1987 3.2 Carrera Backdate project - Sladeys hotrod

[sladey]

Yep it certainly looks like rust

Jobs on your yoke? Is that auto-correct or are you doing some engine work?

[DustyM]

Yoke, irish slang for an object or thing. "that old yoke"

[sladey]

Another Monday morning, more sore arms......

Yesterday sorted the front bumper



I'd had it stripped. So I washed it down, then welded up the little holes I'd found - went well. Then coated it all with FE123 from Rustbuster - goes black and hard.

Then filled the dents in the front - left when they welded up the mounting holes. Then sanded it down. Finally applied coating of epoxy mastic to the rear of it, making sure I covered all the edges.

Took this shot this morning



It looks the same as one above I know. But it's way different. The outer sill is on and the drivers wing now fits - it's not perfect but I'm happy with it which is all that matters at the end of the day.

Hopefully collecting engine tomorrow afternoon from Mike; Fitting it on Saturday, and got next week off work for final prep and then respray.

Excited and nervous......

[Bootsy]

Really starting to come together now - best to start finalising the finishing bits!

[Nige]

Have you made a final decision on the colour?

[Bootsy]

Have you made a final decision on the colour?

I heard Barbie Pink - strange but very Sladey.

[sladey]

Porsche Aquamarine blue 5707 - not the metallic one

Side writing and bumper stripes in oyster white

Main stripe to be flanked by two thinner stripes also in oyster white

Main stripe to be a dark red/maroon/wine

I'm planning on getting some colour samples of the red colours and holding them next to the oyster and the blue before making a final decision

Although yesterday my daughters toenails looked the perfect colour

[KS]

So it's going to be fleshy pink, with pearl detailing and red stripes? Cool.

[sladey]

... and tan leather accents along the bonnet.

trendsetting - that's me

[revo]

Hey Mark just picked up your resto thread.

Got to say it puts me to shame what you are doing. I also have the CLM dead line but due to LNT (lack of natural talent) and lack of time I am getting other people to do the work. Your build is going to be far more fulfilling knowing you have done it your self.
Interested to see the oyster white as I am thinking of light ivory for my stripes and side decals against Aubergene.
Keep the faith brother you'll make it.
Look forward to seeing it at CLM

Trevor
revo

[911hillclimber]

Surely light tan leather for the interior?
I'm not alone, but will be keen to see a MB engine up and running.
You do need to get going to be at LeMans?

Great DIY on the shell, smashing to 'see'

[sladey]

Thanks Trevor. Whilst I'm doing a hell of a lot myself I couldn't have got this far without Mike Bainbridge and without Neil doing the bodywork on the drivers side.

Thanks 911hillclimber - I'm aware I need to get a move on

Current timetable is
- engine collected tomorrow and in this week-end
- Next week off work for final prep and respray - aiming to have it in colour by end of next week
- Following 2 weeks putting everything back onto the car - evenings and week-ends (actually only 1 week-end )
- then 2 weeks holiday in Italy
- Then I've got 3 days before CLM - MOT and stripes fitted
- Drive the bogger!

Light tan - hmmm not seeing it myself. Oxblood leather/panels work really well with this colour scheme

[Nige]

Oxblood or Cherry Red, just right to go with you 10 hole DMs.



You Bovver Boy.

[revo]

Just a thought Mark, with your deadline so tight is there any special prep work required for painting carbon.
Not a material painted everyday by a lot of painters don't want you to find out last minute it needs some kind of special base primer to stop paint falling off. May be a daft question but it seems these days that paint technology is not as simple as it used to be.

Trevor

[sladey]

Dunno but I know a man who does