Sal E
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« on: October 25, 2008, 21:11:24 pm » |
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Hopefully this will be finished sometime in 2009. It's been at a friends Cris Birks' workshop in Oxfordshire for a while now for the welding work and today it left for the Gavin Jones' workshop (Trailer Queen, Kernow) for the finishing work and paint so time for a thread...  |
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Sal E
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« Reply #1 on: October 25, 2008, 21:12:00 pm » |
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Sal E
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« Reply #2 on: October 25, 2008, 21:13:42 pm » |
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Sal E
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« Reply #3 on: October 25, 2008, 21:15:59 pm » |
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Sal E
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« Reply #4 on: October 25, 2008, 21:20:21 pm » |
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« Reply #5 on: October 25, 2008, 22:13:20 pm » |
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nice work on the welding!
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« Reply #6 on: October 25, 2008, 23:02:04 pm » |
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Good work on the resto! What's the color gonna be?
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« Reply #7 on: October 25, 2008, 23:12:41 pm » |
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Good job,I also have such a late model-RUSToration project at home.  |
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« Reply #8 on: October 26, 2008, 01:46:15 am » |
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Good work on the resto! What's the color gonna be?
I'm betting on one from a 70's porsche cataloge Looking good so far Sal |
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« Reply #9 on: October 26, 2008, 20:40:49 pm » |
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I'm betting on one from a 70's porsche cataloge ...
I think it was available as a "Special Order" colour '66 - '72 and offered as standard in '73. |
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Sal E
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« Reply #10 on: October 26, 2008, 21:00:55 pm » |
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Good work on the resto! What's the color gonna be?
Green. nice work on the welding!
Good job,I also have such a late model-RUSToration project at home. The worst rust was in the rear quarters but other than those Cris managed to leave quite a bit of the original car on it. A lot of it was repaired rather than replaced outright. |
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Sal E
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« Reply #11 on: October 31, 2008, 20:21:24 pm » |
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Since leaving here the car has now been blasted and primed ready for Gavin to start work on preparing the panels for paint. It looks like all the work Cris put into welding the car has paid off, we got sent a few pics last night and it looks brilliant. I'm really excited about seeing it in paint! The Trailer Queen Restos Blog has some of the other stuff Gavin's done on it, and given his penchant for black, it's a bit of a shame not to get him to paint my bug black, but the thing is it has always been and will always be a green car!    |
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« Reply #12 on: November 01, 2008, 17:20:11 pm » |
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Looking good so far  |
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« Reply #13 on: November 01, 2008, 20:55:23 pm » |
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Looking good sal  Ready for the volksworld show? |
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Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body , but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "Holy shit ... what a ride"
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« Reply #14 on: November 02, 2008, 18:06:25 pm » |
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Looking good sal Ready for the volksworld show? It might be, we've got most bits now but there's still going to be a lot to ge done. Probably more likely to be ready for EBI3. |
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« Reply #15 on: November 21, 2008, 20:31:56 pm » |
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Sal E
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« Reply #16 on: November 21, 2008, 20:32:25 pm » |
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« Reply #17 on: November 21, 2008, 20:41:07 pm » |
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Sal E
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« Reply #18 on: November 21, 2008, 20:58:13 pm » |
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Quality job! We've been lucky with it in that both Cris and Gavin have understood what we wanted to end up with. We had to wait for a few things here and there like panels being made so it's taken a while but now that Gav is getting it ready to paint it and is straightening it all out the effort so far is starting to show. Hopefully the colour will work! |
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« Reply #19 on: November 22, 2008, 01:11:43 am » |
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Quality job! x2 |
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« Reply #20 on: November 25, 2008, 23:45:14 pm » |
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needs a little more yellow tint in that paint and it would be spot on Rest of it looks ok I suppose cheers richie,uk |
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« Reply #21 on: November 26, 2008, 20:15:43 pm » |
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Sweet... good to see love for the late models |
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« Reply #22 on: November 26, 2008, 22:31:28 pm » |
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What engine are you gonna use & what wheels?
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« Reply #23 on: November 27, 2008, 10:04:16 am » |
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... needs a little more yellow tint in that paint and it would be spot on ...
I think the green chosen has some yellow in it, very similar to the green you painted your car as it happens, it's maybe not quite as beige though ...  |
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Sal E
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« Reply #24 on: November 27, 2008, 23:38:43 pm » |
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« Reply #25 on: November 27, 2008, 23:50:25 pm » |
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Looking good Oh and nice wheels  |
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« Reply #26 on: November 28, 2008, 00:04:35 am » |
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Yes,that's gonne be a GREAT LATE LOOKER. |
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'72 standard käfer
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« Reply #28 on: November 28, 2008, 11:00:36 am » |
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Nice wheels, tires... nice everything! can't wait for that one... |
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« Reply #29 on: November 28, 2008, 11:31:35 am » |
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