Mr T - That convertible Moggie was a nice find.
I know there was some debate "next door" about old style cars with new engines / running gear.
But I've always been a fan of combining classic looks with modern performance.
Which is a good excuse to post a photo of my favourite "best of both worlds" car...
Beacham Jaguar MkII
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Today:
Tail Pipe Shields:
Unfortunately, a few spots of surface rust had appeared here.
This was due to the fact I stupidly did a bit of extra sanding
after the last coat of primer.
So I cleaned this up and treated the whole area with Kurust in the morning.
Before putting some more etch primer on in the afternoon.
Although this was now quite awkward to get to and whilst lying on my back I managed created a few runs.
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Boot Lid:
With the body shell still upside down, I unlocked & removed the boot lid.
( Making sure it didn't drop on my head when the last lock was undone! )
Which made it
slightly easier to turn the body shell back the right way up.
After two small sessions of fibre glassing, the mounting plates looked like this.
( I removed both the bolts and the rubber boot lid seal to avoid making a mess of them. )
Eventually I will trim these back into a more natural looking curve.
Although no amount of shaping will disguise the fact this is still an ugly solution.
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Frame/Arches/Floors:
Second coat of Hammerite on the closed gaps areas.
Plus second coat of Tetroseal on the areas I started covering yesterday.
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Bulkhead:
Final coat of Tetroseal on the lower front area of the bulkhead.
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As expected, I now need to get on with other stuff while everything outside dries/sets.
However, with a bit of luck I will get a coat of stone guard on the "filled in" areas tomorrow.
So until then, take care, Paul.
