Scottie on the road - Page 14

WorldClassAccident · #**261** 28th April 2016, 12:45

Any better?

Google keep changing how you share links and set permissions

Scottie22 · #**262** 28th April 2016, 13:56

Yes thank you, it was a real picture this time!

How do you keep the green gazebo attached to the car when it rains, and how does it not fly off when you are driving?

WorldClassAccident · #**263** 28th April 2016, 15:06

With my style of engineering these things are simple...

Gazebo on the passenger seat, roof down, foot down and the rain flies over your head in the air stream*.

Park the car under the gazebo for rain cover.

*Just don't drop below about 50mph

Mister Towed · #**264** 28th April 2016, 17:31

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Originally Posted by Scottie22

Mr Towed, are you taking your topless car to Stoneleigh, and if so,
what, if anything, have you "cobbled up" to protect it from the elements?
Any pics?

Hi Scottie - might have to give Stoneleigh a miss this year, I'm in the process of fitting a pair of Stromberg CD175's to my Spyder and I've had to cut a damn great hole in the bonnet for clearance.

Although it's running better than ever and I've taken it out for a test run, I don't want to drive it too far until I've put a new bulge or scoop over the offending carb to reinforce the bonnet and stop it cracking out from the corners of the hole.

As for the weather, it looks like it's going to pi$$ down all weekend, so I feel for anyone who is taking a properly open car...

The Maserati in the picture above wasn't ever meant to be driven with the Bedouin tent in place btw, it was added together with a bunch of other namby-pamby luxuries like a full-height screen, single wiper and even doors to comply with some hair-brained and thankfully short-lived racing regulations back in the fifties.

Anyway, good luck with the weather this weekend...

Mick O'Malley · #**265** 18th May 2016, 07:04

Hi All.

I just came across this on Ebay.

I think the term 'replica' is serially abused: 'evocation' is my descriptive term of choice. This, to me, looks like an E Type body kit with a fin clapped on it. Nicely finished? Yes. Nice interior? Yes. Appropriate engine? No. Hideous wheels? Yes. Appropriate colour? No.

It will be interesting to see if this achieves the £22k asking price. If it does, I'll be rubbing my hands with glee at the thought of selling mine when my S4 Seven eventually gets reassembled

Regards, Mick

Mister Towed · #**266** 18th May 2016, 16:01

Hmm, I have a feeling the biggest part left of the XJ6 'donor' is the V5.

I rather like the colour but not the beach buggy wheels or stupid maxx-power corsa exhaust. The cheapo ebay gearknob is also very nasty and spoils an otherwise not bad interior for me. And why on earth would you put a dual mass flywheel on a pinto engine?

Still, I wouldn't be surprised if someone buys it at that price as overall it looks quite convincing. Feel free to disagree, of course...

Lucky@LeMans · #**267** 18th May 2016, 22:44

Looks like an old Cortina / Escort based car. There isn't much Jag base at all. The seller is a classic car trader who should know better !

lancelot link · #**268** 18th May 2016, 22:48

Challenger or Wildcat at my guess.....Cortina based , mostly ..

Jaguartvr · #**269** 19th May 2016, 07:36

Wheres the link?

froggyman · #**270** 19th May 2016, 08:22

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Originally Posted by Jaguartvr

Wheres the link?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1969-JAGUA...cAAOSwXSJXOvn8

Jaguartvr · #**271** 19th May 2016, 08:44

Are you sure that it has a fin fitted? Looks more like a sail to me.
Needs a Jag or Rover engine and a decent set of wheels to get anywhere near that price.

Scottie22 · #**272** 19th May 2016, 10:36

When a car is advertised as "Jaguar based" it is usually assumed,
( and should have) a straight six XK engine similar to the originals.

The chassis is neither here nor there, it's the engine that counts.
I think Mr T summed it up neatly with his comments.

Mick, I think you are right, if that car reaches any where near what he's expecting, with the attention to detail your car has, and the fact that it has a straight six engine, (albeit a Triumph one) it would look like you are in the money!!

Any news on the paint job yet?

