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| mike brown |
| Posted on: April 10th, 2019, 17:41:46 |
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Glad it arrived safely. To be fair she owns a Jem that needs restoring as well so I've actually got two to do.
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| Philip_Davenport |
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Had to grind a lot to get 30 year old nuts off... painted new one.. just need to get the rest of the bits together and screw it back on..
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| Philip_Davenport |
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| First coat of Rustoleum went on... now i see it needs some filler.. |
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| Philip_Davenport |
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| Not orange peel... |
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| Philip_Davenport |
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Roll bar and front panel...
i love working on the car on a sloping ..not flat..driveway.. and a tiny shed at the end of the garden.. |
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| mike brown |
| Posted on: April 30th, 2019, 08:26:30 |
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If you want some inspiration YouTube channel soup classic motoring. https://youtu.be/h0LAPH4QHtw
Sorry I haven't linked to episode 1. It's not Marcos or even mini but a guy with not money restoring cars.
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| Simon_Pike |
| Posted on: April 30th, 2019, 09:54:24 |
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fantastic project,keep up the good work
£1050 for a rust bucket marcos seems like a good price to me |
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| Philip_Davenport |
| Posted on: April 30th, 2019, 11:33:37 |
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Cheers Mike
Just took quick look & the guy is repairing his car by the roadside and his welding skills are worse than mine .. he says the way to improve crap welding is to stand 10 metres back and close one eye... brilliant !
These are interesting --- novice fibreglass repair on Lotus Esprit .. chapter 16 & 17 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jqtb2fQHhgQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjnJAR-MBiQ
The guy making the videos is good ... the camera skills are top..
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| Philip_Davenport |
| Posted on: April 30th, 2019, 11:45:44 |
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cheers Simon ... let's see who is on the road first :0)
i'm hoping to get it running before winter sets in and it gets cold.... then make improvements from there.. |
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| Simon_Pike |
| Posted on: April 30th, 2019, 13:07:46 |
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| hoping to get mine done for summer,got it running yesterday |
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| Philip_Davenport |
| Posted on: May 3rd, 2019, 08:24:58 |
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Yippeee..... Looking forward to a trip to Stoneleigh at the weekend !!!
Gonna try to get there Sunday afternoon if possible, with wife Melanie.
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| mike brown |
| Posted on: May 3rd, 2019, 08:42:25 |
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Cheers Mike
Just took quick look & the guy is repairing his car by the roadside and his welding skills are worse than mine .. he says the way to improve crap welding is to stand 10 metres back and close one eye... brilliant !
These are interesting --- novice fibreglass repair on Lotus Esprit .. chapter 16 & 17 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jqtb2fQHhgQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjnJAR-MBiQ
The guy making the videos is good ... the camera skills are top..
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He is using a gasless mig (he's ordered a new mig I believe) and he films it in stop motion which doesn't help.
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| Philip_Davenport |
| Posted on: May 6th, 2019, 16:10:12 |
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I like the stop motion as he takes himself out of the film and just shows his work. The problem with this though and with Wheeler Dealers etc is that it it makes things look easy. I bet he spends a couple of weeks behind his computer editting a 20 minute clip.
I just spent 4 hours sticking 8 nuts and bolts on... it isnt easy!!! Ed and Mike probably have 5 more mechanics in the background... |
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| Philip_Davenport |
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| I have a theory ... that the wondow rubbers from a Mini can be used on the Marcos... i hope so as i have a full set! Lets see.. |
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| Philip_Davenport |
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| And side window |
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