My very last restoration!!!

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newsatten
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Re: My very last restoration!!!

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Scrub that , I’ve spent the last 20 hours and managed to get my new fenders to sort , well sort of !
Much much better than last weekends effort
Still will need some cutting and dressing on the left side but not to horrible.

My Pypes exhaust system looks rather nice
Maybe a tad too large but meh !
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Matt74
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Re: My very last restoration!!!

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Looking good. Exhaust looks nice!
newsatten
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Been busy again and trying to get my moody Asian metal work to something like aligning !
There’s very little in panels for early F’ body’s so later bits have to be chopped and modified,
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Re: My very last restoration!!!

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Looking very good. Enjoying following this one. :thumbright:
24 hours in a day, 24 beers in a case. Coincidence? I think not…

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Stu Twin
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Re: My very last restoration!!!

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Do you have enough room to open the doors in the garage or do you have to wheel it out on the dolly?
Stirling work sir.
newsatten
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It’s got much bigger since all the panels and subframe have been fitted!
So yes I have to work mainly outside now ,
Given the winter is almost here progress will undoubtedly slow, and eventually stop through the worst parts,
I’m hoping to get the front end alignment done, square up the panel gaps , doors to front fenders, fenders to hood,
Then I’ll dismantle it all and take everything that comes off back to work,

In theory this should give me enough space to get the shell fully refinished inside, all the apertures, and rockers in colour, this way when I may be able to start putting the inside back together etc,

And over the winter months I’ll refinish the removed panels at work in my oven,
It’s fairly easy for me to incorporate my bits with the bus bits as my booth is a big one !
I reckon I’ve got 5 weeks till December so need it fully gapped by then, even if it’s just in the rough

It’s completely done underneath so at least I don’t need to lift it again till next spring etc.
I’ll be honest I’m finding it very hard going now,
I’m nowhere as mobile as I was when I don’t the Chally!
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i'd be tempted to put up a lean to in front of the garage, maybe not with doors but at least a carport type of thing. then if it rains you're still under cover. :thumbright:
neil.
newsatten
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Re: My very last restoration!!!

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Yeah I’ve considered this option, however the front of my house faces sheppy and the north wind !
I think a temporary type garage would get shredded quite quickly!
It will be ok, and as the thread title suggests it’s the very last one, I’m never ever doing another project!
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