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I’ve decided to get on with the Raptor as the car was all masked up. However all the masking had to move just slightly so after about 10 hours of scuffing up and detail masking over the last few days I’ve started on it.
...and about 10 minutes of actual spraying later I used up all four bottles...
LH front and rear wheel arch, sill, and whole floor up to the torsion bar done.
Goes on really well. Zero points for concours or originality, but hey that’s really not my goal!
More supplies will arrive this week so I can finish the rear of the floor, engine bay and around the rear suspension mounts next weekend.
Then I can get it off the spit and onto the trolley and patch in the bits the spit bolted to.
Currently getting quotes for top coat...
...and about 10 minutes of actual spraying later I used up all four bottles...
LH front and rear wheel arch, sill, and whole floor up to the torsion bar done.
Goes on really well. Zero points for concours or originality, but hey that’s really not my goal!
More supplies will arrive this week so I can finish the rear of the floor, engine bay and around the rear suspension mounts next weekend.
Then I can get it off the spit and onto the trolley and patch in the bits the spit bolted to.
Currently getting quotes for top coat...
I'm so jealous of your protection. 
My only regret is missing the boat on an aircooled 911. I was offered a 3.0SC for £3.5k once, as it needed the interior sorting and one of the wheels was buckled. (This was about 1989). I also missed a 912 that needed some welding for £1000!
Still it's Euromillions tomorrow and I have my ticket.
My only regret is missing the boat on an aircooled 911. I was offered a 3.0SC for £3.5k once, as it needed the interior sorting and one of the wheels was buckled. (This was about 1989). I also missed a 912 that needed some welding for £1000!
Still it's Euromillions tomorrow and I have my ticket.
1602Mark said:
I'm so jealous of your protection.
My only regret is missing the boat on an aircooled 911. I was offered a 3.0SC for £3.5k once, as it needed the interior sorting and one of the wheels was buckled. (This was about 1989). I also missed a 912 that needed some welding for £1000!
Still it's Euromillions tomorrow and I have my ticket.
Did the Euromillions work out? My only regret is missing the boat on an aircooled 911. I was offered a 3.0SC for £3.5k once, as it needed the interior sorting and one of the wheels was buckled. (This was about 1989). I also missed a 912 that needed some welding for £1000!
Still it's Euromillions tomorrow and I have my ticket.
I know I was lucky with my timing!
Had a little time in the garage earlier in the week and the got the underside and arches done. 5 more bottles of Raptor...
Taking some of the masking off helps the motivation as it’s starting to look more finished.
Bit of detail masking down the sides (under the sill finishers) so the line for the top coat to go to is clear
Then today I made no actual progress other than psychological, but now fully unmasked, off the rollover jig and onto the trolley.
Wheeled it outside for a sweep up and now back in ready for the next stage of underbonnet paint/stonechip. Same inside the front wings then panels back on.
I’ve a local paint shop coming over for a look next week if I’m ready so time to crack on!
It’s a real motivator seeing the full shell again, suddenly (almost) becomes a car. When you’ve been staring at it a range of 6 inches for so long it’s nice to get the wider view.
Took about 50 bits of masking off under here!
Taking some of the masking off helps the motivation as it’s starting to look more finished.
Bit of detail masking down the sides (under the sill finishers) so the line for the top coat to go to is clear
Then today I made no actual progress other than psychological, but now fully unmasked, off the rollover jig and onto the trolley.
Wheeled it outside for a sweep up and now back in ready for the next stage of underbonnet paint/stonechip. Same inside the front wings then panels back on.
I’ve a local paint shop coming over for a look next week if I’m ready so time to crack on!
It’s a real motivator seeing the full shell again, suddenly (almost) becomes a car. When you’ve been staring at it a range of 6 inches for so long it’s nice to get the wider view.
Took about 50 bits of masking off under here!
Luggage compartment is now in its final coat of epoxy. Did the front panel as well, although that will end up green it was collecting rust sat in its bare metal so I sanded it back and sealed it up.
Of course I missed a few bits and managed to drop the air hose into the shiny bit near the vin. So once this has cured I’ll sort those bits as although it’s under carpet I want it to look OK.
Next step is seam sealer and Raptor around the fuel tank mount area and on the back of the front slam. Long day today!
