Back from the powder coaters

Recently the car has been at the body shop and the guys there have been busy getting on with what I want while I have been busy with other stuff. I have been feeling a little bit down about the project probably down to the money pit it is becoming and also the time it is taking... Any how I got a call from city powder coaters in Birmingham saying that the fist batch of parts are now ready to collect, I though this would be something to really pick me up again and it may just have done that. The finish of the parts is really good and very well done.

I hope you enjoy the photos. I may start to assemble the sub frames soon. I do think I have some parts I do not need and some are not there so I may still have them in my storage or they are part of the second batch. I will be wax oiling the inside of all the frames to ensure they don't rot away as I plan to keep the car.

from here they are to be stored for a while and I will also be placing in my bushes where needed. I am very pleased that they powder coaters took their time and produced a stunning finish.

The wheels are RS Drift and came in red when I got them so I shipped them off to be gun metal grey which I really like them in.

At the body shop

Well not much to report, the car has taken another trip after many hours of sanding and is now at the body shop.

I hope that this will now really start to move as its been a long time in the making

guide coat

Just another update of some of the guide coat going on the read half, as you can see the shape is looking as it should

Also on another note I also started to cut the foam for the seats I am going to be making

Sanding smooth

Since the last few updates not much has changed that is worth updating but it's been a while so a progress update is due. The hours of sanding have now left me with an almost perfect roof and soon it will be done I'm sure.

One of the biggest issues was the filler was not thin enough and was dragging so I thinned it down with GRP resin which makes it much more workable. This helped a lot

I had a couple of issues when I mixed too much filler and then applied it in an area which was dented, unfortunately it was too much and produced too much heat, this caused the roof to sag, once dry I had to press the roof out which meant the filler had to be broken out and replaced.

Smoothed rear section in progress

Front section 

More filler being added 

This will continue for a while but once ready I will get an update going.