EHK 744G - 1969 Super - Interior coming along nicely

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Or a localised one via the area centre ? We have one or two in our patch, which would (probably) be loaned FOC.

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617sqn wrote: Sat Mar 07, 2020 3:13 pm Or a localised one via the area centre ? We have one or two in our patch, which would (probably) be loaned FOC.

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Pog,

Nice bit of metal shaping and welding there and as Scott says the rest of the inner wing/corner area looks to be in cracking condition. Certainly better than mine was :lol:

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Well I'm pleased with this latest update everything is going to plan! I made up a patch for the inner wing, which has come out looking great:

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I appreciate I've lost the factory shape slightly, but it's solid at the very least. And I did it all by myself!

With the inside wing sorted, I could move back to the outer wing. This as you've seen was still in great condition. I managed to knock out a couple of minor dents with it removed.

ImageIMG_20200322_142237 by Godfrey Hatton, on Flickr

I then carefully went about welding it back in place, taking my time and moving around the panel to avoid warping. I'm amazed at how far my welding has come, it's getting neater every time:

ImageIMG_20200322_155901 by Godfrey Hatton, on Flickr

I had to leave it there, but next time I'll grind it all back and hopefully it will all be straight! Until then, stay safe amongst the covid crisis guys!

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Hi all,

Hope everyone is doing okay during the lockdown. I'm using this time at home to my full advantage (much to my wife's dismay...) as it means I can really get stuck in on the car.

Current task is one I wish I never started... underseal removal! What a filthy job this is! My wife tells me I look like a coal mine worker when I come in from the garage at the moment!

ImageIMG_20200324_102119 by Godfrey Hatton, on Flickr

Would this stuff be from factory? It's been sprayed on really haphazardly, it's almost 5mm thick in places, yuck. Most of it has been chipping off in large chunks, I then switch to a grinder with a wire brush to remove everything completely.

While I'm going to all this trouble, I've made the most of having the seams exposed to add some strength to the car (I want a good strong shell, but don't want the weight of a roll cage) by adding some stitch welds. You'll remember I already did the rear scuttle seam, I've also done the rear suspension points.

ImageIMG_20200331_155402 by Godfrey Hatton, on Flickr

I'm blown away at how clean the metal is under all of this. Once I've done the whole underside, everywhere will get a couple coats of zinc primer (I saw Retropower, who did that amazing yellow Greetham Imp build, utilise a hot zinc coating for the underside. So figured this would be the closest I could do to replicate at home). Then seam sealer, stone chip and finally a top coat of colour.

ImageIMG_20200401_154229 by Godfrey Hatton, on Flickr

On the topic of colour, I need some help with the colour code. The colour I want my car is the same as this one: http://www.imps.me.uk/Imps_in_pictures/ ... ysler).htm - am I right in thinking this is midnight blue? Franka's site says that code is 58. Would anyone know the colour mixup of this code?

And lastly, one little question while I'm stripping the underside - I found a hole on the top of the OSF wheel arch (not rust), it looks like it's had a washer screwed down here at some point. But do I need to keep the hole or should I weld it up? Not sure what would screw down, I've never seen a hole here before in any other photos.

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Look forward to your input, as always.

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Weld the hole up, someone has added an accessory at some stage which need the fixing hole. Either that or just put a blind rubber grommet in it.
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Could be Baltic Blue 139, which arrived round about the time of the blue Imp in the link. A dark blue 1970 car, which includes some J reg cars, could have been had in either Midnight Blue or Baltic Blue. Baltic is slightly lighter. It's hard to be sure from the pics but I have a hunch it's Baltic, quite rare on an Imp. Happy to be corrected, of course.

Great work with the welding. And yes, that underseal looks like the factory job.

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Great to see all these updates! Cheers for posting them up.

Really nice to see you're getting into the welding repairs. The workmanship looks fine and like you've said it's great to know that you did those repairs. You can be can now be confident that no corners were cut :-)
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Thanks Nun, glad I wasn't going crazy, I thought there shouldn't be a hole there. I'll weld it up.

Ah great John, not heard of Baltic before. I want a navy car, but know that Oxford blue wouldn't be correct for my 69 car. Keen to hear other people's thoughts. Is the owner on the forum?

No problem Yoeddynz, I much prefer to post here than on the Facebook group as I like that it's all here in once place and I can go back and see my progress and see how far I've come. Plus we need to keep this forum alive!

