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I cant upload anymore pics now because photobucket is being ghey!
Thats about it anyhoo really, Me and Lee H stripped the car the other day aswell as its booked in to be painted, to go down on the 4th July!
Its being painted at the same place were Lee and i think Karl Rowntree had his mk1 done there aswell so i'm looking forward to that!
Comments welcome!
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Looks really good mate, should last many years of abuse now.
Decided I think I might be busy the weekend you fit the engine as you would kill me if I scratched the bay after its painted.
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Cheers lee and Adam!
And lee I doubt you're going to get out of it that easy mate,all the practice with yours should make it easy for you!
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good wrok mate will be ace when its done pall!!
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Seen as i've not updated my project thread for ages i thought i might aswell get a bit of an update on here!
Following up from the last pictures i put up of the fitted strengthening kit and all the stitch welding in the bay, the next step was to get the bay painted:
So a quick trip on the transporter to my mates unit and here we go:
Engine ebay all masked up and in primer:
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...7/IMG_0193.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...7/IMG_0194.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...7/IMG_0195.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...7/IMG_0196.jpg
Once i had all the bits that needed to be in primer sorted i then decided that getting the front crossmember painted would be a good idea as i'm going to be running an early mk1 one piece bumper and grill and there were a few stonechips on there etc so that was also primered.
Then a few layers of paint were applied:
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...7/IMG_0197.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...7/IMG_0198.jpg
This is my mate working away, big thanks to him!
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...7/IMG_0199.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...7/IMG_0203.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...7/IMG_0202.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...7/IMG_0201.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...7/IMG_0200.jpg
Then a good few layers of lacquer were applied!
It seems to have gone a bit dry in places but i'm more than happy with the finish and the end result :cool:
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...7/IMG_0208.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...7/IMG_0206.jpg
and then this is how she looked when i picker her up the next morning!
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...7/IMG_0205.jpg
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Looking at the above pictures i think it was the right idea to leave the welds exposed instead of covering them with seam sealer as i was unsure whether they would look tidy or not but i think they look quite good oncee they have been painted!
