Restoration Update

[TeeJay]

Well, the sun has been out and temperatures are on the up; it has been as high as12 degC.

So into the garage to pick up the +2 restoration project. (My ageing body works better in the warmth).

I have attached 3 photos of the Final Chassis Assy. Took off the various dust covers & pushed out of the garage onto the drive.

One question, should the dipstick be painted white?

Also 2 photos of the body being prepared for paint.
This is not a job I have enjoyed and at this point I question if I would do this again. Slow slow slow. Paint dust every where and very difficult to clean up, clogs the vacuum cleaners filters.

I will have some glass matt & tissue repairs to do, but several of the paint defects disappeared as I removed the original ?Cirrus White? paint top coat. This had ?shrunk? and resulted in defects in the 2nd top coat, ?Cardinal Red?
See 2nd photo below.
I was fortunate in that the body had only these 2 top coats with their associated primers & undercoats. I still have some way to go in removing the paint, but I am now down to the primer/undercoat, this is soft & much easier to remove especially by hand.

Regards

[elansprint]

Trevor nice job you are doing & i agree have done a body shell once never again
Ian

[RichC]

dipstick should be white .
nice 2 see you are sticking with the original dynamo ... (+ve earth too?)
RichC

[TeeJay]

Thanks.

OK will paint the dipstick white and yes the car is +ve earth.
At this stage, I am not considering changing to ?ve earth, too much other stuff (replacement of sills, dash refurb) occupying my mind. But I will review the pros & cons nearer the date that I rewire.

[innesw]

Looks Great!
I'm just about getting to the same stage as you in my rebuild so I'll put some copy-cat photo's up of my rolling chassis in the near future....

Innes