I see what you did there - no corners were cut haha.

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My dad's fastback Rapier was Baltic Blue, its lighter than Midnight and Oxford is even darker than Midnight Blue
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Reached a bit of milestone on the imp yesterday... it took me a whole week but that's the last of the underseal removed from the car, cleaned and very importantly, primed. I hereby make a vow to never manually remove the stuff ever again! The garage floor is ruined and it's still in my hair!

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For those interested, I've been using Bilt Hamber products, which I can't recommend enough. Surfex HD for the degreasing and Electrox for the primer.

The project should snowball a little bit now - once the stone chip and top coat is applied I can actually start bolting things back onto the car, which is a very strange feeling as for the last year all I've done is remove things haha. I'll keep you posted.

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Excellent work Pog
Really nice to see how your welding has improved , very satisfying for you , keep up the good work .

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Zooming in on that image gives me a fabulous view (and first time I've noticed) of the spot welds around where the rear crossmember goes and below the rear seat squab. Lots and lots of strength there I reckon. Which it needs as that is where motive force is given and the rear suspension attached. 8)

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Looks great, always a good motivator when putting things on even id only paint.

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Hi all,

Some more good progress over the last few days:

After 2 coats of the zinc primer on the underside, the next step was seam sealer. Sticking with Bilt Hamber products, I used their Dynax and applied it to all the seams.

ImageIMG_20200419_121404 by Godfrey Hatton, on Flickr

Once that had cured, I then moved onto applying protective stonechip. For this I used U-Pol Guard #10 (previously known as gravitex), as I've read great reviews about it being durable and it also features sound deadening properties which appeals to me. Bolting on the little housing for the throttle cable ready for the stonechip felt like a bit of a milestone, the first thing to be fixed back onto the car!

ImageIMG_20200422_150922 by Godfrey Hatton, on Flickr

I'm dead chuffed with how it looks, a big step in the right direction! I could leave the underside like this as it's completely protected now, but I shall be applying a top coat of colour too for that finishing touch. I feel it will make it look that bit smarter, currently just waiting for the paint to arrive so I'll show you how I get on!

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Nice progress Pog. I too like Bilt Hamber products, especially the car shampoo (a drip goes for miles) and the Auto-Balm polish. Fab stuff 😊

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Ah I'll remember that once it's finished and I need to start washing it!

It took a few days for the paint to arrive and I'd like to recommend AutoPaints Brighton - they've been fantastic in sorting out the paint. I did try a couple places more local to me, who all struggled finding the paint code. Not so for AutoPaints, they had it straight away and are still taking online orders during the lockdown, win!

And so I've reached a real milestone with the underside complete and in colour! Here's how it looks:

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The colour I decided on is midnight blue (code 58). My favourite colour on an imp is the navy blue of the works cars, so I've always wanted a navy imp. But being a 69 car, it never would have been oxford blue and so I wanted to keep it period correct with a Chrysler shade of navy. I couldn't be happier with my decision, it looks so good! What do you all think?

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Looks great, every reason to be pleased.

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Top job :)
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Looks great Pog. How are you spraying it?
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Very nice indeed 8)
Great feeling getting colour on the car makes you feel it's going forward. :D

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I'm using spray cans. I know I know, but I just don't have space for a compressor. But I'm confident with aerosols and just like a proper gun, you have to be patient with your prep and be careful with your technique.

I've found that one key thing that makes a difference in the finish from a spray can is the quality of the nozzle. I use these: https://www.buzzweld.co.uk/hvlp-style-n ... e-fan.html which gives you a really wide fan just like a gun, allowing for proper 50/50 overlap during passes.

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Nowt wrong with spray cans, Pog. I did my entire car with them : professional grades in 2 pack from a proper automotive paint supplier mind, but rattle cans nevertheless. And it won 1st in Class first time out in 2009 ! Like you say : take your time and all will be well, plus you can use the underside for "practice-makes-perfect" self training :D

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Oh wow I had no idea, Stan looks great too! How is the paint holding up after 10+ years?

I see the benefits but I'd be way too nervous to use 2 pack where I am. Single garage surrounded by neighbours on 3 sides who all have kids and pets running about their gardens.

I'm using cellulose, much safer at home plus it keeps the whole period correct thing.

