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got the motor clean painted and in the wagon its a ej motor and auto box
and how do you make a grey motor go fast you paint it red

Very nice Jay...

That is a great job! Colour is awesome!
How have you done the trim around the rear wheel arches? Did you make a timber box section and cover that?

do you mean the side pieces or the actual wheel arch
wheel arches are just covered with material and the side pieces are made from thin MDF board
then covered in the Grey material

EK JAY wrote: do you mean the side pieces or the actual wheel arch
wheel arches are just covered with material and the side pieces are made from thin MDF board
then covered in the Grey material

I was given the idea the other day to make a box section with a cup holder in them, so when we go to the drive in, lying in the back you got somewhere for a drink to not get knocked over

FeeBee wrote:

EK JAY wrote: do you mean the side pieces or the actual wheel arch
wheel arches are just covered with material and the side pieces are made from thin MDF board
then covered in the Grey material

I was given the idea the other day to make a box section with a cup holder in them, so when we go to the drive in, lying in the back you got somewhere for a drink to not get knocked over

Glove box lid would do the same thing

more progess nearly there

Looking good Jay!

That is looking really nice.
Thanks again for the inspirations....

Sorry Jay, but I should have pulled you up earlier.
I don't think you're allowed to paint a grey motor, red.

You must be breaking some law I'm sure.....
Even if it does look great.....

I've just been back and reread your entire post.
Two questions came up.
You seem to have painted the car in sections at a time, did you find there was any over spray problems.
And secondly why did the doors not have holes for the side stainless trim.

Top stuff mate.

Finny wrote:I've just been back and reread your entire post.
Two questions came up.
You seem to have painted the car in sections at a time, did you find there was any over spray problems.
And secondly why did the doors not have holes for the side stainless trim.

Hi finny
some of the doors had the holes filled in by the previous owners
and some of the strips were half stuck on half with clips
front passenger door had clips on but had started to rust out the door
so had to repair holes then redrill them all good fun though

no drama's with over spray at all just mask up stuff that you dont want extra paint on
and painting the car in pieces and at different times is fine if you buy all your paint
at once so its all the same colour and mix it well before painting each panel

finished the bonnet and all the front is now on also have the wirring done
in the home stretch

pretty much finished this one now just a few little jobs left and put the mags on
couple of out door pics
















now i can get back to this one