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Don't panic like I did. I saw the greyish patches on the bootlid and thought I had stuffed the paint, it turned to be reflections of clouds.
Don't panic like I did. I saw the greyish patches on the bootlid and thought I had stuffed the paint, it turned to be reflections of clouds.
0 2022/11/09 19:56:17
I thought I would put a black insert into the rear of the bootlid, then what is starting to be a trend for me on this build; Gold pinstriping. Especially when the black appears.
I thought I would put a black insert into the rear of the bootlid, then what is starting to be a trend for me on this build; Gold pinstriping. Especially when the black appears.
0 2022/11/09 19:58:03
0 2022/11/09 20:02:41
For a car not meant to have a V8 engine fitted, this seems to have a lot of room, I think I am going to have very little trouble getting that Windsor engine in there.
For a car not meant to have a V8 engine fitted, this seems to have a lot of room, I think I am going to have very little trouble getting that Windsor engine in there.
0 2022/11/15 23:41:04
Now the electrics are out of the way maybe I can get rid of the rest of the stuff in there so I can get it all cleaned up and relocate some rust holes and give it all a lick of paint.
Now the electrics are out of the way maybe I can get rid of the rest of the stuff in there so I can get it all cleaned up and relocate some rust holes and give it all a lick of paint.
0 2022/11/15 23:43:13
While a number of people have the crome leaping cat, I decided to have mine not quite so bold, I have had more than my fair share of other taking my bonnet emblems and breaking antenna. All 3 of my cars had a chrome cat, and 2 of them the bonnet had suffere a bit of damage, and so I opted for the flush mount and hopefully no one will try and take it from this time.
While a number of people have the crome leaping cat, I decided to have mine not quite so bold, I have had more than my fair share of other taking my bonnet emblems and breaking antenna. All 3 of my cars had a chrome cat, and 2 of them the bonnet had suffere a bit of damage, and so I opted for the flush mount and hopefully no one will try and take it from this time.
0 2022/11/22 12:55:29
The gold pinstripe will appear on most of the panels, it is a pity that the sun is not suppose to come out today, you really cannot see how good this green is just yet.
The gold pinstripe will appear on most of the panels, it is a pity that the sun is not suppose to come out today, you really cannot see how good this green is just yet.
0 2022/11/22 12:59:45
I have already removed the floor here, but this is one of those places that limits us from doing anything to the rear of the car. I am looking to fit a twinn exhaust outlet, and the original boot floor makes this rather hard.
I have already removed the floor here, but this is one of those places that limits us from doing anything to the rear of the car. I am looking to fit a twinn exhaust outlet, and the original boot floor makes this rather hard.
0 2022/12/07 12:07:11
Here we can see where the original exhaust outlet is. Here I am going to make a cutout in the boot floor before I re install it. This should allow me to fit the exhaust I want to the rear of the car.
Here we can see where the original exhaust outlet is. Here I am going to make a cutout in the boot floor before I re install it. This should allow me to fit the exhaust I want to the rear of the car.
0 2022/12/07 12:09:46
Here we can see the cutout i was talking about. The white section is a bit of sheet metal I had lying around, it is a tad heavier than the original metal, making it a little easier to weld.
Here we can see the cutout i was talking about. The white section is a bit of sheet metal I had lying around, it is a tad heavier than the original metal, making it a little easier to weld.
0 2022/12/07 12:11:44
This is the cutout before the sheetmetal was installed. I simply need to make this side the same as the other side and it will be ready to install into the green car.
This is the cutout before the sheetmetal was installed. I simply need to make this side the same as the other side and it will be ready to install into the green car.
0 2022/12/07 12:13:59
With all the welds sealed with a bitument type of sealer, it is almost ready to be fitted to the car, the thing I will need to do next is prepare the car for the floor to be welded in.
With all the welds sealed with a bitument type of sealer, it is almost ready to be fitted to the car, the thing I will need to do next is prepare the car for the floor to be welded in.
0 2022/12/07 12:15:44
I have decided that I will cut away the sheetmetal all the way up to the top of the rear section here, and then lighning up all the reference point I have (not clearly marked for you to see).
I have decided that I will cut away the sheetmetal all the way up to the top of the rear section here, and then lighning up all the reference point I have (not clearly marked for you to see).
0 2022/12/07 12:17:44
I have decided to drill out all the spotwelds I can, and then using a 5 inch grinder with a 1mm cutting disk remove the walls or this boot interior.
I have decided to drill out all the spotwelds I can, and then using a 5 inch grinder with a 1mm cutting disk remove the walls or this boot interior.
0 2022/12/07 12:20:30
With all the spotwelds removed there will be a paint line that I can use as a reference to how far up the sides I need to come, and then fill in the holes where the spotweld were and seal it all up when I have finished welding it all out.
With all the spotwelds removed there will be a paint line that I can use as a reference to how far up the sides I need to come, and then fill in the holes where the spotweld were and seal it all up when I have finished welding it all out.