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Generally OK, to be honest. There are a few crazed patches in the clear lacquer, not visible from a distance but there when close up. Probably me trying to put too many coats on in a day, and not allowing for proper flashing-off of the solvents ! At some stage it will get a fine rub over and a re-lacquer to remove these patches.

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I was wondering if you were going to say aerosol, so thanks for the pointer on the spray head.
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Pog wrote: Sun Feb 02, 2020 1:41 am Hi all,



I've started making headway on the actual shell. I signed up to the BOC argoshield light hobby offer (thanks Scott), what a difference it's made! The first bit I wanted to tackle was the spare wheel well. I thought there was a rust hole here, but once cleaned revealed solid metal, just bashed a bit.

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Just seen this and to be honest , The picture reminded me of the picture Malcolm posted not long ago.
All the best for your recovery Malcolm.

Well done Pog , looking good . :)

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Bobbycham wrote: Sat May 02, 2020 8:40 am
Pog wrote: Sun Feb 02, 2020 1:41 am Hi all,



I've started making headway on the actual shell. I signed up to the BOC argoshield light hobby offer (thanks Scott), what a difference it's made! The first bit I wanted to tackle was the spare wheel well. I thought there was a rust hole here, but once cleaned revealed solid metal, just bashed a bit.

ImageIMG_20191222_124025 by Godfrey Hatton, on Flickr




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Just seen this and to be honest , The picture reminded me of the picture Malcolm posted not long ago.
All the best for your recovery Malcolm.

Well done Pog , looking good . :)

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Folk jack the car up with a trolley jack just there and then wonder why it's all pushed in and dented.
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Grahame59 wrote: Sat May 02, 2020 9:52 amThere is actually a drain hole there. It looks like someone has just enlarged it a bit in the past.
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Indeed, it does look a bit more like a drain hole again now! Malc has sorted me out with some suspension bits ready for when I start to bolt things back together. Sounds like he's doing okay.

Next job I want to tackle is the engine bay. So the wire wheel came back out to strip it back to bare metal before I could paint. No underseal this time, so much quicker and less messy progress was made! Just took me a few hours.

ImageIMG_20200502_162826 by Godfrey Hatton, on Flickr

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Amazing to see the original battery tray is still intact! Some surface pitting was uncovered, but that was fully expected. These bits are too fiddly to reach with the wire wheel, so I used deox gel to get into all those hard to reach places.

ImageIMG_20200502_171045 by Godfrey Hatton, on Flickr

Not going to lie, covering a car with cling film was one of the stranger things I've done! But hopefully by tomorrow, I'll be left with clean metal ready for paint. I'll keep you posted.

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OOHH !
I see you've got a lift & tilt , brilliant bit of kit , did you modify yours at all ?
l made the middle width narrower so l could roll the car over it in garage , only drawback l've found is you have to roll it in from side of car. Might get around to see if l can modify that .
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Sure have! Got it so I could lift the car onto the rotisserie stands, had to be something that lifted the whole car together. It felt like a silly expenditure but it's one of the best things I've got for this project. Using a drill it goes up and down in seconds. Plus no doubt it will prove super useful for future maintenance like bleeding brakes etc. Got mine from a company called Automotech and is the fixed width version. What a great idea so you can roll the car over it! You're right, a single garage is the only drawback to using it, a double is really needed so you can slide it out and under. I simply saved the wood from the crate it came in to use it as a ramp to get the car over the lift!

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NICE ONE !!! bit of lateral thinking there, yes packing case was worth probably half the cost of unit :lol:

I bought it to fit pipework etc down tunnel , didn't fancy getting under car on axle stands and ramps , as you say easy to raise and lower ,Pets on driveway resting on rear wheels at the moment , just chasing up some more fixings at the moment
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Don't have a strong enough drill to raise car so using the crank handle but going down is no problem, should be of benefit being able to get whole of car off the ground should the need arise while servicing. Should be great help when fitting or removing engine.

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My drill's only a Ryobi 18V cordless job, nowt fancy, and it copes alright.

