I’ve been trying to clean up the interior of the roof, getting all the old glue and carpet backing off. Tomorrow morning I’ll get the little strips of silicone sealant off from around the sunroof apperture and cut the alpine window holes. then I’ll hire a flatbed truck again to take the roof to the […]
Bonnet/Chequer Plate/Indicators
The bonnet is finished. I collected the powder coated chequer plate panels this afternoon. They look great – matt black with a slight texture and sparkle, identical to the wheelarch spats. I have applied 3mm neoprene sheet to the backs, and will rivet them in place with ss pop rivets. I also replaced the front […]
Slam Panel/Tub/Chequer Plate
It’s slowly coming together. The slam panel and grille panel are complete. I didn’t get a chance to fit the plastic grille, but I did get the chassis Schutz done (I gave the modified cross-member a few coats and thoroughly waxoiled the iside to cover any steel where the galvanizing may have burnt off). I […]
Chassis Mod/Grille and Slam Panel
I managed to cut the mod part for the intermediate cross-member with a 115mm grinder. As I mentioned, the wall thickness is 8mm, so it is more than strong enough. The angle at which it is welded dramatically increases the rigidity of te modifaction too. Thanks go to Muddybungy, who did just as good a […]
Tub Goes For Paint/Bonnet and Wings/Jerry Can Locker Doors
The bonnet now fits. I had real problems with the back end of the bonnet being way too low – low enough that the coorners took 1″ gouges out of the new paint on the wing tops all the way back to the washers and dome bolts. It’s not so severe that the repairs will […]
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