0 2022/12/07 12:22:03
In this pic you can see I have finally put the lid on the cutouts, just need to seal it all up and it will be good to go. But there is a lot more to do just yet. Underneath the car there is a 200mm space to put my twin exhaust. With the exhaust end having a 2.5 inch inlet and 2x3 inch outlet, I made a pair of covers I suppose you could call them, made from 4 inch exhaust pipe, and 200mm long so I have plenty of metal to cut away to get the shape I am looking for.
In this pic you can see I have finally put the lid on the cutouts, just need to seal it all up and it will be good to go. But there is a lot more to do just yet. Underneath the car there is a 200mm space to put my twin exhaust. With the exhaust end having a 2.5 inch inlet and 2x3 inch outlet, I made a pair of covers I suppose you could call them, made from 4 inch exhaust pipe, and 200mm long so I have plenty of metal to cut away to get the shape I am looking for.
0 2022/12/15 18:12:50
Here I am tacking the part in place, the 2 halves of the 4 inch pipe and a flat sheet of 84mm wide I was able to make an oval shape to weld into the rear of the car on each side, these are going to have the twin pipe coming out on either side and with a little bit of length to get my pipes a little bit away from the body but still under the bumper.
Here I am tacking the part in place, the 2 halves of the 4 inch pipe and a flat sheet of 84mm wide I was able to make an oval shape to weld into the rear of the car on each side, these are going to have the twin pipe coming out on either side and with a little bit of length to get my pipes a little bit away from the body but still under the bumper.
0 2022/12/15 18:19:35
I gave myself the width of a 300mm steel ruler to move the end away from the body, I have also made a filler panel so there will be no unexpected holes around this part. As you can see I still need to make another filler panel to finish the other side. Because this goes lower than the rest of the car here, I am contemplating making a bit of a skirt to go around the lower rear of the car.
I gave myself the width of a 300mm steel ruler to move the end away from the body, I have also made a filler panel so there will be no unexpected holes around this part. As you can see I still need to make another filler panel to finish the other side. Because this goes lower than the rest of the car here, I am contemplating making a bit of a skirt to go around the lower rear of the car.
0 2022/12/15 18:24:00
This may look like a massive thing to be at the back of the car, but once the exhaust has been installed it will fill this up with only 12mm of clearance around the tailpipe. This is actually taken to where the chrome tail pipe extention starts, so it is not as big as it may first appear, I will also be putting a layer of heatshield around the inside so it won't make the fibreglass area too hot and stuff up the paint.
This may look like a massive thing to be at the back of the car, but once the exhaust has been installed it will fill this up with only 12mm of clearance around the tailpipe. This is actually taken to where the chrome tail pipe extention starts, so it is not as big as it may first appear, I will also be putting a layer of heatshield around the inside so it won't make the fibreglass area too hot and stuff up the paint.
0 2022/12/15 18:28:13
The reflectors didn't look too bad so I didn't touch them up, I don't think they needed it, but it still got a good clean up anyway.
The reflectors didn't look too bad so I didn't touch them up, I don't think they needed it, but it still got a good clean up anyway.
0 2022/12/18 09:14:25
I was lucky enough to have been given a pair of brand new, still in the box clear tail light lenses, so just like the housings they got a coat of adheasion promoter, and a couple of coats of epoxy black paint around the outside edges, but I painted them on the inside, hoping for a better finish.
I was lucky enough to have been given a pair of brand new, still in the box clear tail light lenses, so just like the housings they got a coat of adheasion promoter, and a couple of coats of epoxy black paint around the outside edges, but I painted them on the inside, hoping for a better finish.
0 2022/12/18 09:16:06
That worked out really well, I am really pleased the way they came out. I don't have any glue for them until tomorrow, so I sat them all together and I think they turned out great.
That worked out really well, I am really pleased the way they came out. I don't have any glue for them until tomorrow, so I sat them all together and I think they turned out great.
0 2022/12/18 09:18:46
Well this is a bit different from the pinkish coloured lenses I had on them before, the one thing that had me worried at first, was the centre of the lenses had writing on the inside, and I didn't notice it until I put the coloured lenses in place. That writing made the lenses look as if they had been scratched or even cracked. A massive sigh of relief when I saw it wasn't damage. Anyway that is all for now.
Well this is a bit different from the pinkish coloured lenses I had on them before, the one thing that had me worried at first, was the centre of the lenses had writing on the inside, and I didn't notice it until I put the coloured lenses in place. That writing made the lenses look as if they had been scratched or even cracked. A massive sigh of relief when I saw it wasn't damage. Anyway that is all for now.
0 2022/12/18 09:20:50
Even in this picture it still looks like a gaping big hole, and I was still not entirely sure if it was the right idea.
Even in this picture it still looks like a gaping big hole, and I was still not entirely sure if it was the right idea.
0 2022/12/19 17:42:35
These things are a tad taller than the underside of the car, so I had to make it curve down to the outside edge and even further on the outside as that panel is on its way uphill from the wheel arches. I placed 1 of the exhaust ends into the hole to see if it will look any good.
These things are a tad taller than the underside of the car, so I had to make it curve down to the outside edge and even further on the outside as that panel is on its way uphill from the wheel arches. I placed 1 of the exhaust ends into the hole to see if it will look any good.
