Loving your plans Nick.... :)
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Loving your plans Nick.... :)
Looking awesome !
Dec,Nick... cheers guys! :)
A little update then....... Ive been trying to be prepared for when the time comes to paint the car, I will be keeping the grey bottom half/bumpers and as the vinyls for these are pretty rare plus the fact they would be a pain to fit my best option I think would be to paint them on. So I have been comparing different shades of grey and shortlisted 3 which I think could work well so I painted up 3 test cards......
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1253294960
I wanted as close a match as I can get to be blue/grey vauxhall colour which the pillar vinlyls,roof gutters and so on are were all supplied in originally. The shades above seemed to match up pretty well to the different areas on the car however The vinyls,window trims,spoiler and bumpers are all slightly different in shades to each other anyhow. But Id like to paint them all in one or two shades so they all match up well/compliment each other perfectly. You can see below that one test card looks great to the pillar vinyls whilst another looks better to the spoiler but then none really seem to match the bumper!...........
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1253295464
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1253295522
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1253295558
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1253297584
I thought the darkest of the three colours although it doesnt match the bumpers quite as well as it does the pillar vinyls and spoiler would be the best option. The bumpers will get painted in the same colour later on anyhow. It was actually the same shade I painted the fuel cap last week too! That decided I thought Id get busy and prepare these........
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1253295781
I got them all rubbed and masked off the majority for the following day at work where they were placed on a stand and the edges were fine lined out for a perfect edge........
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1253295892
Shortly after that picture was taken we had these.......
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1253295974
I could have painted them body colour but I wanted to stay with the sr's original colour scheme of grey colour wing mirror covers etc. Next pic shows them demasked and ready for fitment!......
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1253296066
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1253296127
Once I got home I thought Id try one on to see how it looked. Im not going to fit them permanantly just yet as I want to wait until the cars all finished. But here's how it looked........
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1253296341
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1253296406
Im pleased with how the mirror looks and with the colour. I'll be using the same shade on the door handles/lock surrounds shortly as well. On another note Id like to keep this car for some years to come so when I got offered the following at a good price I thought they would be a good investment.......
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1253296581
Thats it for now, I have some more parts on the way and will be cracking on with more soon so keep your eyes peeled! :)
Nick.
looking good mate
two new doors :eek:
whats wrong with the drivers? for sale :)
looking good :thumb:
Good work on the grey shades!
I'd say yellow mirrors tho...
very very nice Nick:thumb:
I will have to come round and see it one day,before my sr comes off the road for winter:)
Your attention to detail, i loved on the red Nova. This one looks set to be just as good. Top work.
Top work there Nick, should look great when finished.
New doors aswell, where did you find them? I had to go to Germany for mine.
Hopefully it will fella, doors came from a member on here who's had them in storage for some time, I was just lucky to catch him at the right time to buy them.Quote:
Originally Posted by eddrodgers
Joe... Your welcome round whenever fella.
Pete.... Cheers!
Jimbo... The doors on the car are nigh on perfect condition but its a nova! so they arent going to stay that way forever hence the spare new ones. ;)