Re: 73T Resto - Back to Tangerine
Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2026 3:27 pm
No ones mentioned my new workshop!!
Have You got a new workshop Paul?
Looks very nice
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73T Resto - Back to Tangerine
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Re: 73T Resto - Back to Tangerine
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2026 6:27 pm
Re: 73T Resto - Back to Tangerine
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2026 6:36 pm
It does! Car is looking great
Re: 73T Resto - Back to Tangerine
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2026 6:55 pm
Re: 73T Resto - Back to Tangerine
Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2026 5:56 am
Nice
Re: 73T Resto - Back to Tangerine
Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2026 10:17 am
Must come up for a visit some time
Re: 73T Resto - Back to Tangerine
Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2026 6:42 pm
Re: 73T Resto - Back to Tangerine
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2026 7:15 pm
The rear quarter panel now lines up with the lights
The body is now being prepared for underseal and paint.
The body is now being prepared for underseal and paint.
Re: 73T Resto - Back to Tangerine
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2026 7:17 pm
Today, I visited Paul and gave him loads of refences pictures of original 73 cars and how I would like it painted. Poor guy 
Re: 73T Resto - Back to Tangerine
Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2026 11:28 pm
I wanted to try to get this similar to the factory. We agreed 2K base coat and lacquer on the outside, but not shiny in the engine bay, the boot area, under wings and under the car, so this is being sprayed in cellulose.
Under the bonnet painting in 2k
Inside front wing and behind rear bumpers in cellulose
Under the bonnet painting in 2k
Inside front wing and behind rear bumpers in cellulose
Re: 73T Resto - Back to Tangerine
Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2026 10:47 pm
With all these original sprays, it all depended on who sprayed them and how they were feeling on the day. So Paul, changed his name to Fritz for the day and here are some originals and what he did.
This is all sprayed in cellulose.
These are 2 original under floors
Looks like the factory bent down and painted the edge of the floor pans and the painted wafted into the middle.
Mine
Under seats original
Mine
Front original
I had some original paint still under the hood on mine and I could see the colour was constant, so I went for this.
This is all sprayed in cellulose.
These are 2 original under floors
Looks like the factory bent down and painted the edge of the floor pans and the painted wafted into the middle.
Mine
Under seats original
Mine
Front original
I had some original paint still under the hood on mine and I could see the colour was constant, so I went for this.
Re: 73T Resto - Back to Tangerine
Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2026 10:54 pm
and these were painted full paint.
The floor was covered in 3M sound deadening, and painted over in body colour. My floor paint was very original and was used as a reference to paint the black pieces. Again no car was ever the same, the factory guy who painted the black pieces on my car was exceptionally generous, which we tried to replicate.
And now for the 2K external paint.
The floor was covered in 3M sound deadening, and painted over in body colour. My floor paint was very original and was used as a reference to paint the black pieces. Again no car was ever the same, the factory guy who painted the black pieces on my car was exceptionally generous, which we tried to replicate.
And now for the 2K external paint.
Re: 73T Resto - Back to Tangerine
Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2026 7:18 am
Looking good Mike. Now the best bit that eases the pain of the hefty bills. 
Re: 73T Resto - Back to Tangerine
Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2026 6:22 pm
Good effort i like the attention to detail. You cant beat a freshly restored and painted body ready.for fitting up