With clear coat lacquer dried, the whole interior except for the roof panel was masked off. The interior of the roof panel was then given two coats of matt black paint. I had toyed with the idea of using some black acoustic fabric for the same job as I've seen it done on other cars... Continue Reading →

Managed to source a set of coolant hoses off the Pistonheads classifieds for a bargain price. So I'll get them plumbed in sometime soon, probably one the garage is cleared out and I can get the whole thing up on axle stands. I still need to drop the oil out of the engine and gearbox... Continue Reading →

Laid down the first top coat layer five days ago - it seems ages to have reached this far, but it's looking good. Just needed several more layers of paint to finish it off. With the clear coat is on, there was a definite sense of Whoop! Whoop! Well I felt like doing a few... Continue Reading →

There is perhaps nothing less dull that bodywork prep work. I spent most of the weekend working on the interior. Filler and primer and sanding with wet and dry is a time consuming and dull business. Making some progress, but it just feels so slow. With that completed it finally feel like progress is being... Continue Reading →