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Offline Horney

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Re: Horney's 'James Shead' 1988 BTCC Golf GTI replica build.
« Reply #1250 on: 18 November 2012, 21:41 »
Another weekend, more progress.

underseal removed:


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Roof needed some bracing to stop it flopping about after removal of the sunroof and it's mechanism:


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Spare dash for flocking by The Flock Shop:


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A windscreen to pop in while the clear one I want is on back order:


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Rear strutbrace and badge ready for primer:


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New front valance with some stonechip applied:


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Flatting back first coat of primer on the bonnet:


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A selection of flatted panels awaiting coat 2 of primer:


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Needed to hang the wings somewhere for the primer to dry!:


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Many primered panels!


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That's it for another weekend.

Nick

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Re: Horney's 'James Shead' 1988 BTCC Golf GTI replica build.
« Reply #1251 on: 18 November 2012, 21:46 »
Looking good, flatting primer sucks!! Be worth in the end tho  :cool:
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Re: Horney's 'James Shead' 1988 BTCC Golf GTI replica build.
« Reply #1252 on: 18 November 2012, 22:02 »
Great progress Nick :smiley:

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Re: Horney's 'James Shead' 1988 BTCC Golf GTI replica build.
« Reply #1253 on: 19 November 2012, 15:29 »
looking great. Good to see you tackling the paint side of things too!

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Re: Horney's 'James Shead' 1988 BTCC Golf GTI replica build.
« Reply #1254 on: 19 November 2012, 15:32 »
I'm not doing the actual paint out of the gun bit but I am doing most of the flatting, filling, hammering and other general prep work. I'll probably be doing most of the cutting back and polishing after the top coat as well. The actual painting I'm leaving to my mate Marcus who does it for living, if I did it I'd spend the next 6 moths rubbing all the runs out.

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Re: Horney's 'James Shead' 1988 BTCC Golf GTI replica build.
« Reply #1255 on: 21 November 2012, 10:39 »
Still impressive. I still can't do the very basics just to get me by.

I think I actually had a chat with Marcus a while ago about doing the engine bay in my old shell

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Re: Horney's 'James Shead' 1988 BTCC Golf GTI replica build.
« Reply #1256 on: 23 December 2012, 18:04 »
A better picture of the roof chopped out


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Masked up the back end for some primer


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Primer going on


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Primered


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Next weekend I want to prime the front half of the car and paint the wings, bonnet and boot white.

Nick

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Re: Horney's 'James Shead' 1988 BTCC Golf GTI replica build.
« Reply #1257 on: 24 December 2012, 08:47 »
nice work man :) how are you going to join the fiberglass panl to the roof?

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Re: Horney's 'James Shead' 1988 BTCC Golf GTI replica build.
« Reply #1258 on: 24 December 2012, 09:06 »
Tigerseal :cool:

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Re: Horney's 'James Shead' 1988 BTCC Golf GTI replica build.
« Reply #1259 on: 24 December 2012, 12:10 »
New front fo MX5 as well? You are a busy bee!

Hmmmm Tigerseal.....
Think I would lap some fibreglass inside or some screws maybe?
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