With Complimentary Rust and Incorrect Spoiler!
Some might look at that spoiler and think…
“That’s not too shabby, it’s close to the right one. Why don’t you just keep it?”
It’s been a sore spot with me since I’ve had the car. It’s a fibreglass replica spoiler for a Torana GTR-XU1. It doesn’t fit correctly, the attempt at fitment is abysmal and has generated a lot of rust and cracked paint. So today came time to remove it. A task not as easy as one might think. (more…)
Your challenge, whether you accept it or not, Mr. Paint Stripper is to attempt to get through to steel on this fender;
Marks.
Set…
Well, I managed to get a few more bits and pieces done on the weekend, but first things first. On the Friday evening after work I shot home to un-wrap and test fit my parcel from Chris, the result was as such;
Exhausting work!
Annoying to attempt to fit whilst the F54 was on it’s cradle as they rest below the floor height so I just kind of propped them into place, as you can see. There seems to be plenty of clearance for the engine mount but whether it fouls on any of the steering components I’ll not discover until I test fit it. Which is a while off as more important things like bodywork are to come first and I’ve still got to finish tidying up the engine bay… Something I wouldn’t normally bother with but seeing as everything else is getting done it would be ridiculous not to.
Anyway! Speaking of bodywork…
The lovely Courier man dropped these off to me today. What could they be?? I’m at work so I’ll have to wait until tonight to open it up. Though I think you should be able to guess what they are…
Complete with hilarious play on my last name!
I bought them some time ago but lent them to a friend who was going to test fit them and replicate them for his own car but that didn’t pan out in the end. He’s since sold the car and so these have made their way home.
-Michael
The weather in the morning was pretty decent so I got stuck into the C110 again, in the process I destroyed a drill. No big loss as it was under warranty, replacement drill already received. Anyway, before it died I managed to finish off the driver’s side door. The only disturbing part was the pathetic holes made for attaching the door mirror, which were even more ridiculous than on the passenger side, as you might remember;
Yep, all class.
With the door and sill on the driver’s side now done on the car itself, it just leaves the roof and the front scuttle. Then I’ll get onto the panel’s I’ve already removed, bonnet, boot, front fenders… Slow process, but shall prove rewarding upon completion. Looking forward to it.
-Michael
