Roadster - Quite by chance, I actually had a number of people stop for a chat about the car today.
Some were "regulars" who have been following my progress for years and others were seeing it for the first time.
Without a doubt, it is clear that this car gives a great first impression.
So I just need to keep this in mind as I work my way through the modification work.
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That Friday Feeling - Part 1:
First job of the day was to check the fibreglass work I had left setting under the tarpaulin had cured properly.
Thankfully it had.
A quick trim off the edges left it looking like this.
Currently, the passenger corner is still a bit "bumpy".
However, this was
Swifty's "standard" join, before he started to even the differences out.
The scuttle tapers in more on the passenger side, compared to the driver's.
So part of my plan is to build up the scuttle at the same time as I try to blend in the bonnet.
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Then it was time to start fixing the driver's side.
After trimming a bit off the bonnet and a bit off the new edge, I had this.
Note:
The angle of the photo makes the gap look a lot bigger than it actually is.
Part of the reason that this corner is not as bad as the passenger side, it that this side was completely cut off and rejoined a while back.
So the area of the original cut & shut work has left this extra gap here.
After cutting a couple of slits, I could fix this section into position.
It was a similar story at the outer edge.
So the first fibre glassing session fixed the two edges of this section in place.
When that was set, I could then have a look at the remaining gap.
I cut some slits and increased the gaps at some ends to help me bend it to the right shape.
An assortment of brackets held it all together.
Before the second fibreglass session of the day bridged the gaps on the underside.
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At this point I was buzzed by a Police helicopter.
You can also see the clouds overhead, which seemed to come and go and constantly threaten rain.
End of Part 1...