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Old 11th June 2016, 19:36
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Nice Gary, you manage to screw these things together PDQ.
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Old 11th June 2016, 22:01
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Love it. Proper rat look racer, just my cup of tea.
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Old 12th June 2016, 06:47
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Gary - I do like the "survivor" look you are developing.

I know this has been a touchy subject recently, but can I ask what steps you take to prep the body work for paint?

Good luck, Paul.

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Are you tempted by Adam's unfinished Cordite project?
( His restored GT6 engine certainly looks good. )
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Old 12th June 2016, 09:30
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Paul , thank you ...I like the ''racetrack refugee'' look too ...I have a real thing about kit cars that look like kitcars ....blinged up Cobra's that are so far away from anything they ever were etc.. I guess its the Hot Rodder in me that brought the Sammio ethos to the scene ....I like a recreation to set the seed of doubt in peoples minds ..that's just me though , not written in stone , we all do what WE want at the end of the day.
So , for me , tatty paint , used parts etc is an easy way to give a car 'age' ...

Paint prep is minimal on these as I am not looking to achieve the usual standard of finish .....

I go round the car filling anything necessary , leave star crazes and any gel wobbles alone , then a scotchpad is used to key the cars surface ...I prime with an aerosol any filler repairs so they dont soak through ( If you lay paint directly on filler , its very obvious ) ... I then use rattle can bright silver to just puff a bit on any areas that I might want to rub back ...this is so silver shows through rather than white gel in some areas giving the suggestion of an ally body , kind of . I usually do what I would consider to be obvious wear areas ...some faked patina takes it too far and wear is created in too symmetrical a fashion sometimes ...I do both cockpit sides where a driver/ passenger has climbed in and put their arm whilst travelling hundreds of times , usually a few knocks on the nose and tail , a bit near the filler cap and on tops of front wings where people lean and sit as well as being a high flat spot for natural weathering and polishing through ...
The photo's dont show mine very well ..I'll take better ones later ...but cockpit and wingtops is predominantly all I have done here ...I weathered Marios car heavier if you look at his picture of him sat in the car ...

I use 2k paint base coat , no clearcoat ..so a satin type finish straight from the gun . This was then touched in with a different shade of aerosol , one shade out , in places and a couple of red oxide spots around the grille ..its a Honda colour and really suits the car ...

Number plates and pegasus logos are stickers , pegasus ones t-cutted back a bit ...
I had stencils cut for the roundalls , numbers , Carrera Panamericana wing signage and the sponsorship signage on the rear , these were painted using a graffiti paint aerosol as it dries fast , covers well and is a matt finish .. then the whole car was t-cutted with t-cut and wire wool , which on fresh 2k makes it patchy and gave the signwriting some age too ... I blew a little touch in on the roundall and leant on it before it dried on the rear deck as well

couple of 'careless scratches' in a few places and thats it really ...
Whole process ....an hour and a half to prep and paint and about two and a half hours to detail ...best bit ....you really can't get it wrong like a normal paint job , if you dont like an area you are playing with ...blow a bit of colour back on and start again !!

I know its not a look for everyone , but I like it and its fun being creative ...

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I am in negotiation with Adam , yes , we have agreed an amount and a deposit is being sorted out ...I actually quite fancy putting a 6 cylinder car together for myself ...
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I am in negotiation with Adam , yes , we have agreed an amount and a deposit is being sorted out ...I actually quite fancy putting a 6 cylinder car together for myself ...
This one will keep up with Phil and Towed if you get to go up to Norfolk.
Sammy must be old enough perhaps he can lend dad a hand on this one.
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Old 12th June 2016, 10:31
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This one will keep up with Phil and Towed if you get to go up to Norfolk.
Sammy must be old enough perhaps he can lend dad a hand on this one.
Not quite , Rdstr. hes just turned 7 , but getting there ...he cried when the red Sammio went to Italy !!

I do fancy a 6 cyl. car , with some different little touches ..nothing fancy or trick , just little authentic details that lift the car a bit
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Some extra pictures taken earlier ....







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I love the look of this, brilliant.
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Very cool.

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Liking the vintage detailing and low driving position, Gary. Nice work. That seat shell looks familiar...
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Looks great, Gary.

You won't recall that when I picked-up my shell we talked about this type of body finish. I was rather hoping to be the first to do it on a Sammio, but it's still good to see it.
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Thank you ..I like it and I am looking forward to seeing how yours turns out Oxford , if the build so far is anything to go by , it will be stunning ...

I do intend to build a keeper at some point and it will definitely be along these lines ...
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Spyder went to Essex last week. Guy who collected it tells me that the classic car garage who bought it , LondonJames Ltd. are expanding their workshop facility , taken on a couple of youngish staff and want to use this car as a project for them to restore / finish etc. with a view to putting it in the showroom with a fairly obscene price tag , primarily as a means of attracting customers in to see the stock ....
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Old 3rd July 2016, 13:36
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Spyder went to Essex last week. Guy who collected it tells me that the classic car garage who bought it , LondonJames Ltd. are expanding their workshop facility , taken on a couple of youngish staff and want to use this car as a project for them to restore / finish etc. with a view to putting it in the showroom with a fairly obscene price tag , primarily as a means of attracting customers in to see the stock ....
If they ask enough it'll probably sell quickly.

I know of an art gallery that doubles the price of any piece of work that doesn't sell after three months, then keeps doubling the asking price if it doesn't sell after six, nine, twelve months etc. Sometimes they have to ask for stupid money before someone buys things.

So what's the next project then Gary?
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I am going to do something with that Cordite project I put my name to a couple of weeks back ...
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Old 4th July 2016, 17:05
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Gary - I'm looking forward to seeing your Cordite project come together.

As something tells me your build will be years quicker than mine.

Perhaps you could continue posting your build details on the end of Adam's original build thread?

Good luck, Paul.
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Paul , sorry , slight change in plan ...the Cordite project is on hold for a little bit ...I have sold the 6 cyl. engine and gearbox to a customer of Tributes who plans on using it in an A352 project thats being started very soon .

I have someone else who wants the GT6 chassis and axles , suspension etc.

I have plans to do something a bit different chassis and body wise with the Cordite ...but I will start a thread when there's something to say ...

In the meantime , I have just secured this .....

1964 TRIUMPH HERALD 1200


And ordered a Sammio Spyder body from Tribute ...

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Haven't touched this for nearly 2 weeks ..need to fire her up and a bit of fettling , but waiting for the logbook to arrive before I do a bit more ....


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Gary - Is this the yellow Herald?

Good luck, Paul.
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