0 2022/12/19 17:44:17
Well here is the final product I have been hoping like you wouldn't believe that it would be this good to me, I am quietly impressed.
Well here is the final product I have been hoping like you wouldn't believe that it would be this good to me, I am quietly impressed.
0 2022/12/19 17:48:05
Noe these I do like, they are only sitting in there for now so you can get an idea of what it is I have been trying to explain.
Noe these I do like, they are only sitting in there for now so you can get an idea of what it is I have been trying to explain.
0 2022/12/19 17:50:02
I am now quite sure that when these are painted, and the bumpers put back on, these will lookawesome.
I am now quite sure that when these are painted, and the bumpers put back on, these will lookawesome.
0 2022/12/19 17:51:32
All the wiring has been removed, and the floor pan had some rustholes in the passenger side. I cut the rust out and welded it all in, about 5 holes in the passenger side and only 1 in the drivers side. I hit everything with the wire brush, and gave it a damned good vaccuuming then painted the bitumastic paint.
All the wiring has been removed, and the floor pan had some rustholes in the passenger side. I cut the rust out and welded it all in, about 5 holes in the passenger side and only 1 in the drivers side. I hit everything with the wire brush, and gave it a damned good vaccuuming then painted the bitumastic paint.
0 2023/01/01 21:00:28
That fixed that problem, just got to wait because tomorrow I will give it all another coat, before I do much more to the floor pans.
That fixed that problem, just got to wait because tomorrow I will give it all another coat, before I do much more to the floor pans.
0 2023/01/01 21:04:07
I will be painting a lot of this in epoxy paint on all the green stuff, then the ruberised tiles will be put as much as I can in before I put the underlay down, making it ready for the carpet.
I will be painting a lot of this in epoxy paint on all the green stuff, then the ruberised tiles will be put as much as I can in before I put the underlay down, making it ready for the carpet.
0 2023/01/01 21:05:43
0 2023/01/03 11:18:45
Got this thing fitted to the front air dam I suppose you would call it. No struts on it yet, no car to attatch them to for now.
Got this thing fitted to the front air dam I suppose you would call it. No struts on it yet, no car to attatch them to for now.
0 2023/01/30 00:11:46
Still considering putting a gold pinstripe around the outside edges, just not quite sure yet.
Still considering putting a gold pinstripe around the outside edges, just not quite sure yet.
0 2023/01/30 00:13:28
I had a bit of a brain fart though, as I pondered the ideas about my filler point. I am loosing my marbles with the idea of making a new fuel cap rubber, and the underside where the cover control, if that is what you call it. Anyway; I welded a new plate over the top of where the flap use to be, and I removed all the mounts from underneath. The rust managed to make itself too much at home.
I had a bit of a brain fart though, as I pondered the ideas about my filler point. I am loosing my marbles with the idea of making a new fuel cap rubber, and the underside where the cover control, if that is what you call it. Anyway; I welded a new plate over the top of where the flap use to be, and I removed all the mounts from underneath. The rust managed to make itself too much at home.
0 2023/02/10 19:30:30
This seemed like a good idea at the time. so I decided to commit to the idea and cut out the hole for the filler neck to go through and marked and drilled ti 6 holes for the mounting bolts, none of which any pictures taken. just sat in place for the picture, 2 reasons; 1....the sun is so hot I can't touch anything on the car right now. 2....the paint is still a tad too green to put anyweight in it without the filler getting stuck in the paint.
This seemed like a good idea at the time. so I decided to commit to the idea and cut out the hole for the filler neck to go through and marked and drilled ti 6 holes for the mounting bolts, none of which any pictures taken. just sat in place for the picture, 2 reasons; 1....the sun is so hot I can't touch anything on the car right now. 2....the paint is still a tad too green to put anyweight in it without the filler getting stuck in the paint.
0 2023/02/10 19:41:55
For some reason I had visions of this cap being too small for the car, so I ordered a larger one as well, however with this one sitting where I intended it to be, just seemed to look alright, so it will stay, I may find a use for the bigger one on something else.
For some reason I had visions of this cap being too small for the car, so I ordered a larger one as well, however with this one sitting where I intended it to be, just seemed to look alright, so it will stay, I may find a use for the bigger one on something else.
0 2023/02/10 19:42:22
I put down some bitumastic paint to seall all the joins again, so hopefully they won't leak when it all starts to go back together again.
I put down some bitumastic paint to seall all the joins again, so hopefully they won't leak when it all starts to go back together again.
0 2023/02/15 18:37:19
I will try to get this part done today, and weather permitting I can get some more paint onto the car, both inside and out.
I will try to get this part done today, and weather permitting I can get some more paint onto the car, both inside and out.
0 2023/02/15 18:43:07
While it appears to ave a lot of room in there, put on the heads and that room will very quickly be filled, and then comes the exhaust. When we get those all in place we will find out just how much room I actually have.
While it appears to ave a lot of room in there, put on the heads and that room will very quickly be filled, and then comes the exhaust. When we get those all in place we will find out just how much room I actually have.
0 2023/02/20 00:53:53