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3rd Mar 06 at 20:37

Wow, not done anything on the car since the begining of January. Made up for it today though...

Smoothed the door handle properly - it is amazing now

Mad my own sanding blocks up to do it. Definate tip for anyone doing this sort of thing as you need something nice and big:

Finished article:

Side repeaters are not ditched. I will be relocating them either in the front wheel arches or in the side skirts - depending on what is less illegal.

Getting the rear bumper to fit nicely was the next challenge. I decided to weld some brackets onto the car to hold the bumper in place:

Haha, yes... It fits nicely now

Now to get the bumper to fit a bit better round the arches. Also need to repair the bits I cut out to get it to fit better...

Hmmm, is this the new look for show car interiors?

Nearly done the scuttle now...

Few too many fumes

Looking like I could get the bodywork done this weekend... However we're meant to be painting a car tomorrow which might mean I can't. All thats left yet is the front bumper, the n/s door handle (my welder broke) and I just need to sort the rear bumper too now.

Not going to smooth the roof anymore, too worried stuffing it up or it cracking.

CorsAsh

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3rd Mar 06 at 21:20

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3rd Mar 06 at 21:22

Looking good.

Dont like that rear bumper though

Wrighty

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3rd Mar 06 at 21:25

fookin ACE work ed keep it up matey,looks ace

Fad

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3rd Mar 06 at 21:27

Well done Edwado...whens the deadline?

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3rd Mar 06 at 21:48

deadline is 2 years i belive

nice ed, u way too keen

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3rd Mar 06 at 22:44

good work mate. lookin awesome

mav

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3rd Mar 06 at 22:54

ace work mate, all coming along nicely...Oh i need a workshop so can try stuff

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3rd Mar 06 at 23:38

quote:
Originally posted by Fad
Well done Edwado...whens the deadline?

No deadline really. Though I guess it needs to be done for Max Live as it's going to be on th stand there... Should be ready for primer either this weekend or next though

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3rd Mar 06 at 23:52

looking really good, defo right about the black, u gotta use one i used to not have one and everything was wavy and i didnt realise......... now i useing a block i realise y it was wavy!!!!

keep the pics coming,

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3rd Mar 06 at 23:53

Not sure what to use on the rear arches though, they have a few bumps in them that could do with going... I guess I could use my small block and be carefull.

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3rd Mar 06 at 23:56

quote:
Originally posted by ed
Not sure what to use on the rear arches though, they have a few bumps in them that could do with going... I guess I could use my small block and be carefull.

yea small block sounds good plan! i just got one of them rubbery ones, thats pretty good, cheap of ebay also only few squids!!

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4th Mar 06 at 09:39

Yea, thats what I have. A rubber one, and some big wood ones I made

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4th Mar 06 at 10:39

Looks like some good work mate, fair play for doing it yourself with no real experience!

Have a look at this: http://www.flexiblesanders.co.uk/products.php?cat=9

I can't rate they enough! Quite expensive but well worth it.

Keep it up

Chris

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4th Mar 06 at 11:04

to job edwardo! looking forwards to seeing it when its done

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4th Mar 06 at 14:37

Grrrrr... No alternator on the car + flat battery means I can't get it back in the workshop.... Even with me, Wayne and Si pushing. Damn thing, need to wait until the battery is charged up fully.

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4th Mar 06 at 19:37

It's got potential

Looking at it today I'm remembering how good it looked before everything fell apart (IMO)

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6th Mar 06 at 13:05

Did a bit more on Sunday... Really been working hard on the rear bumper fit. It's got to look 'factory'.

So here we are, a shit load of filler slapped on randomly:

Sanded it back to get a bit of shape and to get the levels right:

It's getting there, needed a bit more filler. Before anyone whines on about it, I am not blending the bumpers in.

Got one side done

Also, fixed my welder as it was completely buggered, bits on the inside broke off so I gled it all back together using Araldite and a filler scraper

Sorted the other door handle, not got any pics of the finished article though.

Welded it up:

Ground down:

Filler:

Sanded:

Thats all for now. Wont be doing anymore work for about 2 weeks now as I got to earn some money to pay for it

Also need to fit a new engine into my mates Astra...

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6th Mar 06 at 13:07

looking good ed, painting it jaguar green, that will look awesome

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6th Mar 06 at 13:09

If I can find the bloody paint code

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6th Mar 06 at 13:10

looking good, looks like you have managed to get the bumper fitting well

Jambo

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6th Mar 06 at 13:11

Ed your a clever wee man

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6th Mar 06 at 13:14

Oh, I have also got my self some of the higher spec tinted glass too... All I need then is a new windscreen to match.

Pablo

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6th Mar 06 at 13:14

looks good mate

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6th Mar 06 at 13:22

slapping the p38 on

i tend to use as much fibreglass as possible as i not so sure how strong the p38 is, i only really use it for pinholes/final finishing.

Top stuff tho, nothing like doing it yourself

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