I sure am keen to see it. The painter put two coats on a random front guard he had and the colour looks amazing. The shade of blue really pops and should stand out. For whatever reason there werent many blue Capri option available so there are few blue Capris today. Not long to wait now!

Is my excitement that obvious? It's been a long road to get here (feels it anyway).

With the paint job well on the way I'm under the pump to finish prepping all my parts. The wiring harness is my current project which is testing out this office worker with little electrical aptitude. I've pulled down the original harness and I've bought all the correct coloured cable and terminals etc. This in itself has been a sizeable job. I'm now copying each section of the harness by mirroring the original v6 harness. Keeping track of which wires are copied on the main under dash harness is a good challenge and required plenty of concentration. I have laid out most of the cable but haven't really made too many terminations yet.
I'd certainly appreciate any wiring tips (particularly how to ensure the tacho works when you have an electronic ignition and whether the driving lights were originally taped in the harness or not when fitted as a factory option).

Hi, well it's the business end of the rebuild now with Blaze Blue paint starting to go on the car. These photos were taken last night after the painter completed the engine bay, boot, boot lid and brackets. The battery tray gets welded in today and touched up. The body should be painted tomorrow or Friday in time for black outs on Saturday.
 
The colour is absolutely fantastic. I can't wait to see the black out contrasts as well. Last thing to sort is whether to use silver or gold stripes (not sure which colour it came with). I may decide to go with whichever looks best if I can't confirm what it had originally. Simmons will be colour matched against the stripes.
 
More photos to come over the next couple of days as the paint job comes together!

Looking fantastic. .......

Stripes were most likely Black

Stripes is the last difficult decision.
 
I know they weren't black as I've got a photo from the early 80's which shows that they were a light colour like gold or silver. The photo doesn't make it clear though. I have a strong suspicion that the stripes were gold. I am trying to get in contact with the previous owner to confirm.

Wow Minty fresh paint.
It looks a million dollars. Your excitement levels must be ramping up now!

Looks great, top job.