From ‘72T to 2.5 S-R: GeLo Racing #44

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If it is pvc type, which I think it is, try Tesa 4163 25mm x 33m. £6.50 on RS
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Agree, cant' be Tesa felt tape for bumpers. The felt tape is for loom wrapping and only really 'sticks' to itself.
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911GP wrote:If it is pvc type, which I think it is, try Tesa 4163 25mm x 33m. £6.50 on RS
Thanks Gitesh! I’m on the case!
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Jonny Hart wrote:Agree, cant' be Tesa felt tape for bumpers. The felt tape is for loom wrapping and only really 'sticks' to itself.
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That’s better!…

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(Tesa Soft PVC 25mm x 33m)
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Today’s eBay find…

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Original 1970s Bosch Racing stickers (not repros)
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Loving the look of those flares Matt :thumbleft: 8)
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Thanks Darren!

I’m going to see how they’re getting on this week - front flares too hopefully!
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So having got my donor steel bonnet back from Silver911SC and sanded umpteen layers of paint off it back to bare metal and then a coat of welding primer, Phil at Greatworth has put it back on the car again, with perfect 3mm panel gaps all around…

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And the matching pair of steel-skinned early (no crash bar) doors I bought a couple of weeks ago have also been media blasted of surface rust, primered and put on the car.

Apart from a small hole in the lower front corner of the skin of the left side door needing a proper metal repair (no filler please!), they are in extremely good condition top to bottom, inside & out:

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Do you have enough adjustment to close the door to the wing as the rear gaps looks great.
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I would hope so Graham! Otherwise Phil will need to do it again! But I have faith in his metalwork genius…
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To hell with authenticity, I would add the crash bars back in.

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I could have bought a pair of galvanised ones for a lot less!!
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