A sort of barn find

[Mixed76]

That visor is wire frame and foam so it doesn't hurt your head as much in an accident. Just FYI.

[chrisbalich]

Originally Posted by Mixed76

That visor is wire frame and foam so it doesn't hurt your head as much in an accident. Just FYI.

I reckon if you're in an accident violent enough to hit the visor with your head, you've got more pressing concerns...like the pillars or the cabin collapsing in on you.
YMMV

[Matthew Barnes]

Been a while.
Some progress.

The visors.









The final version will be made from A3 versions of the folders.

A mate suggested I have "Las" and "Vegas" written on each visor.

[Matthew Barnes]

And more time wasted on small insignificant jobs.
Finding the motivation to tackle the last of the paint is beyond me right now.

Some old leather from a seat cover.








The flash highlights the different material. But in natural light they sit together well.

[Matthew Barnes]

More sanding before the final coat (hopefully).

[Matthew Barnes]

Finally tackled the other door card.
In truth the left one is much cleaner than the original, right hand side.
Painted and attached they'll be okay.

[Matthew Barnes]

So a while back I had a very dangerous case of over-ambition. I cut my perfectly good (albeit tired) fuel tank into pieces in an attempt to create a DIY 100 Litre version. That project has stalled. I got a good condition old one and cleaned it up. Lesson learned....well, maybe not.

[Matthew Barnes]

A bit of paint.

[Matthew Barnes]

The front grilles have become a bit of an obsession: whenever I feel lazy I redo them instead of doing real work.

[Matthew Barnes]

Quite proud of some of these details.

[Matthew Barnes]

Got this all deck lid in a trade.

Had lived at least 5 lives before it came to me.




Polished up beautifully.

[Matthew Barnes]

I have only one of those pretty little lips that screw onto the outer rear edge of the door frame. In later years they were part of the casting.

Am in the process of making some replacements out of 2mm alu.

[Matthew Barnes]

The world has changed a bit since my last update.
Holy Crap, or as we would say in these parts "Eish".
My garage has become a place of sanity.
The work rate has increased a bit.

Succeed by failing seems to be my fabrication manifesto.



Tackling this greasy bugger seemed like a good project. Lockdown meant no paint.

[Matthew Barnes]

Beautiful piece of engineering, with that classic old oil smell.
Reverse's teeth are almost as bad as mine...

[Matthew Barnes]

The case was a real pain to work around in my small booth. Came out alright in the end. I left the centre carrier alone. I have not the tools (mental, physical nor mechanical) to attempt that right now.




There is one person at least enjoying the SC right now.

[Matthew Barnes]

The newest cat seems to quite fancy the SC too. And she likes to pose


I finally got around to doing my final coats of paint.
With mixed success.

One would think that after 6 odd years of bad spraying, I would have learned to do it properly.

Despite rigging a clean area with a wet floor and an extractor, I managed to get some water (sweat from latex gloves) on the rear quarter just before I sprayed.
My language was impressive.
I am the weakest link.
Confirmed, once again.

The panels that were good, were bloody awesome.
One day I might be able to do a whole car properly.





Rolled it out into the Autumn sun to harden.
That cat again.
Her affinity for the new car will show itself a little later when I cut and polish....



An experiment with Alu and the rear grille. The lid is OE alu, but I don't have a grille.




No.



Still no.
Two panels seems like the way to go...

[Matthew Barnes]

Learning to mix with the other children.





Nice to look at some details in the sunshine

[Matthew Barnes]

The two kidney real grille frame.
Still needs some fine filing and finishing but it has worked out okay.


Getting the glass onto the seals and the seals into the frames gave me a proper work-put. Those 1/4 windows, front and back, are not for the faint hearted. I disassembled and refurbed all the frames, down to the grub screws, so it was a very satisfying job to see them back and in...almost perfectly.

A sticker is the perfect way to lift the spirits. This one from 2014 iirc. Not me, a mate.

[Matthew Barnes]

Seat rails.
Next job.











Some final cleaning up and paint.
Job done.
I'll try and find a VW or Audi set of sliders for the driver.
The passenger gets their ass bolted straight to the chassis.

[Flojo]

nice update! plenty of DIY. That's what we like here. Keep it up!