Finally they took photos of my car. Finally.

I got keen and started painting my front end today. I rubbed a gaurd and the vent panel back to bare metal and got them to the undercoat stage. Finally.

 

I'm planning on removing the whole inlet and cleaning and reconfiguring it with the new trumpets, and removing all the engine lacquer that remains from when I purchased the engine. Then I will refinish the top cover and fit the new exhaust manifold heat shield I have designed and had folded up as a prototype.

Nice work Matt, looks great, nice and clean under there!! :y: :y:

Hey thanks alot, I have to say your rally car is proving to be some heady inspiration. My car is still all nice under the panels from when I bare metal repainted it while doing the conversion.

 

I got a new adaptronic loom in the mail today, I will raid some wires from it to connect my o2 sensor to get a cleaner idle, and low load economy. About time I did that.

 

I'm even fixing the door alignment! About time I know, I've nearly wrecked the door seal.

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Ok, So now the door sits neatly.

 

Also, I have finished all my prep and undercoating of the gaurds, beaver panel, and vent panel.

 

They just need a light rub back by hand and then some peak White. Probably 3 coats, then a buff and maybe another coat.

Gaurds are now white and shiny, once the paint is nice and hard I will finish the car and go for a drive all pretty. Trumpets may be a week or 2 yet so will do the other work once the bits come.

llooks pretty in all white :blush:

Pics.

so grossy, so smooth!

Yeah it looks great in the photos but I must confess there is probably only about 80% prep done. Lets face it if I made it perfect it would be out of place on the car.

 

There's a slightly detectable scratch here and there in the primer. Looks good enough for a white finish I guess, and it will look better after a polish. :rolls:

i like the do not operate notice hanging from the mirror

Now have white panels all fitted up and aligned, but still a brown bonnet, it looks kinda cool actually.

Are you planning on matching up the pinstripes on the guards or just leaving them blank?

Are you planning on matching up the pinstripes on the guards or just leaving them blank?

 

 

Well I'm now thinking I might rub back and paint the rest. Then I think I will go ahead and get a new pin stripe done much like the old one. I like it a lot.