Mick O'Malley · #**273** 20th May 2016, 13:10

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Originally Posted by Scottie22

Any news on the paint job yet?

The second bloke came for a look on Monday. Fortunately, he wasn't a total dick like the first one.

He pointed out that he has no experience of spraying cellulose, other than from rattle cans! He only uses two pack normally. He ran his (shovel sized!) hands over the project and pronounced that it needed a bit more filler here and there, and some high build primer after a good going over with 320 grit.

He's willing to do it but can't start for eight weeks and thinks it'll be £1000 to £1200! Not sure if this is A) worth the wait and B) worth the price?

I'm trying other avenues - if anything concrete happens I'll post.

Regards, Mick

Mister Towed · #**274** 20th May 2016, 15:55

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Originally Posted by Mick O'Malley

The second bloke came for a look on Monday. Fortunately, he wasn't a total dick like the first one.

He pointed out that he has no experience of spraying cellulose, other than from rattle cans! He only uses two pack normally. He ran his (shovel sized!) hands over the project and pronounced that it needed a bit more filler here and there, and some high build primer after a good going over with 320 grit.

He's willing to do it but can't start for eight weeks and thinks it'll be £1000 to £1200! Not sure if this is A) worth the wait and B) worth the price?

I'm trying other avenues - if anything concrete happens I'll post.

Regards, Mick

My two New Pennies worth:

1/ from what you've said about his appraisal of the necessary prep he does sound like he knows what he's doing.

2/ cellulose is easier to use than 2 pack as it's less toxic and any runs can be flatted or polished out afterwards.

3/ a professional sprayer today is unlikely to have experience of spraying cellulose as it's not been legal to use it on modern vehicles for years. It says a lot about his honesty that he's told you he has no experience of using it.

4/ the price sounds quite reasonable - allowing about £300 for materials and a week's work to prep, paint and polish, that's about £100 to £120 a day/£12 to £15 per hour labour cost (garages charge at least three times that rate).

5/ if he's fully committed for eight weeks that would signal to me that he's in demand, and therefore should do a good job (but I'd ask for references and to see examples of his work before booking him).

Best of luck!

Scottie22 · #**275** 20th May 2016, 20:08

I do not wish to upset Mr Towed Mick, but if you are doing the prep yourself, and have already bought the paint, ( as I know you have)
Then over a grand sounds like he's taking the piss.

My paint cost me thirty quid, and I did it outside on my driveway,
and it doesn't look too bad.

If you do your own prep, A reasonable bloke would charge a days work, which should be absolute tops at around 200 quid.

Save yourself a grand and get sanding!

Mister Towed · #**276** 20th May 2016, 21:27

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Originally Posted by Scottie22

I do not wish to upset Mr Towed Mick, but if you are doing the prep yourself, and have already bought the paint, ( as I know you have)
Then over a grand sounds like he's taking the piss.

My paint cost me thirty quid, and I did it outside on my driveway,
and it doesn't look too bad.

If you do your own prep, A reasonable bloke would charge a days work, which should be absolute tops at around 200 quid.

Save yourself a grand and get sanding!

Agree totally Scottie, I'd always advocate doing it yourself as the best option, not just because it's cheap but because it's a really satisfying challenge.

molleur · #**277** 20th May 2016, 22:44

Nothing to it, simply do it!
It is amazing how forgiving lacquer can be.
Same with single stage acrylic.

Car photographer · #**278** 21st May 2016, 08:27

I ended up painting mine myself - made a few mistakes which I'll need to fix but generally if you get the prep correct it doesn't look too bad - lots of sanding is the key
And I found that brush painting created runs so rollering worked better

IanA · #**279** 21st May 2016, 08:31

And don't be afraid to flash the odd coat of black, even from a rattle can, to show where the high and low spots are. You'll be sanding it off anyway.

Jaguartvr · #**280** 21st May 2016, 08:49

Paint is the most important part of a build, doesn't matter how high a standard the build is, if the paint is crap the whole car looks crap.
Painting it at home and creating a "patina" finish is just kidding yourself, it's just a crap paint job.
Save up, take a loan or rob a bank but for god's sake get a decent paint job.