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Old 25th September 2011, 13:02
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I'm 20minutes down the road! Garyh.
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Old 26th September 2011, 11:37
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Good to meet you Nick - now get on with it , Exeter is 4 weeks away !!
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Old 26th September 2011, 22:03
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So here we are at the beginning....Vitesse arrives with bundles of spare parts and my first award of the most untidy garage!
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Old 26th September 2011, 22:12
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Two weeks later and award Nr 2 for still having an untidy garage!
Tank and frame painted first coat, body stripped down...swing spring waiting to go on and overdrive box sitting at the back waiting patiently.........think i`ve got the hang of the photos now
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Old 26th September 2011, 22:22
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Thanks Garyh I may very well take you up on assistance with body on, body off
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Old 26th September 2011, 22:26
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Good to meet you too Gary....even tho we were both suffering with hangovers! might not quite make Exeter...looking at the frame I first coated tonight...looks like I need stronger lighting as the flash has picked up the misses....daylight job in future I think
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Looks good! I'm jealous of the size of your garage, that is going to make things MUCH easier! Especially if you are going to spray yourself.
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Hi, big garage means more junk I've found, he say's looking to get another shed to put junk in....PAT
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Old 27th September 2011, 13:03
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i was thinking of suspending bodywork above car? but i do like the idea of a marquee for shotblasting! if i have to cut bits of metal into chassis, what thickness do i go for/ also Butt joint or overlap?
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Old 27th September 2011, 23:11
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You are quite right....this is what it looks like after ive cleared most of the junk out!! Def think I will try and build a plastic spray booth inside.
What you cant see is the floor subsiding at the back...I dug a trial hole and found the basement (garage used to be a house) its been backfilled with all sorts of crap...keep finding handbags and shoes???? thinking of getting the police to dig it out will end up with an inspection pit then.

Well at least I have managed to get the old spring off...diff dropped for clean and paint and extended studs and lowering block.. cleaned up swing spring and took off prop ready for shortening...also hacked the windscreen...just cos I could....few more photos
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Old 27th September 2011, 23:16
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Excellent!

I loved this stage of the build, every day it seemed like loads of progress was made. I'm very much into the mechanicals over the bodywork anyway, so was in my element at this stage.

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Old 27th September 2011, 23:27
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Yep me too Trevor.....bodwork is going to be a real trial for me as I`m a tad impatient...the thought of all that filling and rubbing down and filling uugh! Going to get the bulkhead off tomorrow so I can swap the gearbox easier, then going to go for the gearstick overdrive switch rather than column
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Old 28th September 2011, 09:32
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I can certainly back up the fact that the bodywork is a right royal pain and takes AGES and doesn't seem to progress that quickly. I've taken ages to fill, then ages to primer, then ages to spray, now it's taking ages to flat and polish and yet with all the time taken i'm still finding flaws!

Now i understand why a "proper" spray job costs ~£1500!

That said, it will be very satisfying once it's done no matter how it turns out just knowing that i did it! and i can always carry on correcting mistakes over the coming few months
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Old 28th September 2011, 13:10
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I know its easy to say, but i know when i start i will have many months when i couldn't/wouldn't want to take the car out anyway.
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Old 19th October 2011, 12:59
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Oh Dear! bloody weather! why can`t it just rain every weekend? Two weekends of just sitting in the sun on the beach (beach bar) with a cool cider!

Not progressed very far at all and to top it off, most unimpressed with Mulberrys excellent work on his chassis, resulting in me stripping the whole thing back to bare metal in shame, at my previous efforts. Hope to push things on with a target ive set myself for body on by 20th November (no reason, but if I don`t set one I wont miss it!
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Old 19th October 2011, 14:20
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I'm having to paint today, at least the weather ok for the rest of the week.
Will be taking engine out saturday, touchwood. I should see what GaryJ has got ready for Exeter on friday. Is that garage any emptier yet? Has the tub gone? The scrappy took mine, they do come in handy...
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Old 19th October 2011, 15:10
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No Garage is still a mess. Pillock who bought the body tub didn`t pick it up so I am thinking pile it all up and take it down to Mr scarappy may be the best bet.

I am also thinking about turning a couple of sets of the rear seats into "garage seating" a la topgear stylie so I can watch my creation form.

of to the pub tonight to think of a game plan for the weekend
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Old 5th November 2011, 17:11
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So i expect to see some more done... no more sitting by the sea!

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Old 5th November 2011, 19:33
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just rigged up 4 x 400w halogen floods in the garage....not only sort out the gloomyness in the garage, but also the SAD syndrome.

Yet again let down on the tub! guy was expecting it never to have had a repair

Piled up all the remaining scrap and off it goes.

Four more days at work then 10 days dedicated to progress
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Old 5th November 2011, 23:21
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working on car! WOW. Keep the camera with you, so you can take pics of all the trickey bits
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