Got the heated windscreen installed.....not easy but it looks good
Eleanor Build
This blogs tells the tale of how I am building my dream car.
Saturday 30 March 2013
Wednesday 27 March 2013
The final push...
So the time has come to get this thing finished. I've been doing a lot of late nights and long weekends in the man cave. On the road by June!
Tuesday 18 September 2012
Just some pics.......
Friday 4 May 2012
I got the rest of the front nose finished up. So this is what they call the "glory phase" where you get to add all the shiney parts to the car. I am still waiting for a shipment of parts to come in from the States so the 7 Litre V8 has not come to life yet.
I couldn't resist doing a little mock up. |
The rear coming together. |
Rolling her out to get some Spring sunshine to help the paint fully cure. |
2 stage liner going in. This will give me great heat, noise and vibration protection. |
Most of the interior done. Not far from getting the carpet in. |
Got this great mat for the front clip to stop me from damaging the paint. |
I had to pull the rear axle to finish the brake lines and tidy it up |
I sprayed all the interior panels in Satin Black. |
The last of the panels in the booth. FINALLY |
6x9" Morels mounted on the rear trap door. |
Nervous Moment with the rivet gun |
Tuesday 3 January 2012
Final Assembly
Its been hectic since my last update. She is finally painted and final assembly has started. I didn't get as much as i wanted done on the car over the holidays but progress has been made.
Anyways, I spent a big chunk of time reclaiming my workshop. Its took 2-3 days alone to blow, hoover, clean everything. Then I spent another day cleaning the inside of my car. That fine dust gets everywhere and a lot of it will not blow off. I also got offered a 20ft container with shelving for free from an old school friend, I set it beside my workshop for extra storage space. It makes a huge difference and it means I now have less clutter in the shop. I also got in some extra tables to lay out parts.
So now that the colour sanding is finished assembly has started. I began my laying down the dynomat and insualtion kit. Surprisingly time consuming.
I have been busy doing all the standard small jobs in perparation of her coming back for assembly.
Then some paint
Anyways, I spent a big chunk of time reclaiming my workshop. Its took 2-3 days alone to blow, hoover, clean everything. Then I spent another day cleaning the inside of my car. That fine dust gets everywhere and a lot of it will not blow off. I also got offered a 20ft container with shelving for free from an old school friend, I set it beside my workshop for extra storage space. It makes a huge difference and it means I now have less clutter in the shop. I also got in some extra tables to lay out parts.
Parts, Parts and more Parts |
Semi Clean Man Cave |
Posters back up...starting to feel at home again. |
Its hard to get a picture of how shiny it is...i just end up with a pic of myself. |
So now that the colour sanding is finished assembly has started. I began my laying down the dynomat and insualtion kit. Surprisingly time consuming.
Dynamat Going Down |
Then the Insulation |
I have been busy doing all the standard small jobs in perparation of her coming back for assembly.
Upper Vent boxes rebuild |
Fold down seats rebuild - Before |
Fold down seats rebuild - After |
Test run of the stripes i am going to go with- 3,1,10,1,3 |
Ready for paint....at last |
Colour Samples |
In the Booth...Lots of wrapping |
Then some paint
Laid down the silver/grey first |
Lining up the stripes |
Sprayed out the Black |
Unwrap and Lacquer |
It got late |
Very Late |
Out of the booth and time for Doors and Wings to go in. |
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