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« Reply #7635 on: August 15, 2014, 07:03:40 PM » |
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20 quid's worth of black powder coating & 40 quid's worth of upholstered headlining collected this afternoon.
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« Reply #7636 on: August 15, 2014, 07:48:39 PM » |
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Bargain,looking good Andy (Pop that is not you  ) |
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« Reply #7637 on: August 15, 2014, 07:54:29 PM » |
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« Reply #7638 on: August 16, 2014, 05:34:16 PM » |
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Safest place to put the headlining so it didn't get damaged was in the Pop. Of course, having bagged the mounting bolts & put them somewhere really, really safe, I've got no idea where they are. Had spare 6mm allen bolts for the sides & back edge, but need to buy some more 4mm ones for the front edge, (they also secure the sun visors). Phil the upholsterer wasn't happy with the first go at covering this panel, which is made from part of a Morris Minor roof, so he peeled the material off, ground down all my welds, then re-covered it in fresh tuck n roll, all for 40 quid. He's one of those unsung nice guys that potter away in sheds, making our projects look good. Thanks mate. I used a Moggy roof panel to get the double curvature cos a flat panel would've reduced the head room in the middle by about 3 inches. I think it almost touches the outside panel in the centre but it's hard to tell. Hopefully I haven't reintroduced the resonance that the Dynamat sound proofing cured. |
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« Reply #7639 on: August 16, 2014, 06:16:23 PM » |
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That looks brilliant and a great price
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« Reply #7640 on: August 16, 2014, 06:37:42 PM » |
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Starting to look a bit more like a proper car inside now. The bit around the rear window & the corners will be done in the same material, with the lower panels, behind the seats, in plain black vinyl the same as the gearbox tunnel. The door panels need re-doing, (they've gone baggy in a couple of places where the vinyl's pulled away from the backing material), so I'm hoping Phil can do them in a mix of plain & tuck n roll, to tie the 2 areas together. All the exposed metal will eventually be painted pale green, so it'll have upholstered panels suspended between the painted tubing.
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« Reply #7641 on: August 16, 2014, 07:01:35 PM » |
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that does look good MM
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« Reply #7642 on: August 16, 2014, 07:59:23 PM » |
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It does indeed!
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« Reply #7643 on: August 16, 2014, 08:13:13 PM » |
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I also must agree, that is looking very smart and at a good price
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« Reply #7644 on: August 18, 2014, 08:17:34 PM » |
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New 5mm thick green perspex sun visors drilled & fitted.
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« Reply #7645 on: August 18, 2014, 08:23:19 PM » |
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Mr Olds stopped by this afternoon & made a start on tracing & extending the wiring for the warning lights in the speedo, (a trade for the rubber matting I gave him for his trike). The various wires will be hooked up to 2 multi pin connector blocks to simplify removal of the dashboard in future. Couldn't really do any welding on the bulkhead while he was doing that, so I rubbed down the radiator expansion tank, filled the dents in it & primed it & the washer bottle holder. The bulkhead will eventually be green & these will be gloss black. The tank's brass & was donated by Chevy Rick, from his Range Rover. I rolled the bottle holder from an off cut of stainless sheet.
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« Reply #7646 on: August 18, 2014, 08:26:47 PM » |
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They looking smart now sir
Keep up the good work
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I always know what I'm doing. Can you help me
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« Reply #7647 on: August 18, 2014, 08:28:26 PM » |
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 Trying to finish some of the half done jobs while I can reach them. Current state of play: A combination of illness on Mr Loon's part, a few weekends off on mine & heavy rain mean the new engine hasn't gone in yet. I want to clean up the bulkhead & paint the chassis while I've got the chance.
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« Reply #7648 on: August 18, 2014, 08:31:34 PM » |
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The workshop cat's decided my old crossply tyre, sat on top of the new engine's the perfect place to snooze.
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« Reply #7649 on: August 20, 2014, 06:44:55 PM » |
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Finally got a dry afternoon today to get stuck into the welding on the bulkhead -then had workshop visits from BayChimp & Ska Man, (Bob/Baychimp bought my last trike & Nigel/Ska Man bought the previous one). Great to see you guys, but it's your fault I got nothing achieved at all today.  |
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