Of course I missed a few bits and managed to drop the air hose into the shiny bit near the vin. So once this has cured I’ll sort those bits as although it’s under carpet I want it to look OK.
Next step is seam sealer and Raptor around the fuel tank mount area and on the back of the front slam. Long day today!
Another exciting update in the painting inside/underside saga...
The one remaining (possibly!) original panel was dipped (and then I repaired it some time back). It was fine until it got a little flash rust in places when it rained during trailer loading on the way to Barry’s.
I started to clean it up, got bored and took it to a local paint shop where they blasted it for £25 and a two hour turn around! Sorted.
Quickly masked up and a coat of epoxy on the inside, with most of the dust in my garage by the look of it. Doesn’t matter as it it’s under the coat of Raptor we will get to later:
Next up was prepping the new OE wing for the same paint treatment. But needed to straighten out the flange first as it had pressing ripples and varied in shape as it went round.
Inside of the car is now finished. Bit of stonechip over the rear shelf/seats to make it resistant to a bit of water and add a bit of damping.... not sure it does anything for that though!
Back to the front and some prep of the luggage bay before another coat:
Came out ok, but gun pressure spiked and dumped a load of paint on the back wall. Guess it was partially blocked, not anymore!
Then the other front wing into epoxy (less dust this time!)
And finally I’m done painting (yeah!) Raptor inside the front wings, probably overkill but why not.
Unmasked, doors on and chucked a wing on to make me feel better
Underbonnet has matted off nicely now it’s cured. Happy enough with that
Next job (not sure when due to other things) is to get the rest of it built up.
The one remaining (possibly!) original panel was dipped (and then I repaired it some time back). It was fine until it got a little flash rust in places when it rained during trailer loading on the way to Barry’s.
I started to clean it up, got bored and took it to a local paint shop where they blasted it for £25 and a two hour turn around! Sorted.
Quickly masked up and a coat of epoxy on the inside, with most of the dust in my garage by the look of it. Doesn’t matter as it it’s under the coat of Raptor we will get to later:
Next up was prepping the new OE wing for the same paint treatment. But needed to straighten out the flange first as it had pressing ripples and varied in shape as it went round.
Inside of the car is now finished. Bit of stonechip over the rear shelf/seats to make it resistant to a bit of water and add a bit of damping.... not sure it does anything for that though!
Back to the front and some prep of the luggage bay before another coat:
Came out ok, but gun pressure spiked and dumped a load of paint on the back wall. Guess it was partially blocked, not anymore!
Then the other front wing into epoxy (less dust this time!)
And finally I’m done painting (yeah!) Raptor inside the front wings, probably overkill but why not.
Unmasked, doors on and chucked a wing on to make me feel better
Underbonnet has matted off nicely now it’s cured. Happy enough with that
Next job (not sure when due to other things) is to get the rest of it built up.
Gallons Per Mile said:
Brilliant! How many hours do you think you've put in to this project? A friend restored his M3 (full underside strip down, rust repairs and a respray) and kept a tally. It was over 1000 hours and there was a fraction of the rust repairs you've had to do to yours 
Honestly no idea on time or money, I’ve stopped adding it up! gary71 said:
Honestly no idea on time or money, I’ve stopped adding it up!
Only just read through this thread today, I wasn’t on PH when it started. Are those new rear quarter panels you put on?One hell of a love affair you’ve got with your car Gary
I can’t wait to see it finished ( if they are ever finished
)Must be very satisfying to have the patience & knowhow to do the work, not to mention cost effective. I change my wiper blades & I’ve skinned my knuckles
I will certainly keep an eye on here for your progress. Well done pal.
Mariosbt said:
gary71 said:
Honestly no idea on time or money, I’ve stopped adding it up!
Only just read through this thread today, I wasn’t on PH when it started. Are those new rear quarter panels you put on?One hell of a love affair you’ve got with your car Gary
I can’t wait to see it finished ( if they are ever finished
)Must be very satisfying to have the patience & knowhow to do the work, not to mention cost effective. I change my wiper blades & I’ve skinned my knuckles
I will certainly keep an eye on here for your progress. Well done pal.
