Turboman
Mab An Gov
North facing coast same as here! That's pretty far out in the back of beyond. I might be going to Chulmleigh to pick up a trailer, thought that was a mission to get to.
Billy B
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The sun finally came out 
so more cleaning and painting
Couldn't post yesterday as my wife went to market and bought chicks and I had to build an emergency chicken coop
Cleaned up the tub trims
Galv sprayed the hidden bits and primed them for painting
Rubbed down and cleaned so i could get the fuel tank connected, first bit of finished paintwork ( dark bronze green)
Then I made some replacement plates out of some alu I found in a skip
Riveted the trims on
And primed them up
Started to make the plate for the other side and made the left hand one again :doh::doh: ####
got some paint behind where the brackets go on the tub so we can bolt it on in the week
Hopefully get more done in the evenings this week, off to weld up mrs Bs disco today so no more progress on the 90
so more cleaning and paintingCouldn't post yesterday as my wife went to market and bought chicks and I had to build an emergency chicken coop
Cleaned up the tub trims
Galv sprayed the hidden bits and primed them for painting
Rubbed down and cleaned so i could get the fuel tank connected, first bit of finished paintwork ( dark bronze green)
Then I made some replacement plates out of some alu I found in a skip
Riveted the trims on
And primed them up
Started to make the plate for the other side and made the left hand one again :doh::doh: ####
got some paint behind where the brackets go on the tub so we can bolt it on in the week
Hopefully get more done in the evenings this week, off to weld up mrs Bs disco today so no more progress on the 90
kato Disco
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Great stuff. Have you kept a tally of the hours you have spent on the resto so far?
Keep up the good work.
Keep up the good work.
Billy B
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I haven't really tallied up the hours, I would guess around 200 up to now
Turboman
Mab An Gov
The fluted rubber mat is great and gives a nice original feel, but as posted it is dear, I haven't been able to find a cheap source. As mine is a working vehicle I just have a strip of old carpet in the back, would be non slip for the dog too!
Under it is a sheet of ply about 6 mm, and under that is a sheet of soundproofing mat to keep the noise down on long tows. The plywood is good, it protects the mat, but if you don't have a mat it protects the ali floor, which is quite soft. I have seen a neat hole punched in it when someone loaded an engine block with a stud left in it!
I got a roll of rubber matting from JTF, it is exactly the right width to cover my 90 floor and had enough to do drivers side floor as well. Got some left for seat box top and to cover battery etc.
Cant remember how much about 9.99 I think but it does the job
Cant remember how much about 9.99 I think but it does the job
Rustystuff
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Spent a week in Mortehoe last year on me hols... very nice.. when it wasn't raining !
Visited Woolacombe....There was a bloody steep hill the other side.. had to stop to let someone past and couldn't get out of first gear for the rest of the climb !!
Nice work so far.
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Billy B
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I need to do something as the floor you can see is already a replacement cover due to previous damage, it's not in great nick but it will do once its covered
Turboman
Mab An Gov
I never thin paint for brush or roller application, spraying is a different kettle of fish, never had much to do with it.
Turboman
Mab An Gov
Sheet of ply and a bit of old carpet would suit if you aint planning on a lot of long distance.I need to do something as the floor you can see is already a replacement cover due to previous damage, it's not in great nick but it will do once its covered
Billy B
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Billy B
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Thinning paint is good but depends on paint.
It will tell you on the tin what to thin it with, you will need a good undercoat around the same colour if you thin a lot, but you will get a better finish (and runs)
Bollox to it then its going on thick
Bollox to it then its going on thick
You can always thin a little, roller will thin it out for you if not, just keep rolling
Billy B
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What a luverly day, got the fuel tank re connected and cap back on
Then we bolted the tub back on
Rubbed down the seat box and primed it up
Stripped back the vinyl trim and found another poxy hole
Welder back out again in the week
Painted up the seat pan and cab interior
I went for silver for the interior and wasnt sure but its growing on me now
Then we bolted the tub back on
Rubbed down the seat box and primed it up
Stripped back the vinyl trim and found another poxy hole
Welder back out again in the week
Painted up the seat pan and cab interior
I went for silver for the interior and wasnt sure but its growing on me now
