Finally the interior is all painted after a good 2wks prepping, primer etc.
I gave it a dust coat to get the panels tacky and ready for next 2x coats of paint, I then mixed that last little bit of paint back into the cup and added clear to about a 80% clear, the rest is color,hardener, thinners and a final coat went on, doing this gets more gloss out and because the colour is still in there it's not a clear cover coat so the paint color only goes a tiny bit darker but almost not noticable, also it doesn't look like those fake show cars mega gloss.
Here's the pics with plastic drop sheets and without..

I think that'll be it for the shell for a little while, oh 1 pic from the front with the bonnet hinges on , the gold anodize looks a good contrast

Bit of a gap today while waiting on CNC components which has a about 24 wires to go but can't connect them till that part has arrived.
Side note is the rally pack is as close to painting as my mk1 is, just shows how much we've been pushing it along.
The Mk1 has been sleeping under a clear car cover for a few weeks but yesterday I had a plan to fit the door on and assess the fglass guard fitment. It's not perfect but needs a bit of fettling to make good gaps and alignment.
Fglass is usually thicker than steel so gaps get smaller or bigger or both. Yesterday arvo I Sika the rear closing panel on and let set overnight but when fitting up to the car it sat out about 5mm, easiest way to rectify was to trim a slot along the flat length of the closing panel allowing the guard to pull in without force. Once I get it level or under level I will glass the cut panel back together, I will do other adjustments this way as needed.
The way I'll be attaching the guards is with metal rivnuts along the old spotweld seam and by the door A post using 6mm stainless button head Allen screws, also I'll spotweld tabs along the front seam where it joins the front apron and rivnuts will be used there to.


I hadn't made the other guard as the paint from the guard decided to connect firmly to the mold, after a bit of research I found that regular paint stripper is safe for gelcoat so I headed to the local Hong Kong hardware where I got 4ltr for $50 . The mold is now cleaned and I'll prep it for production this week.

A little bit more on the mk1, this time I made the driver's front guard and it's curing in the mold for a couple of days and will remove before offering it up to the car. While making the guard , deano realize I make the driver's parcel shelf so got making one for him and will make myself one for the mk1.
There's something else I made but will let deano share that one when he receives it. I'll put selected pics up in tomorrows episode

yep, winters coming along, so I can see a nice little project for members for not too many car $$$.
 
Gives us a week or so for Marty's courier to cross the border with the goodies.

My order of 60 M6 button head bolts from AliExpress came in the other day along with other stuff ordered, even though some stuff was ordered on different days they all seem to arrive at once, not complaining tho. Other items was a hand sandblaster and a mini spray gun for mini repairs!
These are going to be the bolts for mounting the guards to the car, and no, ii won't be using all 60 to fix them on, at a such cheap price I just got heaps to make it worthwhile.



The spray gun is tiny compared to the real size one.
Mk1 guard is getting better after some strategic cuts and bonds, still more to go before I start blending. The first cut was right thru to release tension and allow the bottom rear to sit right and close the gap .
The driver guard was made during the week and it might be pulled out today if time permits

And while I was there making the guard I made myself a driver's parcel shelf and the front door card panels

These are the early 70 style, if I had a good set of real ones they would go on instead.
My plan is to make the back boards and glue the fglass over it then attach with those clips as normal, will see how that goes in another episode!

Looking good (as usual).

Really starting to come together now.

Love it mate, I think there is a good market for fiberglass base door skins that people can then trim up if youre ever feeling entrepreneurial! 

Hey Shaun, yes it's closing in on the respray real quick now , car has been on the rotisserie since 2018, very long time... Although I haven't had a car that was on such a bad starting point since the Anglia .
Yeah I used to make and sell fglass escort parts a long time ago. I'm trying to get MK2 dashtop up and available soon.

Managed to get the driver's guard out of the mold and trimmed to sit on the car, the closing panel still needs glueing on once the door is hooked on for gaps etc. Was meant to get a pic but got distracted , tomorrow's episode..

I think what the boys are hinting at is that it's time for a partslist!
 
-guards
- bumpers
-doorskins
-parcel shelves
-front spoliers
-wheel arches
-bootlid spoilers
-centre consoles
- dash binnacles
- custom glovebox
- inner arch liners
what have I missed?
 
Glad you are semi retired!