringing over an air impact spanner to remove the very tight rear wheel spacers, as they are no longer needed.
Finally ready for a last dry fit, but the first with all the headlining in.
Bit of a problem, my headlining and spacers meant the body would not sit down on the right hand side by 10mm.
While the roll cage was perfectly symmetrical for some reason the body sits a little lower on the right.
After some thought and some swearing.....a chop with the big grinder, then some fairly heroic upside down welding and the roll cage is now lower in one side.
After I had put the fire out a bit of paint and we are good to go, again!
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The bolts get covered by the sun visors. Can't weld here because of IVA.
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Lashings of epoxy (resin mixed with collodian sillica and low density filler)
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Three tech screws across the back to pull the rear tray flange to the shell together as there is epoxy there too.
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Final pic of headlining to screen join.
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Interior components
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No I didn't weigh them but I do have one spare, so if I find some scales, I will.
My experience with older style alloys is that they are much heavier than the steel wheels they replaced. The modern alloys where they inject the molten metal into the mold rather than just pouring are usually lighter, as the designer can allow for a consistent casting quality, and make the wheel thinner!
Had another sticky session this eve.
Final clean up of the grp wheel arch to steel wheel arch join. Sanded the steel back to bright clean metal, bridged any gaps if poss with filler, than put 3 layers of GRP over the joint.
Later on I coated the lot with some grey gellcoat to smooth things a little.
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I glassed the rear tray onto the body....
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And also inside glassed the upper tray onto the body sides.
Also filled in between the two wings and glassed over.
Its really small in there and tricky to do. Mostly done through the back window!!
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Finally flow coated the wing joints, mainly because I had some over from the arches, but its also a good filler.
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So pleased I got as much done to the interior as I could before gluing the shell on. Its so small in there, and anything behind the seats it hard to get to.
Wheels..
Fronts are 9.5kgs, so rears are maybe 1/2 kg more. Is that about 20 US lbs?
Not much done this eve. Bit nippy!
Patterned up for one interior trip panel, the one behind the B pillar.
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Quite pleased because it actually fits the other side too!
Rare daylight shot
Had the doors open today to let the warmth in plus had to move the car over to get a boat in.
[SIZE="2"]First time with the rear wheels on with no spacers!!
Really happy with the look. They have a bit too much camber at the mo so when alls done will get a four wheel alignment done which will push the top out a little. More.
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Thanks Chris. Dont forget to bring the light covers. I still have a nice pair of Revos for you here.
Ok. I used a seal from sealsdirect.co.uk. I can find the number if anyonewants it.
However I did bring the door shuts in to about 10mm from the glass.
ETS 2108 (seals direct part no.)
Plus some flocked rubber to glue on to make help the glass slide.
2 metres does it.
@Peepsy, yes, I have not touched the rear window!
Mind you, I haven't started on the front yet!
@ Sybez, You can't cut that bit out or you risk failing your inspection when you preregister it as a MX250. I quite like the separate boot bit. Keep the heavy shopping away from the eggs??
I think cutting it may risk adding unwanted flexibility, the last thing you want in a sports coupe!
I am DETERMINED to get off the sofa this eve!!
[SIZE="3"]Riveting stuff!
put the rivets in, 5mm, counter bored with a 10mm flat bit.
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Despite tapering the GRP before gluing the shell on, there was still a bit of a dip in the join, so I put two more layers of chopped strand mat over the joint to fill the valley.
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Did the same to both sides, then applied one skim of filler over the lot with an 8" filling knife.
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That looks better!
I also glassed the b pillar joint as I had removed the original drop down bits of. GRP in my many 'fittings' of the shell.
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course you may.
I actually drove it last week, just around the yard...braked a bit hard, and the front body shot off!!
I am sort of aiming for The Midwinter Celebration to get it moving on the road, but the sofa magnet does not help!
The Midwinter Celebration is what most call 'Christmas'. A Pagan celebration to highlight the shortest day, and the days becoming longer, and the returning of the sun. The event was hijacked by the Christians, and warped by the Victorians. Finally, it was shafted by Consumerism!
So if you are, not a Christian, and are bored by the Christmas hype, then get back to basics and have a party!
Spent some time filling and fairing the rear. The wing joins are now good as is the rear spoiler. The blanking of the numberplate needs more fairing,, but the joint to the body is nearly there. Not sure about the wing to panel body line, behind the door shut though. Looks a bit straight, si might need a tweak.
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Used sandpaper taped to a tube to get a consistent radius in the valley.
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Time to have a go at the front.
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It was only when I gave it a skim of filler I realised there is quite a bump to fair out. I may have to cut out a section and laminate some more grp from behind to get it fair.
Faired in with only a very thin layer of filler...
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Time for the pub....
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Thanks Gary, its amazing what you can do in photo shop! (only joking).
Hows your Spyder?
With your wife? Or are you a teacher??
