Wedge

[toddy]

i think it will be better bottle green ruddy that looks a bit brown are you sure thats flamenco and not pimento

[Frosticles]

Nice choice in colour son.

[RUDDY]

Well it now looks like I am in the remanufacturing buisness

I wanted to reapply the factory stripe kit after the car is painted, however N.O.S kits have long since disappeared and probably wouldnt stick if any were found.

Over the last year or so I have been scouring dealers and the internet for odd pieces of stripe, each section had its own part number.

Well I finally managed to get the 3 pieces that do one side of the car, I took these to a graffix company and got them to copy the stripe and flip the image for the opposite side, sounds easier than it was and I had to suffer the initial set up costs

Picked the stripe kit up today and it is spot on, very pleased.

If anyone wants some TR7 stripes for their Escort give me a bell

[hally]

whens it getting its final pent!

[lee bishop]

the works cars didnt have the stripes on did they???

[RUDDY]

the works cars didnt have the stripes on did they???

I'm not going works colours son, thats been done to death by others.

Postie arrived today with a parcel direct from US of A , a guy over there had a batch of seat material remade so I had a couple of metres shipped over, enough to do a pair of standard seats and a pair of buckets as an option.

Material is a perfect match for the N.O.S door cards.

[vinny]

material looks nice paul - be nice on them seats

[grum]

coming on lovely P

[grum]

or maybe these stripes

[Groupfour]

Shells looking mint now and nice tartan for the seats

[Mogsmex]

going to be a stunner paul, what wheels are you going for ???

[RUDDY]

going to be a stunner paul, what wheels are you going for ???

Cheers son, have a couple of options on the wheels, at present I have a set of factory alloys but I think they are too narrow, I have a set of 15x6 Minilite style alloys but I dont like 15's as the offset is too flush with the rim, a bit fwd looking. So, I am hoping the budget will allow a set of 7x13 Minilites with a decent dish, or 8's on the back if they'll squeeze under the arch.

[RUDDY]

Well if these pics work ...

This was an hour or two after its final coat of pent, still to be machine polished , lads start that today, and bonnet, boot and headlamp pods to finish.

Got to say big thanks to both TonyNic and Toddy who come on this BB, both lads work in the bodyshop and have put in a massive effort to get this shell and paint job as good as it looks, best paint job I have ever had by far.

Son

[lee bishop]

too shiney

[graham John]

lovely

cheeRS