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dasadrew
05-06-2005, 17:46
I've not been posting pics on here of my resto as it's, quite frankly, a bit embarassing that it's now up to its 13th year! Anyway, what do you think? Should I paint it or put on clear varnish? LOL!

As it was intended to be a bit-by-bit resto with the car being used inbetween as a daily runner, I missed the opportunity in 1992 of stripping everything out and doing the proper sand-blasting jobbie. I thought I would tackle it with "hand tools" which has now cost me about £786,73 in wire brushes etc.! Oh well, next time!

Today I'm so chuffed that I have, at long last, finished the last bit of sh1te work on the car which was the underbody. In fact, I'm so chuffed, I thought I'd post some pics! With all of the hand sanding I've got no opposable thumbs anymore but enough fingers left to hold a glass of wine which is exactly what is going to happen next.

Anyone else out there who suffers in this stupid fashion by wanting to do everything himself in his own cramped little garage?

http://www.redslate.co.uk/upload/pics/Underfloor01.JPG
http://www.redslate.co.uk/upload/pics/Underfloor02.JPG
http://www.redslate.co.uk/upload/pics/Underfloor03.JPG
http://www.redslate.co.uk/upload/pics/Underfloor04.JPG
http://www.redslate.co.uk/upload/pics/Underfloor05.JPG
M11RF
05-06-2005, 17:52
That looks well nice and clean Dasa!
I also feel the need to everything!! well almost!
13 years... hmmmm... will it be ready in 2018?
Should be worth a mint by then! :geek:
Banishit
05-06-2005, 18:27
thats a hell of a job Andrew, how long has it been sat unpainted ? and not gone surface rusty ?
dasadrew
05-06-2005, 18:34
Surface rust not too much of a problem in South of France :cheers:

It took me about 6 weeks on and off to get down to bare metal. Before spraying the primer (just now), I went over with wire brush, emery sponge, acetone, and silicone remover.

The build up will now be:

1K etch primer
2K filler primer
2K car colour
Underbody sealer with car colour mixed in
2K car colour for the top shine.

http://www.redslate.co.uk/upload/pics/UnderfloorPrimed01.JPG
RS2000&MEXICO
05-06-2005, 18:41
looking good there m8.....
paul spence
05-06-2005, 18:48
:thumbright:
Gows
05-06-2005, 18:54
Smart! :cyclopsani:
Frosticles
05-06-2005, 21:22
that looks like it was painfull. Are you insane by any chance? Even I didn't go that far with mine.
vinny
05-06-2005, 21:29
bling bling, looks very solid das
lee bishop
05-06-2005, 21:31
are you a bit................. :shaking2: ....................mental??????
ian parker
06-06-2005, 15:23
its a shame the whole shell couldn,t be stripped back and lacquered, that would look really neat, a first, back to the real world. lol
dasadrew
06-06-2005, 15:31
its a shame the whole shell couldn,t be stripped back and lacquered, that would look really neat, a first, back to the real world. lol
Probably worth more than a DeLorean as well!
ian parker
06-06-2005, 16:09
Just don,t get up to 70 mph !!!!!!!!!!! lol. Was it 70 ? something like that,
dasadrew
06-06-2005, 17:05
Yeah, having lived in Germany most of my life it's really amusing watching those American films which show a glimpse of the speedo during car chases to underline the extreme speed and usually they reveal that the car is approaching 75 m.p.h!

On the Autobahn doing 200 km/h you've usually got an Opel Astra on your tail flashing you to move over!
GAZ W
06-06-2005, 18:45
that looks very nice das ...give yourself a well earned pat on the back