So the deox gel needed 2 soaks to do a proper job - here's leaving it for 1 night:

ImageIMG_20200503_134924 by Godfrey Hatton, on Flickr

Definitely an improvement, but here's a tip for anyone that wants to use this stuff - don't be sparing with it! I noticed after my first attempt that places where the gel was thicker was coming out cleaner, so it clearly needs enough gel covering the surface to do its job properly. I decided to give it another soak, this time really slapping it on and it came out much better:

ImageIMG_20200504_155832 by Godfrey Hatton, on Flickr

A final go with the wire brush on the drill and I was happy, so I prepped the bay with an initial degreasing, scuffed up the metal so the paint had a proper key, followed by a second thorough clean. I'm starting to see why painting cars really is only 5% painting! All masked up and I was ready for primer:

ImageIMG_20200504_162533 by Godfrey Hatton, on Flickr

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The whole bay is getting the same treatment as the underside. The zinc primer needs a few days before I can apply any further coatings, so the seam sealer will have to wait. I suppose I should tackle the front luggage compartment while this is curing. It's the job I'm most not looking forward to, there's just so many nooks and crevices to try and get fully! Any tips?

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I just stripped it off with industrial aircraft paint remover then washed it all off with brake cleaner and thinners, it's a bit back breaking work.
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Re: EHK 744G - 1969 Super

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Hi guys,

Another week in lockdown and I've made some more good progress. Never started on the luggage compartment, will get to that soon, instead I prepped a couple of things so they're ready for when I start bolting on the suspension. First the kingpins/stub axles got a clean and lick of paint:

ImageIMG_20200506_192214 by Godfrey Hatton, on Flickr

The following day I tackled the steering rack and reconditioned that:

ImageIMG_20200507_114352 by Godfrey Hatton, on Flickr

Cleaned, changed the rubber gaiters (the central rubber is a right pain to fit isn't it!), filled with new oil (took Dave Lane's excellent advice of the homemade goop) and upgraded to fully adjustable track rods for both sides. Dead chuffed, looks really smart:

ImageIMG_20200507_141511 by Godfrey Hatton, on Flickr

By the next day the primer in the engine bay was ready for the next step, seam sealer:

ImageIMG_20200508_115456 by Godfrey Hatton, on Flickr

Followed by stone chip. I know this isn't really necessary here in the engine bay, but I decided to add this mainly for 2 reasons - the extra sound dampening and then there's the added durability, not just from stones being flung up but from any spanner knocks when working on the engine (not that I want to spend much time doing so, but you know what I mean)

ImageIMG_20200509_175307 by Godfrey Hatton, on Flickr

ImageIMG_20200509_175318 by Godfrey Hatton, on Flickr

The stone chip comes with 2 nozzles for either a coarse or fine finish. I used the coarse nozzle for the underside and wheel arches to try and copy the original underseal, but as the paint in the engine bay is a bit more visible I went for the fine finish here. The colour went on this morning and I'm delighted! That's one more job done and one step closer to being back on the road!

ImageIMG_20200510_113510 by Godfrey Hatton, on Flickr

ImageIMG_20200510_113525 by Godfrey Hatton, on Flickr

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Re: EHK 744G - 1969 Super

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Hi all,

With the engine bay all done, time to tackle the front luggage bay. So back out with the grinder and wire wheel to strip it back to bare metal like I'd done everywhere else. Plenty of nooks here, so I utilised smaller wire brushes on the cordless drill to get into all the hard to reach places. Took my time but after a couple of afternoons and plenty of grazed fingers later I got to a point I was happy. No nasty surprises, which was great, good sound metal underneath and previous repairs to the front valance were tidy enough:

ImageIMG_20200514_150010 by Godfrey Hatton, on Flickr

Usual prep before paint and I've now got the whole bay in 2 coats of primer:

ImageIMG_20200515_123032 by Godfrey Hatton, on Flickr

Seam sealer is next just to be safe although I won't be using the stone chip like I have been as there's no point here. Instead I'll use some high build primer just to help smooth out bay in general before finishing with the colour. Watch this space!

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Re: EHK 744G - 1969 Super

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Re: EHK 744G - 1969 Super

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EXCELLENT WORK THERE :D :D :D

Should hope you're satisfied with how much you've done .
Lovely job .
Eagerly await next installment.

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Re: EHK 744G - 1969 Super

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Thanks Bob! Yeh I'm delighted with the progress, seems this lockdown was good for one thing - I'd easily still be removing underseal for months otherwise!

Well here's the next instalment - seam sealed the bay like I said, followed by a couple coats of high build filler primer:

ImageIMG_20200520_143917 by Godfrey Hatton, on Flickr

Definitely did a good job of smoothing it out, the turreted sections look way better than they did. And with that it was time for colour:

ImageIMG_20200520_174903 by Godfrey Hatton, on Flickr

I'm nearing the point where there's more new paint on the car than old! Really coming along nicely. Next job is the interior, starting with the roof. I thought removing the underseal was a bad job, but 50yr old sound deadening adhesive wasn't very pleasant either!

