I'll post a proper progress report sometime over this long weekend.
As later this morning I'll see how the garage is getting on with donor.
But first I need to go to the supermarket and do the big family shop.
So in the meantime, here is something I prepared earlier...
Colour Options:
Initially, British Racing Green, or Bright Red, would have made my colour short list.
And certainly, all the finished Spyders I've seen on here in those colours look great.
Instead, I drew up an alternative short list of four possible colours.
- Burgundy - Mulberry & AndyP57 have shown this looks great
- Other
Old Greens - Think weather beaten Land Rover
- Yellow - The colour of my last Triumph, the motorcycle in my Avatar
- Blue - Although I was torn between light and dark blue
Then in the best of Blue Peter traditions, I did some cutting out & sticking on.
This gave me a number of A4 sheets of paper to help with the decision making.
( These look a lot better in real life that the photos suggest )
Another colour influence came when I saw the photos of the first Cordite at Stoneleigh.
It looked great in the gel coat and the unpainted finish actually made the car look "old".
After checking with Gary, I will add an optional extra to my Cordite order and get a
LIGHT BLUE get coat.
My current plan is to get this Cordite on the road with no paint on the external bodywork.
That way, the joys of filling, sanding & spraying [+ Repeat] can wait for another time.
With a bit of luck, reworked areas (e.g. rear lights) will look like repairs to an old car.
At least that is one construction decision finally made.
Cheers, Paul.
PS
Another influence on my colour choice was this Spyder:
