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Thanks longintheleg, it is still nice to get positive coments. Especially when you are putting in the late nights.
Hopefully on the home stretch now. It is starting to actually look like a cage.
Must admit I felt bad last night, some of the tight areas Arron had to wedge himself in.
One of the reasons I gave him the largest crate of beer I could get my hands on this morning, plus cash obviously.
Hopefully on the home stretch now. It is starting to actually look like a cage.
Must admit I felt bad last night, some of the tight areas Arron had to wedge himself in.
One of the reasons I gave him the largest crate of beer I could get my hands on this morning, plus cash obviously.
Glad you like it DanMateX.
Time to make sure it wasn't all going to easy. Seat back in, skin lid on. Thankfully my helmeted head seems to miss the cage, with room to move.
After that I put her up in the air, the welding has made a bit of a mess of the underseal. I will grind it all back and coat it with new underseal at the weekend.
Hopefully the weekend might see the rear legs finished to.
Time to make sure it wasn't all going to easy. Seat back in, skin lid on. Thankfully my helmeted head seems to miss the cage, with room to move.
After that I put her up in the air, the welding has made a bit of a mess of the underseal. I will grind it all back and coat it with new underseal at the weekend.
Hopefully the weekend might see the rear legs finished to.
carpetsoiler said:
Getting there dude! Slowly slowly catchy monkey.
What seats have you got? They look tasty.
They are Cobra Monaco Pro seats. They are pretty standard. I remember I had been looking for some black seats, put my name on a mailing list for some website. I had looked at the standard Monaco in black, thought those look nice but I can't afford them. The next day, I get an email, with 20% off a limited edition black and orange seat. Well I had to have them didn't I? What seats have you got? They look tasty.
Now that we have finished welding the floor, it's about time I repaired the underseal.
Wire wheeled all the burnt and droopy underseal back until it was still stuck to the floor. Making sure to remove all the surface rust to. Quick coat of self etch. Then dried gently with a hot air gun. Followed by a coat of new underseal.
Did this on all four corners of the cage. While I was under there I lowered the car onto jacks moved the ramp arms out and cleaned the original jacking points. Three out of the four plastic jacking points were missing when I bought the car. I have been putting her up on a ramp so often that the paint on the chassis points has worn away. So again wire wheeled, self etch then a coat of stone chip, before three new jacking points fitted.
Right I'm off to work to give the now dry underseal a coat of stone chip, before everyone turns up and the car has to go outside again.
Wire wheeled all the burnt and droopy underseal back until it was still stuck to the floor. Making sure to remove all the surface rust to. Quick coat of self etch. Then dried gently with a hot air gun. Followed by a coat of new underseal.
Did this on all four corners of the cage. While I was under there I lowered the car onto jacks moved the ramp arms out and cleaned the original jacking points. Three out of the four plastic jacking points were missing when I bought the car. I have been putting her up on a ramp so often that the paint on the chassis points has worn away. So again wire wheeled, self etch then a coat of stone chip, before three new jacking points fitted.
Right I'm off to work to give the now dry underseal a coat of stone chip, before everyone turns up and the car has to go outside again.
Another early start this morning after a very late night. But it's in!
I have to say I'm very pleased with it, I can't thank Arron enough for all his help.
In bright and early this morning to start the paint. Basic Hammerite on the feet and front legs up to dash level. Then at the weekend I will mask the whole car and spray the rest.
I did have some time while Arron was welding as well to start re wrapping the loom in the boot. Going to run it back down the middle and cut out any extra length around the passenger seat.
I have to say I'm very pleased with it, I can't thank Arron enough for all his help.
In bright and early this morning to start the paint. Basic Hammerite on the feet and front legs up to dash level. Then at the weekend I will mask the whole car and spray the rest.
I did have some time while Arron was welding as well to start re wrapping the loom in the boot. Going to run it back down the middle and cut out any extra length around the passenger seat.
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