my 914

mally914 · Post by **mally914** » Fri May 25, 2007 9:24 pm

this follows on from by for now not done much for a while but after my outing in bobs 914 i thought id post some pics and hopefully get some feedback

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fourteener · Post by **fourteener** » Fri May 25, 2007 10:10 pm

Looks ripe for a six to me.

Seems to have been repaired in the usual places -have you taken off the sill covers yet?

mally914 · Post by **mally914** » Sat May 26, 2007 9:51 am

sill covers have been of and back on tiny bit of rust no more than you would expect and less than i thought ,my first thought was to arch it but they are so straight i cant bring myself to cut them off if they had been rotten the decision would have been easier bought this last year unseen and drove way down south with a trailer and van having never even seen one before and loaded up a rolling shell and a van full of bits
and like everyone you allways think you will find more time than you can so i havent been near it since xmass

had thoughts of building this in mind but as i say couldnt cut her up seemed a shame , cant decide on a colour it was origionaly ivory was thinking of going for a non standard colour as im not trying to build a standard car id like to tastefully update her was thinking of a greeny brown colour i have seen on some new bmw s and lotus s it looks quite retro but diferent

do you know what prep work or paint is required to colour code a roof pannel im not sure if i want to do it but its different ?

Ian Gunney · Post by **Ian Gunney** » Sat May 26, 2007 8:12 pm

Not a problem painting the targa panel - have seen quite a few done

mally914 · Post by **mally914** » Thu May 31, 2007 11:57 pm

of for paint next week will let you know how it goes

fourteener · Post by **fourteener** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 10:42 am

What colour are you painting it and are you painting the roof also?

mally914 · Post by **mally914** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 10:41 pm

still not sure about colours though i dont think it will be a standard colour it was origionaly an ivory white not sure of its real title but i toyed with the idea of silver but its been done to death i would like to do it viper green or signal amber (orange) but my daughter made a loud vomiting noise when i said green i fancy doing it the same colour as the new honda civic a browny green colour looks very cool and retro is this heracy im sure some will think so , we will see if it gets the thumbs up or down when it returns , my roof has had a chip out of it so i was going to fill it and have it sprayed mat black and the bumpers have very little chrome left so i was thiking of powder coating them mat black after seeing bob ushers and with blach fuch wheels eventualy it should look very nice i hope , any advice on spraying the roof is welcome on preparation do you need a special primer or paint etc anyway watch this space

Racecraft76 · Post by **Racecraft76** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 12:12 am

Would love to know what you settled on.

As part of a long term plan I have been considering lambo titanium.

Lamborghini titanium would look uber nice. looks great in any light.

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mally914 · Post by **mally914** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 10:57 pm

thats a very cool colour be carfull i might pinch it

Racecraft76 · Post by **Racecraft76** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 4:47 pm

Feel free, Ill probably change my mind next week.

fourteener · Post by **fourteener** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 10:31 pm

I had a quick look for this brown/green honda colour but not found anything -any web links?

mally914 · Post by **mally914** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 11:11 pm

i think its called deep bronze pearl

Racecraft76 · Post by **Racecraft76** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 11:20 pm

mally914 wrote:i think its called deep bronze pearl

Is this what you were thinking of?

mally914 · Post by **mally914** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 12:02 am

yeah the second one looks right wot do you think its shite or get of the pan time

fourteener · Post by **fourteener** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 9:23 am

Get the pan

Not really that bad as colours go but I'm not sure it would suit an older car so well. Good that you're planning something different as some 'restored' cars are soooo boring.