Manky's Pop.

[Olds]

Should look good.
Have to admit that I like a satin paint finish (my Ducati was a lovely satin black). Not matt, just the gloss knocked back a bit. Like well weathered cellulose.
As you say, easy enough to change, if you don't like it.

[Manky Monkey]

My day off today but pouring with rain here all morning so not much achieved until the afternoon.
Sealed between the windscreen rubber & the body with black mastic. Once that's dried I can do between the rubber & the glass.
Then I cleaned up the indicator side repeaters & re-fitted them.

[Manky Monkey]

The rocker covers from the old engine will be going back on the new one. Bought from Russ at R & R Imports but actually cast by O'Brien Trucking in the States, who make most of the cast aluminium car club plaques you see hanging under the bumpers of hotrods over there.
I wasn't sure about painting the slots between the fins to match the car -sometimes it can look a bit naff, but decided I can always clean it off if I don't like it. Should look O.K though. Once it's fully dried I'll polish the paint off the ribs

[poprodder]

they look nice.

[Manky Monkey]

For those that have asked recently-

no, I haven't abandoned the Pop.
Yes, I'm still plugging away at it.
Yes, I'm still setting unrealistic target dates for it, (the latest is the Nostalgia Nationals drag races in Stratford on Avon on the 20th of June -even though I can't actually afford to get it MOT'd, taxed & insured by then).

Although my Post Office shift officially finishes at 2.30pm, it's often 3.30 or even 4.0.clock before we're done, which leaves very little time to work on the Pop before Mr Loon closes up for the day. Plus, now the Summer's here, there's places I want to go at the weekends. So I'm still hoping to be back on the road in the next few weeks, but I have been saying that for an awfully long time. I don't need nagging or encouraging, I just need more time & more money. 
Rocker covers finished & loosely fitted in place -they have to come off again when I hand pump oil around the motor before we fire it up again, but the safest place for them at the moment's on the car.
Rubbed down & retouched some paint on the body -at least I can aerosol spray small sections quite easily & then Scotchbrite them back to a satin finish.
After I took these snaps I rubbed down & re brush painted some of the black chassis components. Not perfect, but O.K for now. Tomorrow I can finally refit the exhaust headers.

[Manky Monkey]

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[gazzagood]

Very nice Andy like the coulor of the fin In fills looks like made to match from the start. Oh they were 😇👀👀

[triker_Chewie]

looks outstanding Andy!

[poprodder]

looks great andy, you know tax can be paid monthly?

[hunter]

looking very nice Andy,
Even i can see light at the end of the tunnell from where i'm standing.

[Manky Monkey]

I'd forgotten about the tax direct debit thing. That'll help a bit.
Yeah, still peering down a very long tunnel, but at least it's looking more like a complete car now. It won't be anywhere near finished, but if I can get everything around the engine bay more or less sorted, I can carry on working on the rest while it's on the road.

[poprodder]

don't thinkmuch of ya airfilter!!!!

[Manky Monkey]

  No, doesn't breathe very well, but hopefully keeps the rain out -the joys of working outside.
Exhaust headers finally re-fitted this afternoon. Thankfully they now clear the bodywork by a good inch or so all around. Getting there.
 

[Olds]

Starting to look like a rod again Andy. Is there much left to do before you can get it running ?

[Manky Monkey]

Paint the grille shell so I can re-fit it & hang the trans oil cooler from it.
Re-bleed the brakes so I can re-fit the dashboard, (the remote servo's under it).
Connect the throttle & choke cables & check all the linkages are connected.
Fill the motor with oil & coolant.

My long weekend off, (Sat, Sun, Mon), so hoping to have some proper progress by the end of it.

By the way Dave, there's a black wire with a spade connector behind the dash' that isn't connected to anything -did we decide it was a spare Earth? Damn my goldfish memory span.