My "Special" toy

NoMAD · Post by **NoMAD** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 10:51 pm

Hey man looks awesome...1 nitpick if i can...

you need to reco that carby just doesnt look right in there....i hope you were using it to maybe just turn it over

apart from that sweet looking aby mate!

Cheers
NoMAD

EKSPCL · Post by **EKSPCL** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 11:09 pm

Carby will be taken care of later.
Thanks for the thought though

NoMAD · Post by **NoMAD** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 12:02 am

good to hear...sorry to say something like that, just you put so much effort into the other engine/bay work i would hate to see a few areas let down your great work and spoil it for you!

but keep going mate, your work makes me want to get out there again, but currently in one of those periods where a few other things need to come first!

Cheers
NoMAD

EKSPCL · Post by **EKSPCL** » Thu Jan 01, 2009 6:43 pm

It worked

Thanks for the tips on the welding fellas. I left a gap between the two pieces on the door extension, worked a treat

Had to add about 5mm to the top of the part that covers the pillar to line the doors up properly........

Stripped to metal and primed.........

Got the drivers side all stripped down to metal and primed.....

V8EK4us · Post by **V8EK4us** » Thu Jan 01, 2009 9:00 pm

Excellent work!! She is moving along nicely

Devilrod · Post by **Devilrod** » Fri Jan 02, 2009 10:09 am

Good stuff

Great progress.

rosco · Post by **rosco** » Fri Jan 02, 2009 10:19 am

Yes Wayne - ditto above....

Please refresh my memory (it's a bit chogged at present) - were you contemplating keyless entry and quarterless windows?.... I can't remember...

when you come to the luggage compartment floor - you may like to consider changing the spare wheel well size - all that work in mine and I'm going to have to go back in there to cater for larger spare wheel.....

Like you door extensions - sad thing is that many will not even notice them - but we will........

keep her ticking over - no need to stamp on the loud pedal any harder - you should be somewhere near the end of the journey when the time arrives.....

frats,
Rosco

EKSPCL · Post by **EKSPCL** » Fri Jan 02, 2009 6:15 pm

Thanks Fellas....

No Rosco I wasn't going for either of those things.
Sound great though, maybe next time

Progress today........ Stripped the roof down and primed.

It's great being able to strip the panels down and not have to contend with dents or rust

rosco · Post by **rosco** » Fri Jan 02, 2009 6:26 pm

Guess it's a bit like winning the lottery - always a bit daunting when stripping something for the first time......

Next time Wayne..... if you're anything like me, it will be a case of which "next" time - mine seem to come up quite often.....

frats,
Rosco

EKSPCL · Post by **EKSPCL** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 5:10 pm

Thought I'd close in the boot hinges, just to be different.

Before.......

Crush tubes.......

All done and primed.......

Turned out pretty good

No one will probably ever notice, but I think it looks much neater

V8EK4us · Post by **V8EK4us** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 7:59 pm

I like it! Have you put a copyright on that??

Well done.

rosco · Post by **rosco** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 11:47 am

Don't ever believe that no-one will notice - Wayne...... you will and that's the important thing to remember.... you're doing these things for you.... not others.....

Looks great - wish I'd thought of it whilst I was working in that area.......

You'll be amazed at what some people will not see - I have a red in mine and get a bit humored by over-hearing people say "these old grey motors were a reliable old motor" .... even though mine is a grey painted red......or is that a red painted grey ..... OK.... it's a red motor painted grey..... play on words... confused..?

and....

I welded little tri-angles to the cut off ends on my radiator baffle - just to make the flutes look "finished".... you'd be surprised at how many see these.... but not the red....

As we have mentioned many times before - often it's the "factory" finished look which doesn't get seen - by people outside our passion.... but from within - nothing you do will go un-noticed...... as long as it is in view........

keep her coming - I can see you're getting a lot of "smile" out of this ......

frats,
Rosco

NoMAD · Post by **NoMAD** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 10:50 pm

Looking good there SPCL!

Shes coming along well aiming for the nationals at all?

Cheers
NoMAD

EKSPCL · Post by **EKSPCL** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 9:06 am

Thanks for the comments fellas

V8EK4us - No copyright

NoMAD - Nationals

I wish

The $$$ will definately be holding me back for that

A couple of days away from the old girl now, then back in to it again.
Still got 2 more weeks off work

rosco · Post by **rosco** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 9:09 am

That's probably 12 good days to get more behind you Wayne - don't forget to enjoy the journey - you should have a smile on your face every night after closing the garage door.........
.......and nothing but tomorrow's tasks on your mind when you nod off to sleep......

that's bliss....

frats,
Rosco