Project Apache Orange.

some great progress here scott.

we should do a road trip down and have a look at your progress soon.

Looking good dude like the Opel badge:thumb:

Rain Rain go away i want to work on my car today!

Cheers folks, should not be far off done, if the rain would f'off!

OK so the rain let off just long enough for me to get out and do at least one thing to the car...

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Originally Posted by Ernie

that will be light weight door handles then lol.

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So back to what Christian said
I was modifying the handles to light weight/flush fit items, we shall call them DH'Development style handles lol

So it went something like this...

Cut the rubber covers off

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Then placed the handles back in to find that part of the rubber cover has the bulges on it to rest on, meaning the handles were hitting on the handle opening, at first i was like NOoo what have i done, then i realised there was potential for a nice flush fit handle, so marked up where the henge was hitting, grabbed a file and attacked the doors!

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Drilled out with 8mm drills on two side one's,then step drilled the rest with 8mm-10mm then finished with 13mm OD,and primed.

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Both done and top coated in rover hurricane gray (thats almost the same color as the standard rubber cover)

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So this work was done at the weekend, but i fitted them today, as i wanted to make sure they had dried quite well.
Onto the fitting today.

Quite a flush finish to them.

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Drivers.

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just got them on and working in time, as it started pissing it down again!

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This also arrived from Ireland today, so I'll start prepping it for it's new color! :thumb:

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So as long as the weather holds up tomorrow then I'll get some more work done on/in the car.

Scott

Nice work Scott, 3 holed handles FTW!! lol

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lol Ian you might want to go put them groves in the doors to make them sit flush :thumb:

What OD did you put in yours?

Scott

nice...

i always wanted a metal "OPEL" plug cover, instead, i got a plastic one, as they rarely come up for sale, and was too late when they did..

got Plastic Opel, Metal Vauxhall, Plastic black one's so far

Not sure, the biggest drill bit I had at the time! lol,

There not that big to be honest

Nice work Scott!

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Originally Posted by Ste L

i always wanted a metal "OPEL" plug cover, instead, i got a plastic one, as they rarely come up for sale, and was too late when they did..

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I was quite lucky to be fair, and it was Pete who spotted it on MIG as i was looking like mad for one! :D

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Originally Posted by nova ian

Not sure, the biggest drill bit I had at the time! lol,

There not that big to be honest

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I used a 13mm for the final hole size, it just fits upto the slanting part.

Cheers Craig :thumb:

Scott