Jaffa's Return

[vinny]

agree with brian, top work das

[Banishit]

top job again Drew

you dont mess about with the paint stripping do you LOL

[lee bishop]

there WERE no roads last time that was running james.......

they hadn't been invented!

[james cruise]

Looks mint Daz mate shold be a cracker when its done. Out of interest
how long is it since it has been on the road????

[Robb]

Nice work there again

[lee bishop]

looking very good there mate......

[dasadrew]

Still progressing ....

Last part of the bodywork now under attack. The engine bay and the LH Front Wing.

I'd fully restored the engine bay in about 1990, so here it goes again...





The Front Wing is getting done at the same time:





The strut tower bottom was pretty atrocious so I had to remove the doubler and patch the hole first.









Then, as I couldn't be naffed waiting 3 weeks for an Ex-pressed Steel delivery, I went into blacksmith mode and knocked up a replacement part this morning.





I didn't spend too much time on the surface finish as it will be sprayed in Teroson underseal anyway.

This is how it looks just quickly popped into place for a trial fit:

[Frosticles]

Stunning Andrew

[Mex 1t]

good work dasa

[Joe]

Primed

Nice looking job there Andrew.

CheeRS,

Joe.

[Robb]

Top work there Drew keep the pics coming

[dasadrew]

Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated....

Jaffa continues. The bodywork idea is to do all except the final coat myself. Thus the prep and filling together with a base primer then a 2-pack filler-primer I do in the garage. It ain't 'arf difficult to sand it to a good flat surface and I've nothing but admiration for the pros! No doubt mine will need a dusting of filler-primer and a proper flatting by the pro who finally paints it. At least everything is nicely protected until then.

Next job is to turn the car round in the garage and attck the front LH inner wing/wheel arch. Then it's engine out for an engine bay refresh (already restored it a few years back, but painted it yellow which was the idea at that time for the overall colour).

[Mex 1t]

looks like a long term project i cant wait to see the finished article keep up the good work !!!

well done

[lee bishop]

ahhh you'll probably be ok then.................but just this once

[dasadrew]

titanium against steel, expect some dissimilar metal corrosion anytime soon then, lucky you can unbolt your battery tray and check up at the rate of its progress

Fitted them in 1985 Lee. Still waiting........ LOL!