Happy Easter!
Spent a week in Ireland visiting my wife's family and friends.
Unfortunately, where we were staying was at the end of this little lane with no Wi-Fi.
( Much to the complete horror of my daughters.
)
Apparently Rory McIlroy will be getting married here shortly.
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Anyway, I'm back in the UK now and sneaked out for a quick spin earlier today.
I've also been thinking a lot about the standard of paint finish I can achieve.
( And re-reading how builders like
Swifty and
Mr T painted their cars. )
I will definitely be trying to sort out the main lumpy bits seen in my last post.
However, I know that I will not be able to achieve
Jeff H's high professional standards.
The reality is that this build simply took too much out of me and I just can't face the huge effort required for great paint.
So, as with my things in this build, compromise is required and I can live with something that isn't 100% perfect.
This means that I will also simply live with some ugly "gaps".
E.g. The boot cut out is still one of my favourite features of the car.
However, both the boot lid and body shell shifted slightly during the construction process.
This means that there isn't a smooth transition across the gaps in the humps.
( Although the angles of the photos make these look worse than they are. )
Thankfully, these gaps will not stand out as much when the car is British Racing Green.
( But will still be there if you run your hands along the join. )
There was a time when something like this would have bothered me.
But these days I would rather be driving a car that is less than perfect, than spending hours chasing perfection.
The reality is that cars like
Swifty's have been built to such a high standard, that they deserve great paint.
Whereas, I am just so happy that my 'warts and all' build is actually on the road, rather than just a collection of bits on my driveway.
So I am currently making a list of all the things I need to buy and am looking forward to finally starting the work.
Until next time, take care, Paul.
