Latest progress on the Gooster

[GreatOldOne]

Not quite.

And Pauline keeps complaining about the smell... I don't know what she's talking about, but I have been hovering 3 inches above the ground on the fumes...

[peterux]

Originally Posted by GreatOldOne

I've covered the centre console - I'm pretty damn chuffed at how it's turned out, especially as I've never attempted anything like this before:

Very nice, well done.
Reminds me of one of those old wireless sets?
Should make the Sportster look really authentic..
...peter

[GreatOldOne]

Thanks guys!

I love the smell of contact adhesive sooooo much, I did the dashboard tonight:

Originally Posted by peterux

Reminds me of one of those old wireless sets?

Excellent! my cunning plan is working!

[timbo]

Looking very nice! Wire-less is the way to go! Are you going to be painting the body in a similar colour? Had a chat with my paint specialist today, cost for painting glass fibre is about 1500 ouch, then we got onto the aluminium bonnet... I might well anodise it silver, as polishing it up using alovol or whatever was recommended sounds like a total nightmare
Steering wheel looks pretty impressive - i've replaced my original BMW wheel with a smaller version to stop it rubbing against my legs whilst driving ... ran into some slip ring problems tho...
Tim

[GreatOldOne]

Tim - no the body will be BRG. The original beemer wheel seems OK for size, but I may drop down to a 13" wheel when I put a nice moto-lita wooden rim one on after IVA.

Not sure if the current wheel is IVA proof to be honest, as whilst it's padded, there's no colapsable boss.

[MartinClan]

Originally Posted by timbo

I might well anodise it silver, as polishing it up using alovol or whatever was recommended sounds like a total nightmare

Tim

Hi Tim

I intend to polish my bonnet. Can I ask where did you find out about this aloval stuff?

Cheers

Robin

[timbo]

Hi Robin
I was talking to a professional body sprayer yesterday as, like you, I was intending to polish the bonnet up. Apparently you can get this stuff, autosol not alovol sorry, which will make it gleam superbly, like back to the original shine when you take the plastic film off, but ... it takes hours and hours and hours and hours ... and you have to re-do it every so often. So it sort of put me off the idea a bit especially when I counted the number of louvres!
http://www.totalmotorcycle.com/revie...osolReview.htm
Tim

[GreatOldOne]

Good stuff - I used this on the exhaust headers, and it shined them up a treat.

[MartinClan]

Originally Posted by timbo

Hi Robin
I was talking to a professional body sprayer yesterday as, like you, I was intending to polish the bonnet up. Apparently you can get this stuff, autosol not alovol sorry, which will make it gleam superbly, like back to the original shine when you take the plastic film off, but ... it takes hours and hours and hours and hours ... and you have to re-do it every so often. So it sort of put me off the idea a bit especially when I counted the number of louvres!
http://www.totalmotorcycle.com/revie...osolReview.htm
Tim

Thanks for that Tim. I think I will still have a bash. If it's not successful then I will paint them along with the rest.

Robin

[GreatOldOne]

Worried about my vents in the centre console now... Some one on another forum mentioned that they'll probably not pass the projection tests? I can't see how, as they're behind the plane of the console, and the console itelf is padded with 6mm of foam and then the leather cloth.

Any thoughts? The chap in question did say that it was an easy fix for the test, as all I need do is blank it off on the day.

I just question the logic behind it. It's in an area that it very difficult to reach (you'd hit the gearstick first, which would do more damage than some polished aluminium grill), that's not projecting past the console itself (so once you'd hit the gearstick, youid hit the console next).

Puzzled.

[MartinClan]

My console was in about the same position as yours. It was checked carefully for edges using the approporiate sphere. It failed on the side heater outlets which protruded only a few mm outside of the console. A bit of titanfast sorted that out. I since fitted elbows that allow me to direct the heat. (I should have done that in the first place...)

It almost failed on the heater knob but they couldn't quite get the sphere to touch it and they wanted to know how the (BMW) light switch was fixed. (It must be detachable in the event it is struck).

So - they will check it. I think a jobsmith could possible fail yours on the grill if it is contactable with the sphere. It may be simpler just to leave the grill off for the test?


Robin

[GreatOldOne]

That'll be a problem, consdidering it's araldited in place....

Maybe I should get a 100mm Ball and check myself.

[MartinClan]

Originally Posted by GreatOldOne

That'll be a problem, consdidering it's araldited in place....

Maybe I should get a 100mm Ball and check myself.

The ball from a cistern ballcock is about the correct size. A couple of quid from Wickes... Could be a good investment if you are going for the exclusive (or elusive?) "pass first time" club!

The chances are though that you will be OK. I was particularly unlucky getting a very thorough radius check. I can give you a list of the "unusual" items they failed me for if it would be useful...

Robin

[peterux]

Maybe just cover your grills temporarily for the IVA with some 'flat' mesh or ali sheet with small holes.
If you fix it with 4 small blobs of clear silicon you should be able to peel it off again after you test.
This looks like a good cheap source of some mesh that might do...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FRYING-PAN-ANT...item2556dbe8d0
or an old speaker grill, etc

...just a thought...
...peter

[Patrick]

The dash looks stunning, very nice work

[Mike]

Originally Posted by timbo

Are you going to be painting the body in a similar colour? Had a chat with my paint specialist today, cost for painting glass fibre is about 1500 ouch, then we got onto the aluminium bonnet... I might well anodise it silver, as polishing it up using alovol or whatever was recommended sounds like a total nightmare
Tim

Chris
The painter that Simon used charges £1500 for the complete car, and makes a very good job too. They do work for several of the Formula 1 teams so the quality must be good. I have there details filed somewhere if you are interested? - They are based around Daventry.
Mike

[Chris Cussen]

My cabrio is in for painting at the moment. Colour is going to be Rover BRG4

I spent last friday at the paintshop taking off all the body panels, then towed the chassis home.

The quote was £1800, but I know the guy well, as not only has he repaired my wife's cars a few times after minor dings, but I meet him regularly when we are both out walking our dogs.

[Mike]

Originally Posted by Chris Cussen

My cabrio is in for painting at the moment. Colour is going to be Rover BRG4

I spent last friday at the paintshop taking off all the body panels, then towed the chassis home.

........I know the guy well, as not only has he repaired my wife's cars a few times after minor dings, but I meet him regularly when we are both out walking our dogs.

That's it - blame the wife!!!

Mike

[GreatOldOne]

Well, that's all the upholstery done!

Like the dash and the console, all the boot closure panels got 2 layers of 3mm self adhesive foam before being wrapped in leather cloth. I got the foam from Woolies, and it's great stuff. So easy to work with.

Gives the panels a nice padded feeling.







I need to take the hatch jambs and lock plate off again and paint them with some chassis paint yet. You can see that they're still raw ali in the pics.

The panels got a 6mm black piping bead to finish them off:


I've got some extra to go around the inside of the wooden dash capping later on.

I've also stuck some of the carpet I'm using on the inside of the boot hatch door, to make it look nice and neat:


Next stop - taking at all out again now I know it all still fits, so I can get the rear tub off and do the seatbelt bar and boot matting. Happy days!

[jeremy]

That is a fab job-well done!