Together at last

Post by: **shaun** » Sat Nov 21, 2015 4:07 pm

It's been a long time but finally got the two halves together,I think the suspension needs a little lowering !

Post by: **shaun** » Sat Nov 21, 2015 4:11 pm

A few pics

Post by: **mbell** » Sat Nov 21, 2015 4:17 pm

Very nice, still really liking that colour.

I'd expect the suspension to settle quite a bit so wouldn't worry about it for now. Being a bit higher should make it a little easier to work on.

Post by: **dougal9887** » Sat Nov 21, 2015 5:07 pm

Looking good.
The ride height, especially at the front, will no doubt look too high even when the car is completed, mine certainly did. It settles down after a few runs.
Dougal.

Post by: **el-saturn** » Sat Nov 21, 2015 5:24 pm

no name for the color, which is awesome, so hows about: PEWTER-GREEN?? sandy

Post by: **elansprint** » Sat Nov 21, 2015 6:10 pm

Beautiful
Ian

Post by: **Jentwistle3** » Sat Nov 21, 2015 9:43 pm

Beautiful

Post by: **shaun** » Sat Nov 21, 2015 9:52 pm

Thanks for all the positive comments

Post by: **JJDraper** » Sun Nov 22, 2015 5:12 pm

Looking good. The car always looks high when the body first goes on. Its surprising how much weight the interior of the car, carpets, glass, wiring etc etc contributes. Now is the the time to make sure the body sits right - check the dimensions match all round, especially side to side before you tap & bolt the body on.

This was the fit with mine straight after the lift onto the rolling chassis. It soon settled down, especially with adjustable springs.

Jeremy

Post by: **The Veg** » Mon Nov 23, 2015 4:02 pm

Beautiful! I can only imagine how smashing the car will look once it's all together!

Post by: **Mazzini** » Mon Nov 23, 2015 4:33 pm

JJDraper wrote:Looking good. The car always looks high when the body first goes on. Its surprising how much weight the interior of the car, carpets, glass, wiring etc etc contributes. Now is the the time to make sure the body sits right - check the dimensions match all round, especially side to side before you tap & bolt the body on.

This was the fit with mine straight after the lift onto the rolling chassis. It soon settled down, especially with adjustable springs.

Jeremy

Your Plus 2 looks lovely! Normally I think Elite's are beautiful in any colour, however...orange??? Ouch!

Post by: **JJDraper** » Mon Nov 23, 2015 6:18 pm

Mazzini wrote:Your Plus 2 looks lovely! Normally I think Elite's are beautiful in any colour, however...orange??? Ouch!

Sorry, not my Elite.. My +2 now has more, errr ..... Patina, that's the word, after 6 years! A word to Shaun - it is well worth it, but the time after getting the body back on seems to drag on forever - It will be worth it!

Jeremy

Post by: **Grizzly** » Mon Nov 23, 2015 6:29 pm

Very nice

i'm a fan of Green +2's (some how suits the shape more than most other colours)

Regarding the suspension. I found with mine when its been over extended for a while the struts tend to stick, i had all sorts of problems pushing my koni's fully in to adjust them before final assembly.

Post by: **Own Little World** » Wed Nov 25, 2015 7:33 pm

Shaun, that really is the most gorgeous colour I've ever seen on a +2. Its taking every ounce of strength in my body not to be a filthy copycat.

I will try and stick with lagoon blue (which is also very nice).

What size of metallic flake did you go for? Is it finer than the older paints? It looks fairly modern.

Post by: **shaun** » Wed Nov 25, 2015 8:26 pm

Thanks for the comments i was always concerned about painting a non lotus colour but after much head scratching I came upon this almond green ,it's ideal not having to much flake as I wanted to try to keep it in period of the late 60s and not to glitzy

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