Been a bad time recently - my mum has mid stage Alzheimer's and my English Bull Terrier who had congestive heart failure died this week.
As a result the car has had hardly any use and I've had zero interest in it.
Yesterday I decided it needed some pampering so I gave it a clean and quick polish before taking it down to Haywood and Scott in Basildon to discuss exhausts. They were very intrigued with the car and thought the design was clever. They've made systems for a number of real 250s so knew exactly what I wanted. We discussed noise and sound and he talked me out of having no silencer as he felt it would be too droney. He showed a small Ferrari silencer that he thought would take the edge off and give a more tuned and tighter sound more in keeping with the look.
End result it goes in 27 August for fabrication fitting - will be with them a week. Their stuff is truly works of art so should finish the rear off perfectly.
From there I went to chrome FX who do the same coating procedure as used on the DNA 2fifty bumpers. Rough estimate to do my bumpers and mouth surround was 500. Undecided about bumpers but the mouth is a definite and as they do powder coating I'll probably get the grill powder coated at the same time.
Two great products to recommend:
1. Mothers Mag and Alloy paste - this stuff is way better than Autosol. Brought the bumpers up nicely and more importantly quickly.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mothers-Mag.../dp/B00068GEJM
2. Poorboys Black Hole glaze - you can use this stuff as final finish after wax or quick 'top up' between waxing. It's specifically for dark colours and has fillers that help hide swirl marks. Very easy on and off and the best bit? You can use it in direct sunlight. Brilliant stuff and highly recommend it for anyone stupid enough to have painted their car black!
http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/glazes.../prod_494.html
Finally I went off to a local meet (the Eric's) and caught up with a load of old mates - car created a real buzz and looked very pretty. Funniest thing was getting buzzed by a Ferrari spider on A130 up there - he was gagging to get proper look so I pulled in to inside lane and he cruised past very slowly to have a gander before dropping it a cop and blasting off up the road. Also had a play with a TVR Tuscan - no, I know I didn't stand a chance but actually there was much less in it 50-90 than you'd expect, I was certainly happy with my showing.
Also had white Porsche 911R come to virtual standstill on otherside of road to look at the car when I was stopped on seafront - most amusing. And had an Alfa 8C (stunning) follow me through Leigh.
So an enjoyable day that's prompted me to get on and do the bits left to do..
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