Panelled the shell up the other day and took to the floor with a Stanley blade and some thinners... must mask up better in the future
Looks much better now, I’ll do the other half you can’t see at some point ...!
A neighbour was chucking out a kitchens worth of perfectly decent wooden worktop so I’ve made a new (bigger, not warped, not wrecked!) top for my workbench.
Vice is now bolted straight into the steel underneath for those stubborn moments as this is block wood rather than solid.
I’m sure it won’t be long before it’s covered in holes and paint like the old one, but hopefully it will motivate me to try a bit harder to keep it tidy.
I’ve enough to make a couple of fold down surfaces for the other side of the garage for those jobs like trimming or wiring that need a big clean surface. That will wait until the shell goes on it’s next journey!
Talking of which...
It’s now booked in for paint!
I’ve gone safe with the choice rather than cheap, probably push completion back a year as that’s the funds for all the bits gone!
amongst all the ex-Barry 911s they recently did this, should be ok...
Looks much better now, I’ll do the other half you can’t see at some point
...! A neighbour was chucking out a kitchens worth of perfectly decent wooden worktop so I’ve made a new (bigger, not warped, not wrecked!) top for my workbench.
Vice is now bolted straight into the steel underneath for those stubborn moments as this is block wood rather than solid.
I’m sure it won’t be long before it’s covered in holes and paint like the old one, but hopefully it will motivate me to try a bit harder to keep it tidy.
I’ve enough to make a couple of fold down surfaces for the other side of the garage for those jobs like trimming or wiring that need a big clean surface. That will wait until the shell goes on it’s next journey!
Talking of which...
It’s now booked in for paint!
I’ve gone safe with the choice rather than cheap, probably push completion back a year as that’s the funds for all the bits gone!
amongst all the ex-Barry 911s they recently did this, should be ok...
A final few updates before the next big step!
Dashboard is now repainted in satin black. Original idea was to blow over the the existing paint, but that reacted badly and looked like hammerite!
Back to metal we go...
Prime:
And satin top coat:
A couple of weeks pass...
And the after nearly three years of work in the garage the shell is finally off to DC Coachworks on Tuesday for exterior paint having fitted the final touch of a set of new door bolts (which get painted over)
It’s not scheduled to start paint prep until the end of May, but if I get it there early they might crack on it if they have time.
Hopefully lots of in progress shots will follow, but I’m not expecting a quick turnaround.
Dashboard is now repainted in satin black. Original idea was to blow over the the existing paint, but that reacted badly and looked like hammerite!
Back to metal we go...
Prime:
And satin top coat:
A couple of weeks pass...
And the after nearly three years of work in the garage the shell is finally off to DC Coachworks on Tuesday for exterior paint having fitted the final touch of a set of new door bolts (which get painted over)
It’s not scheduled to start paint prep until the end of May, but if I get it there early they might crack on it if they have time.
Hopefully lots of in progress shots will follow, but I’m not expecting a quick turnaround.
gary71 said:
A final few updates before the next big step!
Dashboard is now repainted in satin black. Original idea was to blow over the the existing paint, but that reacted badly and looked like hammerite!
Back to metal we go...
Prime:
And satin top coat:
A couple of weeks pass...
And the after nearly three years of work in the garage the shell is finally off to DC Coachworks on Tuesday for exterior paint having fitted the final touch of a set of new door bolts (which get painted over)
It’s not scheduled to start paint prep until the end of May, but if I get it there early they might crack on it if they have time.
Hopefully lots of in progress shots will follow, but I’m not expecting a quick turnaround.
Well done to get the correct bolts for the doors on the 72. I know you hate that kind of thing but still strangely satisfying and the first thing I look at when inspecting a car. They vary quite a bit from year to year.Dashboard is now repainted in satin black. Original idea was to blow over the the existing paint, but that reacted badly and looked like hammerite!
Back to metal we go...
Prime:
And satin top coat:
A couple of weeks pass...
And the after nearly three years of work in the garage the shell is finally off to DC Coachworks on Tuesday for exterior paint having fitted the final touch of a set of new door bolts (which get painted over)
It’s not scheduled to start paint prep until the end of May, but if I get it there early they might crack on it if they have time.
Hopefully lots of in progress shots will follow, but I’m not expecting a quick turnaround.
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