Kev's 71' Satellite Sebring Plus

[kma176]

After being quoted anything from £900.00 upto a p*** taking £3750.00 +vat and a 3 month wait!!!!

I eventually was recommended to Colonnade's of Wembley and what a great job they did

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[Stu Twin]

Wow that looks like a great job. And what a focal point the front bumper is on a '71.
Do you mind me asking what they charged for the 2 bumpers?
nearer the £900 i'd hope, i think when we had a our 69 Satellite bumpers replated it was £300 each. (or total?) That was back around 1990!!

[kma176]

Wow that looks like a great job. And what a focal point the front bumper is on a '71.
Do you mind me asking what they charged for the 2 bumpers?
nearer the £900 i'd hope, i think when we had a our 69 Satellite bumpers replated it was £300 each. (or total?) That was back around 1990!!

Yeah it was £1000 + the dreaded

[kma176]

Block all painted ready for heads

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[Super Sloth]

The chroming process is pretty straight forward - After my grandad sold his plating business I saw him do odd jobs at home using the grassbox of a lawnmower for a tank.
Just the same as paint, though, the key to the quality of finish is all in the prep that goes on before hand.

[kma176]

Nice shiny heads !!!

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[mygasser]

Ooh, pretty

[MattH]

That blue is lovely !

[kma176]

Decided to fit the engine to the K-frame and put it all in from underneath so I set it up un a heavy duty trolley and supported it with some 4 x 2.

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[Mossy68]

Gonna be an amazing car !!!
Great work

[RobTwin]

It'll be ready for the Nats at this rate!

[kma176]

yeah which year are we talking???

Kev

[kma176]

I had to strap the car to the ramp as I had no weight in the front and tried to tip as I had already fitted the rear axle !!!

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[kma176]

Engine and box mated and ready to sit under

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[kma176]

A bit of fiddling around to line up the K'frame bolts but she's all in there without too many scratches

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