my first mk2

[SHIFTY]

Taking shape

[13sport]

Cracking on!
American hot rod style shape up :-)
If you leave it long enough to rest you shouldnt have any sinkage problems.
I left my shell for 4-6 weeks in high build primer before flat & paint
Still looks like it was painted yesterday 8 years later.

Plan on bodging the quarters and roof, high building them up and leaving for a few weeks to sink. I believe it's the primer that sinks into the filler and not the actual filler sinking. Il paint the inside and concentrate on the doors etc while the quarters are sinking if that makes sense

[HarrierTony]

Its deffo getting close now mate

[pinto48s]

Cracking on!
American hot rod style shape up :-)
If you leave it long enough to rest you shouldnt have any sinkage problems.
I left my shell for 4-6 weeks in high build primer before flat & paint
Still looks like it was painted yesterday 8 years later.

[13sport]

More STEADY progress lol
Only one way to get these quarters looking straight!

That's the second skim shouldn't be far away after another good going at with the long block:

[cdeane74]

looking nice and solidriviera blue looks good but prefer silver myself....

[south west restorations]

looking good getting
there now m8 eh

[13sport]

Many more hours of rubbing down this morning and managed to get a nice thick coat of primer on


Left it to go off this afternoon and gave it a quick quide coat so I can block it all down again sometime next week. Feels nice that its looking a lot tidier now

[13sport]

Managed to get a few hours in to the car this week. Engine bay not far off a coat of high build now and need to fit top plates. Thought there was a lot of awkward filler work in the engine bay so attacked it first.


Hope to have all the little bits tidied up in the bay tomorrow and all engine bay and rear side of inner wings seam sealed ready for primer.

[13sport]

Thought you were going silver ?

I thought I was but liked the idea of blue, back onto silver now gaz lol

[HarrierTony]

This is the bit that makes or breaks the car, looks like your about ready for paint , at the minute im thinking Signal Orange or Yellow for mine.

[gazza66]

Managed to sneak down to halfords this morning with the intention of getting some riviera blue to paint the bulkhead top before fitting the bubble but they only had Olympic so I thought it was near enough.

Now it's on I'm not sure I like it so might have to go back to the drawing board with the colour choice!!

Thought you were going silver ?

[Lee R]

Nice work mate. I'm unsure of a colour myself!

[13sport]

Managed to sneak down to halfords this morning with the intention of getting some riviera blue to paint the bulkhead top before fitting the bubble but they only had Olympic so I thought it was near enough.

Now it's on I'm not sure I like it so might have to go back to the drawing board with the colour choice!!

[13sport]

lmao, we can delay until you have painted it, I cant wait to see it in paint

Already got a little wager on with my mate that's doing a mk1 celica, first one to get their car on the road wins the money.