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[superman]

Photo update, whilst the filler has been drying, i thought i'd lighten a few things... enjoy

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[superman]

After having the last 10 days off, the shortie's come on quite a bit, holes on the scuttle have been finished off, roll over hoops finished off, hours and hours of rubbing down and filling and rubbing down again, its begining to drive me mad, check out the pictures and the bodyline, this line travels around the body and must be perfect still not happy with it, but getting there, oh check out the front wing for other trick.

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[Mini-Mad-Craig]

So awesome

[superman]

Cheers Craig,

i love it when people comment on my project, after spending hours rubbing down filler, the will to get out there and carry on was begin to fade, comments from people like you just revitalise and encourage

Thank you

Colin

[briain]

Cheers Craig,

i love it when people comment on my project, after spending hours rubbing down filler, the will to get out there and carry on was begin to fade, comments from people like you just revitalise and encourage

Thank you

Colin

How many hours have you spent on bodywork? I know I wouldn't of lasted this long doing it great work it'll be brilliant when its done

[superman]

Thanks Briain, great comment, cheers, as for hours spent... simple answer....... loads... but in real terms just on rubbing down filler, trying to get that dammed body line straight 8 days, yes 8 days, and to be honest its not like the car is caked in filler, its just that i seem to be totally pants.even made a little tool up to help with the shaping

i'll get there.... one day

Edited by superman, 07 November 2010 - 06:31 PM.

[briain]

Thanks Briain, great comment, cheers, as for hours spent... simple answer....... loads... but in real terms just on rubbing down filler, trying to get that dammed body line straight 8 days, yes 8 days, and to be honest its not like the car is caked in filler, its just that i seem to be totally pants.even made a little tool up to help with the shaping

i'll get there.... one day

That is alot but the car will be so much better for it when your finished

[superman]

Thanks Briain, great comment, cheers, as for hours spent... simple answer....... loads... but in real terms just on rubbing down filler, trying to get that dammed body line straight 8 days, yes 8 days, and to be honest its not like the car is caked in filler, its just that i seem to be totally pants.even made a little tool up to help with the shaping

i'll get there.... one day

That is alot but the car will be so much better for it when your finished

Cheers Mate, god i know its a long time, how we suffer for our art .....

[topfuel]

not looking to bad boy. still not sure about the deck lid thing!!! but hay it your motor. all you need is one hell of a engine in it.. i'll send you some dolly photo soon..

terry

[superman]

not looking to bad boy. still not sure about the deck lid thing!!! but hay it your motor. all you need is one hell of a engine in it.. i'll send you some dolly photo soon..

terry

Cheers Boy, when you come down at christmas, you can have a closer look

[tony13]

any more updates yet ?

[superman]

any more updates yet ?

Hi there sorry but no updates as yet been busy with work (customers with broken boilers have no consideration) but i have the next two weeks off and i going to spend every day working on the shortie.

loads of updates to follow,

[superman]

progress this week has been good, rear subby taken out and put to one side, all underseal and old seam sealer removed, the remaining floor has been cleaned up, primed, all joints coated with seam sealer then every thing coated in shultz, newly painted subframe fitted with poly bushes and new camber brackets, subframe refitted.

today moved on to front subby took it out again, this time to clean off all the underseal and replace seam sealer, by the end of the weekend the under side should all be done, except for brake lines fuelline and hand brake

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[Tomf]

Looks good, where did you get the metal you used for the boot floor? and do you know if you can get it in larger sizes?

[superman]

Looks good, where did you get the metal you used for the boot floor? and do you know if you can get it in larger sizes?

Hi 'Tomf' the metal used for the boot floor is from a Vauxhall astra estate/van spare wheel cover, at one point i was going to cut the floor out of a scrap van until we spotted the spare wheel cover, amazing what you can find at the scrap yard

Colin