ImageIMG_20200521_140718 by Godfrey Hatton, on Flickr

I thought poly disc on the grinder would shift it, which it did to an extent, but it merely heated up the glue and it went literally everywhere :roll: so I just resorted to sticky label remover and plenty of hot soapy water which did the trick. I'd literally be lost without this rotisserie:

ImageIMG_20200521_170350 by Godfrey Hatton, on Flickr

From there I could start to prep it like I have done everywhere else so far by taking it back to bare metal:

ImageIMG_20200522_144131 by Godfrey Hatton, on Flickr

It's interesting to see that not everywhere got a coat of top colour from the factory. What's people's opinions when redoing this? Do I copy the factory and only paint up to the edges or do a proper job with primer, high build and colour everywhere? I kept the original sound deadening material as I want to re-use it so the headlining will look original. What can I use for a replacement adhesive?

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Re: EHK 744G - 1969 Super

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Just epoxy etch prime it that's probably enough, and when you put the insulation back use a contact glue that resists higher temperatures especially if the final car colour is dark the roof gets extremely hot in the sun that can soften normal glue.
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Re: EHK 744G - 1969 Super

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High temp resistant! That thought never crossed my mind... amazing, thank you Nun.

Reached a bit of a milestone today, as you know I was stripping the interior down, well it took me 3 long days and I'm finally there! I did have a minor panic as half way through my Ryobi grinder died a death after just over a year. Bit annoyed as the warranty is 2 yrs, but I've definitely put it through its paces. Couldn't get the same Ryobi one as a replacement so settled on a similar one from DeWalt, let's see if this one lasts a bit longer!

ImageIMG_20200528_140946 by Godfrey Hatton, on Flickr

ImageIMG_20200529_161433 by Godfrey Hatton, on Flickr

ImageIMG_20200530_142852 by Godfrey Hatton, on Flickr

I was pretty much losing the will by this point, I thought it was never going to end. I'm so pleased with the condition of it all though - only some minor surface rust in places but still solid once stripped back. I did find a small surprise of a crack around one of the passenger seat bolt holes, you can just see where I welded it up and ground it back, no dramas. Next step was to get it as clean as possible, vacuuming up all those little wires that fly off everywhere (no matter how much PPE you wear, how do they always stab you in the face!) and degreasing thoroughly meant I could do this:

ImageIMG_20200530_173152 by Godfrey Hatton, on Flickr

ImageIMG_20200530_173314 by Godfrey Hatton, on Flickr

Absolutely over the moon to get to this point. I go back to work on Monday which means progress on the imp will slow down as I go back to working on it mainly at weekends again. Lockdown definitely allowed me to tick quite a few boxes off the job list!

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Great bit of work there, looking really good! :)
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Looks great :D

Cracks around seat mountings very very common.

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Re: EHK 744G - 1969 Super

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Brilliant!!
Great progress there 8)

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Re: EHK 744G - 1969 Super

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Excellent progress , lockdown has certainly been good for your car.
Well done, Looking forward to work? paid that is!
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Re: EHK 744G - 1969 Super

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Can't say I'm that thrilled to be back at work, getting paid 80% to build my car at home was much more enjoyable! Ah well.

Weekend just gone was a productive one for the Imp. I continued with my usual paint process - seam sealer:

ImageIMG_20200606_123809 by Godfrey Hatton, on Flickr

Followed by high build primer:

ImageIMG_20200607_133210 by Godfrey Hatton, on Flickr

And finally colour:

ImageIMG_20200607_182714 by Godfrey Hatton, on Flickr

ImageIMG_20200607_182850 by Godfrey Hatton, on Flickr

I'm pretty chuffed with the result, look at the shine! Just goes to show what can be achieved with aerosol paint when you take your time and do the prep properly. Shame to cover most of it, but the bits that will remain on view once the interior is re-fitted will get a final cut and polish to make it really look top dollar.

Can't quite believe I've got to this stage, that's everything that isn't the exterior painted. It's now time for the rebuild to start! New lines first and then the rebuilt suspension will go on. Once it's a rolling shell again, the exterior paint can get its turn. Exciting times!

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Great work!
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