WIMPUS

Got another pic of my car today.

After work, started on the repair of the anti roll bar mounting.

A dutch friend send me a pic this morning 🙃

Nearly stopped by the police ! 

The Volvo was used in the first dutch film of 'Flodder'.

Seems the owner of the place where the event was, has a collection of 125 Volvo's !

But... found something

Time to take the welder out 😅

Something i bought. 

I dont know why.. 

NOS back box

For a dutch friend I needed to transport a spit mk3 front valance to a guy just over the border in belgium (sort of CT pony express).

So met up, gave him the panel and extra info about Spitfires 😅

Fitted the rear trim etc.

Then drove to 100 Years Triumph in the Netherlands.

225mile trip for Fox.

Lhd Herald Estate with 1500 engine and od box.

GT6 was EFI and very very nice !

It was great, couldnt see everything as i spoke to so many people i know from the dutch events.

Something arrived.. 

So have been busy 😅

Still loads to do.. 

Mostly getting rid of orange peel.

And sadly 1 panel had nearly no paint on it.

So needed repaint.

Now waiting on some supplies..

Like a polishing machine etc.

Slowly does it.. 

Delivered the Dolly back to its owner yesterday evening.
Then got Fox out.
Wanted to restart after these pics... nope.. flat battery.
Jumpstart from another battery (that i just bought for a co-workers Stag) and off she went.

Testdrive and fuel.. all ok, exept.. coolant dripping.
 into the footwell.

I did have problems with some hose clamps previous testdrive.

Re-checked from the heater valve to the heater.. hose clamp was shit..
Time to buy decent clamps and to get rid of the crap ones.

Left Fox on my drive outside last night, so battery could charge up a bit.

This morning no problemo 😄

This evening we started up Fox and drove to home to clean the inside.

Neighbours came out to see to 😅

Nice in satin black !

Time to paint the rear trim and outer door handles satin black.

But first primer ..

This evening a quick sand and paint.

Door glass adjustment on the right side is pretty good.

Left side has been always iffy.

Checked clearance between windscreen frame to body.

Both the same.

Maybe glass sits higher in the track?

Will have to measure that this evening.

Saturday the Dolly Sprint is going back to his owner 😞

Did drive it around 1500kms in the past week.

Yesterday a friend came by to help me out a bit.

Softtop and rear bumper back on.

And side windows back into the doors.

Now.. they need the glass seals and adjustment..

Doorhandles and trim still not in primer 😅

Some more little stuff done.

Its been slow 😅

This evening friend is coming over to help me out, so will install some big parts.

Next project.. 

Rear trim i had already prepped.

All will be done in 2K satin black.

Friday evening put the windscreen in.

Yesterday some more adjustments and put front lights in.

Today... drove it home 😅

On 27/07/2023 at 02:10, Kevin R said:

That's a serious amount of work in a short space of time.  👍

It helps that I took it apart several times 😅

Yesterday evening.. 

Bootlid on, doors fitted.

Bonnet catches installed( bonnet needs adjustment) 

Etc etc

This evening.. maybe windscreen time .

And front lights etc

First time outside.

Then near it was dark we fitted the bonnet.

Some better pictures of yesterday..

Late night paint spraying.

Windscreen out.. more rust

But only surface !

More stuff painted

But here it is... 

Sadly lost a lot of pics.. 

Needed to push fox in the tent quick because a rain shower..

Seems my phone fell into the gravel and i then pushes fox over it.

Those screens dont like that 😄

On 18/07/2023 at 22:06, MarkB said:

That's a nightmare! Fortunately on your first coat. Pain, as its going to hold you up.

I resprayed a Vitesse bonnet in a gazebo, decent weather, left it in there over night to dry, no rain forecast. Checked on it in the morning, bright sunny day, as the sun warmed up the gazeebo, condinsation built up inside and dripped all over the cellulose paint finish ruining it. You should be fine if your using 2K.

Company wanted the paint back.. still not heard from them.

I got fed up and got paint locally.

Showed them the old paint and pics.. they where shocked.

Have me a discount because of it to.

But.. i got an annoying one.

Black spots in the paint.

And its in the can of paint itself..

So contacted the company that sold it to me now.

Black spots in the paint (first layer):

In the filter before paint goes into the gun..

Mixing cup..(look on the side/top of pic)

🙄😔