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Project Blue Book
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thesmithsUK
Nurburgring
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Wow - just caught up on this thread. Unbelievable. What a Masterwork!
MisterCorn
Fuji
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Fantastic work. Can't wait to see it.
MC
MC
Chief
Singapore
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More grueling dirty work to day...
Heatgun and more seam sealer to scrape off!
However I did manage to put a little back on at last!
Managed to get some primer on the rear floor inside and out...
It helps kid myself that there is real progress. However it does keep that bare metal sorted, especially with the wet weather of late.
I then moved onto wire brush on drill action to remove the last of that ugly seam sealer.
I them movered to the engine bay to start cleaning. There is some welding to be done here, so cleaning up everything first is good practice.
You can see here I have started to cut out the skirt metal under the battery tray. I shall drop a piece in here tomorrow.
Back ache has now stopped play, so i've called it a day.
See you all tomorrow. Don't eat too many Easter Eggs!
Chief
Heatgun and more seam sealer to scrape off!
However I did manage to put a little back on at last!
Managed to get some primer on the rear floor inside and out...
It helps kid myself that there is real progress. However it does keep that bare metal sorted, especially with the wet weather of late.
I then moved onto wire brush on drill action to remove the last of that ugly seam sealer.
I them movered to the engine bay to start cleaning. There is some welding to be done here, so cleaning up everything first is good practice.
You can see here I have started to cut out the skirt metal under the battery tray. I shall drop a piece in here tomorrow.
Back ache has now stopped play, so i've called it a day.
See you all tomorrow. Don't eat too many Easter Eggs!
Chief
Chief
Singapore
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Okay, so more missing images care of Postimage. If anyone can give me an idea how I fix this I would appreciate it!
So a few pictures of progress...
So I started cutting out the panel that divides the engine. i.e the cold top side and bottom hot side. These are available for Restoration Design.
So this is it removed and as you can see i'm starting to get the old paint off.
After a lot of tin bashing I managed to get the panel to fit very tight.
The opposite side has faired much better. Again just cleaning off paint.
I then moved onto the firewall.
A tedious task, but will make paint later soooooo much easier!
And finally cleaning up the suspension console. 50 years young and still looking great!!!!
So don't forget to let me know how to fix the postimage links if you can, PLEASE?
All the best,
Chief
So a few pictures of progress...
So I started cutting out the panel that divides the engine. i.e the cold top side and bottom hot side. These are available for Restoration Design.
So this is it removed and as you can see i'm starting to get the old paint off.
After a lot of tin bashing I managed to get the panel to fit very tight.
The opposite side has faired much better. Again just cleaning off paint.
I then moved onto the firewall.
A tedious task, but will make paint later soooooo much easier!
And finally cleaning up the suspension console. 50 years young and still looking great!!!!
So don't forget to let me know how to fix the postimage links if you can, PLEASE?
All the best,
Chief
Hi Treiber Chief,
Absolutely outstanding, hats off to you bud. Really enjoyed catching up here. I hate to say it but Porsche wouldn't have made it as good as that!
Best regards to the Mrs. Passagier, can she remember what you look like? :grin:
Best!
Paul
Absolutely outstanding, hats off to you bud. Really enjoyed catching up here. I hate to say it but Porsche wouldn't have made it as good as that!
Best regards to the Mrs. Passagier, can she remember what you look like? :grin:
Best!
Paul
Chief
Singapore
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:grin: Thanks Paul....
Latest sightings of Project Blue Book are as follows......dot.....dur......dot.dot...
A rumour has surfaced that suggests that Chief is actually putting some paint on the damn thing
He is apparently breaking the engine bay into two halves to make sure the finish is right. Using Epoxy (not poxy) primer! This is a safer product to use if you need to use filler anywhere. And as the engine bay has had a lot of brackets removed and an awful lot of new tin welded in it's a safe bet it would be needed. He is trying to get the engine bay as nice as the outer body.
The following spy shots sent in my an anonymous follower seem to show the de-construction then re-construction of some sort of outer body component.
This apparent bracing bar has been cunningly cut off then invisibaly welded back into place by some futuristic process that cannot be determined.....
This panel appears to be painted with acid etch primer (darker colour) this works better on bare metal....
Where all these parts fit is anyone's guess. We're just reporting the facts here folks. Our advise is stay in your homes and draw the curtains!
Latest sightings of Project Blue Book are as follows......dot.....dur......dot.dot...
A rumour has surfaced that suggests that Chief is actually putting some paint on the damn thing
He is apparently breaking the engine bay into two halves to make sure the finish is right. Using Epoxy (not poxy) primer! This is a safer product to use if you need to use filler anywhere. And as the engine bay has had a lot of brackets removed and an awful lot of new tin welded in it's a safe bet it would be needed. He is trying to get the engine bay as nice as the outer body.
The following spy shots sent in my an anonymous follower seem to show the de-construction then re-construction of some sort of outer body component.
This apparent bracing bar has been cunningly cut off then invisibaly welded back into place by some futuristic process that cannot be determined.....
This panel appears to be painted with acid etch primer (darker colour) this works better on bare metal....
Where all these parts fit is anyone's guess. We're just reporting the facts here folks. Our advise is stay in your homes and draw the curtains!
MisterCorn
Fuji
- Joined
- 8 Jan 2011
- Messages
- 9,411
Absolutely love it. Great work.
MC
MC
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