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T3PO · Post by **T3PO** » 13th September 2010 - 3:57pm

Just bought the tins. £1.75 each!! Going to test fit them tomorrow, will let you know how they go!!

bucket · Post by **bucket** » 13th September 2010 - 6:05pm

to fit mine i just hammerd the lip flat and hey presto , my holes are 75mm...
thanks steph....

bucket · Post by **bucket** » 25th September 2010 - 10:19pm

hoorah managed to get on with sum today.
finished repairing the door..

then cleaned up lower for soulder paste and lead ..

then 2.5 sticks of lead later.

then lots of fileing , getting there..

man hours 257
spendometer £1325

bucket · Post by **bucket** » 3rd October 2010 - 11:07pm

managed to do bit this weekend between showers

leaded up the sill to correct the poor pressing and bow under door, wished id fitted 2 t3d sills as the fit was much better.
loaded.

filed.

now fits wing and door...

then rained of so striped the buggerd chrome of one of my pop outs repolished and fitted the new rubbers..

man hours 264
spendometer £1355

bucket · Post by **bucket** » 10th October 2010 - 10:16pm

sum more from today..

man hours 271
spendometer £1365

volkswalker · Post by **volkswalker** » 11th October 2010 - 7:36pm

im on with the rear floors and arches so reading this gives me great get up and go dude !! awesome!

bucket · Post by **bucket** » 11th October 2010 - 9:22pm

im glad its helping im still enjoying it just struggling to find time realy want it painted before the bad weather sets in, keep going on yours cant wait to see it done...
you gona keep it stock colurs etc...
jon

volkswalker · Post by **volkswalker** » 12th October 2010 - 7:45am

bucket wrote:im glad its helping im still enjoying it just struggling to find time realy want it painted before the bad weather sets in, keep going on yours cant wait to see it done...
you gona keep it stock colurs etc...
jon

not stock cos the wings all 4 of em are in primer and i cant regenerate that
aged look of the bottle green plus i het that green!!
so im undecided at mo and once its grey primer itl stay that way for the new year
at least so totally undecided what colour

bucket · Post by **bucket** » 17th October 2010 - 9:29pm

spent alot of time beating srinkin fileing more beating tweaking etc finally got door sill and rear wing gapped ,rear wing had been hit and full of gob now lead and minimum gob...

doesnt lok alot from pics but well pleased as this was the worse side..

manhours 280
spendometer £1390

volkswalker · Post by **volkswalker** » 23rd October 2010 - 11:33am

crack on duuuuuuuuude!!!!!! just keep chipping away!!!!

bucket · Post by **bucket** » 8th November 2010 - 9:39pm

back from scotland

done sum more leading...

volkswalker · Post by **volkswalker** » 9th November 2010 - 6:38pm

sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!!

bucket · Post by **bucket** » 22nd November 2010 - 12:29am

sum more..

manhours 290
spendometer £1415

bucket · Post by **bucket** » 17th December 2010 - 8:49pm

still here nothing to report ,to cold to many sets of grand parents to visit etc ,plus broke my split engine ...
roll on new year back into sqaure time...

Smiffers · Post by **Smiffers** » 29th January 2011 - 10:13pm

How you getting on with this one chap? Has to be said it's looking extremely cool! deffo got the nac for fabricaion!

bucket · Post by **bucket** » 30th January 2011 - 10:58pm

hi havnt had a chance to get near it for ages rebiult 3 engines one gearbox over christmas period always busy for me ,now the missis wants me to decorate so hopfuly next couple of weeks and im back on....

fastygaz · Post by **fastygaz** » 9th February 2011 - 7:55am

That's some awesome work Jon, it's gonna be a new car when it's done...can't wait to see it!!

Gaz

bucket · Post by **bucket** » 27th February 2011 - 5:36pm

hoorah managed to get a couple of hours on the old girl today, before it pissed down ,but has got me fired up again hope for better weather next weekend...

Clockwork · Post by **Clockwork** » 28th February 2011 - 12:00pm

two words.....METAL GOD!

bucket · Post by **bucket** » 28th February 2011 - 10:10pm

nice cheers....

bucket · Post by **bucket** » 6th March 2011 - 10:09pm

managed to sqeeze in a few hours over weekend ,gappin n/s wing and door, door and wing not great at to because the glass is not quite the rite shape and gap was very small...
sanded out the gap but door sat in about 6 mm hard to see in pics..

panel beat out the edge and gave it a skim sorted....

man hours 294
spendometer £1415

bucket · Post by **bucket** » 12th March 2011 - 10:31pm

hoorah for more ,not long till body off...

manhours 300

spendometer £1415

bucket · Post by **bucket** » 20th March 2011 - 6:58pm

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