My Car - 18th Nov 2013
Turbo Mini Forums

Not doing much this week, but decided to start on the door. Primed it yesterday, then first coat of red today.

Part of me thinks I should paint the car army green, but that's a story for another day I guess.

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2nd coat done. Next I'll flat it back, do a 3rd coat and then it's lacquer time.

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Edited by AlexB on 3rd Sep, 2013.

looking good Alex; are you putting the paint on with a gun or rattle can (i'm thinking the former)?

Rattle can!

How did the engine strip down go?

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

I'd be happy with that then!

I haven't touched the engine yet.

Ah, I thought Mr Fenton was bringing his spanners for a nosey. :)

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

Nah, we went to the pub instead!

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

Good effort doing it with a rattle can!

On your front end it looks like there's still loads to come off around the scuttle? I have fit several fibreglass parts to various make cars and they have all been shocking. You normally find though taking small cuts and trims from every point that's touching where it shouldn't, slowly brings it into the right position.

Although if you see in my build thread I have a carbon front (make unknow) and I decided to slice off where the a panel and scuttle join... Position everything where I want it... Then fibre glass it back together

Keep at it!

Edited by Custard on 4th Sep, 2013.

Dave the Cake

Haven't done much lately, but I just fitted one of the new door windows. I'm sure they'll be scratched and scuffed in about 5 minutes time, but they look alright now.

Haven't finished painting the new door yet but I will try to this weekend, then I can do the other side.

Fun.

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Not much progress really, but the door is ready to go on. It needs a polish, but it'll do for now. The whole car needs paint, so I'm only getting it far enough to use, rather than perfect. That said, I'll give it another going over once it's on the car.

If I get a chance tomorrow without rain I will swap the doors over and start re-fitting the furniture.

Also, I have a reverse light thing on the back, and I got the wiring working today, but I have no idea what sort of bulb to use on it - any ideas?

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Edited by AlexB on 26th Oct, 2013.

Got the door on - was a bit of a pain and I guess I'll have to do it again at some point. I couldn't get the hinges off since all of the bolts seem to have been rounded by someone else at some point - I didn't even try to turn one. I removed it from the door gap to the door instead, and then re-fitted the same way. The downside in doing this meant I had no adjustment on the door, so it's not perfectly in the frame at the moment, but it doesn't rub and it does shut.

I'll order some new hinges and re-fit at some point.

Only took one pic as it was dark by the time I finished.

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Edited by AlexB on 27th Oct, 2013.

Irwin nutgrips for the door hinge nuts. They are worth their weight in gold.

That door looks to fit really well. I'm pleased with that.

It looks less fab when looking straight on - it needs to go towards the back of teh car about 3-4mm I reckon. zero gap (0.5mm?) by the a-panel and about 1.2cm by the b-pillar.

Thanks tom, will google those

I've got a stack of stainless shims I can chuck in the post if you like.

Only if you don't mind? PM me your paypal address if you want some dosh :)

Let me have your address and I'll send them down.

You need a single contact British Pre Focus bulb for the Lucas 576 lamps

Number 185 under 12V bulbs here:
http://www.vintagemotorspares.com/phdi/p1....document&part=7

Edited by graemec on 27th Oct, 2013.

Fitted the window, and took a photo in daylight.

Could do with another polish really, but when the whole car needs paint, what's the point? Next big job is painting the frontend (check how dull it is!) but I'm going to MOT it first, since it's more boring when it's not road legal!

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looks pretty good to me

No pictures, and only a small update, but the car has all it's windows back in, and I think it's ready for an MOT again.

Shame it's not a turbo, but we'll sort that another time..

Will try the MOT, and try to get some photos of the car if it ever stops raining.

Edited by AlexB on 9th Nov, 2013.