MrOtter
West Midlands
"Your car is your story, so don't let someone else write the book." - Moog
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May 12, 2016 12:00:21 GMT
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Wow all that panel making, welding work, and painting is really inspirational for me to look into doing DIY repairs on my Acty. Excellent. Thanks for the kind words freshandminty, much appreciated Big jobs like this can be very daunting at first, but you just start chipping away at the work bit by bit and eventually you have a finished car you can drive around in and enjoy There's a great sense of achievement knowing you've done all the work yourself too, even if that does mean it's a bit rough around the edges!
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Last Edit: May 12, 2016 12:02:57 GMT by MrOtter
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MrOtter
West Midlands
"Your car is your story, so don't let someone else write the book." - Moog
Posts: 281
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May 16, 2016 18:18:13 GMT
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I tried to cut and polish the paint up the other day - it didn't go as well I'd hoped. The orange peel was more pronounced than I realised and I didn't want to risk cutting back too much paint, just in case I went through to the primer and ruined it all. Still, it's a lot shinier than it was! Here's a couple of dingy garage pictures on the night I finished it. IMG_0342 by Sven Cumner, on Flickr As you can see, lots of orange peel still, but I'm satisfied for now. IMG_0343 by Sven Cumner, on Flickr I was too excited to put my big wheels and arches back on, so I cracked on into the night to get that done. IMG_0344 by Sven Cumner, on Flickr Pushed it outside the next morning to see what the suspension was like. For some reason, the ride height had changed and was lower on the right side of the car than it should've been. I did the opposite-to-sensible thing and dropped the rear left as that seemed the most out - and because my new centre exit exhaust gave me nice easy access to the HiLo! IMG_0345 by Sven Cumner, on Flickr It looked damn good if you ask me... although I would say that wouldn't I... IMG_0346 by Sven Cumner, on Flickr But unfortunately I almost ripped a rear wheel arch completely off on the test drive, so I had to raise it again! I raised the passengers rear along with both HiLos on the drivers side to get it even and high enough at the back. It still rubs occasionally at awkward angles on the front wheels, when steering off the drive for example, but I can live with that... for now at least. Went to a local Cars and Coffee meet on Sunday morning, had a great time. Thought I'd keep one of the TVR convoys in good company DSCN0859 by Sven Cumner, on Flickr DSCN0861 by Sven Cumner, on Flickr DSCN0862 by Sven Cumner, on Flickr DSCN0863 by Sven Cumner, on Flickr DSCN0864 by Sven Cumner, on Flickr DSCN0865 by Sven Cumner, on Flickr DSCN0869 by Sven Cumner, on Flickr That's all for now, hopefully the next update will include a couple of pictures from the London to Brighton run next weekend!
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technically, flatting should only take the tops of the high spots, but i know what you mean about going too far.
just done some door frames i rollered with coach enamel, came out bloody good !
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