I'll be finishing off the roof lining on a mates panelvan this weekend, I'll take pics of how it's done so others can reference it for future, like the Deanos out there !

The recent cold/dark and very damp weather going on here is keeping me from motivation in the shed working on my mk1 after doing a full day on the panelvan..
But fear not,. Today at work the power went out (a truck hit a power pole) just on lunchtime and didn't come back on by the time the boss decided to call it a day just on 2pm . Even tho it was 9deg and blowing a gale I got some shed time in. I managed to steelo pad the underside floor down and give it a primer coat, next I was looking about scratching my chin at the next thing to do and decided to stone chip the inner wings and rear wheel tubs. Must say I had a fight with the splatter gun as it couldn't siphon the thick rubbery paint so I thinned it out about 10% , then the gun was bypassing air thru the trigger needle, that was a case of dry parts, O rings not working as intended so I gave them a light rp7, after things loosened up I gave it a good wipe down so not too contaminate and continued with splatter gunning the underside.





This is the common land out the back of my property,

More rain due this weekend..

Hi Mark, I was using those exact ones in the pictures, sika chip 1ltr tubs and that spray gun for those tubs...
I hadn't used it for maybe 10yrs and it got all dry and clogged, it came good in the end tho 👍, thanks

Yeah the bonnet turned out fine, there's a few small squiggles in the gelcoat but nothing to panic over. The weight and strength is also good , 5kgs and I wasn't going for race car weight.

My parts that went off for anodizing should be ready by tomorrow, all parts are done in gold coating

I'm not sure Mark, I take a bundle in at a time, and usually cheaper as it's better for them, less changing about . They say it's best to clean out any oil, grease and paint for best results so the more you do the better the finish. I grit blasted my parts so he could get them done faster. I'll get them back tomorrow , he called as I was mowing the lawn... Better make sure I've enough cash in the till lol..

Is that your place getting a rinsing... Crocs, jeez, all we have here ducks and frogs to watch for.

How about we start a thread with adverse weather pics since the cars pages are idle ??

Funny about the ducks swimming around, near my place there's a house which has free range chooks on the front lawn(not fenced) and the attract ducks like nobody's business, this morn there was prolly 50+ ducks mingling with the chickens on the lawn !

I recently got my anodizing back and they came up great, here's pics on them still in the bucket !



If anyone needs bits done give DC Anodizing a call, they're in Salisbury. All the parts on the bucket cost only $140 but I gave him $200 as I thought his price was too cheap !!

Yes Mark, sometimes I come across a decent small business that others on here could benefit from.

We been busy (slack) lately with the panelvan full roof lining. Last satdy we was meant to get it completed but only got 2hrs on it which was interrupted by another friend coming to collect his caravan, after that little stoppage we got back into roof lining mode. Since the van didn't have a full lining I had to make the rods as we went along, and drilling holes in the inner frame as original. Hoping it should be completed this weekend and move on to the carpet..

I was looking for stuff for my Escort build last week and checked the MST site , I found a second hand wcxm for £50 (no engine mounts) , obsolete strut bars for £20ea so I bought 2x of them and a wcxm, while there I bought a grp4 steering knuckle so i placed the order, postage came to £120 .
Here it is.. It stayed in the kitchen for a few days till the misso got shirty lol...I can't see a problem with it..

nice to see you got in trouble Marty for contaminating the fruit bowl with engine mounts, and not for buying another project car.
Silver will look factory under there, leave it I say.
Nearly time for topcoat! 

Good progress Marty, had to chuckle at the parts on the kitchen table, I'm looking at some shiny bits on top of the TV cabinet as I type
 
Plating came up well, those little details make a big difference, having a go at doing it myself at the moment.
Enjoying the thread, keep up the good work.