Project Orange and Black

Guy · Post by **Guy** » Fri Aug 12, 11 7:31 pm

Its been almost two years since I last made a post on here, I have done the odd bit honest..

No big report today I will have to sit down and do one at some point maybe

Anyhow I have spent all day in the garage trying to be busy, so here is what I have done today.

At least if I ever Bananarama!, it will stop now

Guy · Post by **Guy** » Fri Aug 12, 11 7:35 pm

Stupid missing page

Mick · Post by **Mick** » Sat Aug 13, 11 12:30 am

looks good Guy, be a nice stiff shell with the post.
What weight saving with the brakes and are they 4.5 pcd ?, also remind me on the motor spec.
Mick

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Sat Aug 13, 11 9:12 am

Great (and informative) photographs Guy.

Ivor · Post by **Ivor** » Sat Aug 13, 11 12:05 pm

Those welded in bolts are a bit scarey! Great to have an update Guy!

Post by **TyreFryer** » Sun Aug 14, 11 6:49 pm

Good to see you getting stuck into your boxes of new parts Guy.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sun Aug 14, 11 8:46 pm

Nice work on the photos and commentary Guy, it all made perfect sense even to me!

Guy · Post by **Guy** » Sat Aug 27, 11 11:14 am

Thanks for the comments, i will take some photos and get them posted soon

Guy · Post by **Guy** » Fri May 18, 12 5:31 pm

Well I have made little progress on this for some time as my body is officially Bananarama!, knees, feet, back and shoulder which I dislocated at work the other week

I pulled the car out of the garage at the begining of April and it doesn't seemed to have stopped raining since

I have never want the paint finish to be perfect ( trust me its a long way from there

) there were some issues that needed to be sorted

The trunk lid is now painted and fitted, thanks to Mick who sent me some photos of how he attached his. I still have to mount the bonnet and I am not looking forward to that

I repainted the rear quater as all the paint was peeling off, it doesn't look to bad for a rattle can

All new fibreglass front end awaiting paint which will be painted satin black for now(because I have loads of cans)

Just started on the wiring from scratch which will be fun

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Fri May 18, 12 7:11 pm

Getting there mate! The hood isn't too bad a job once you get going, I normally start at the rear corners and work forward. I'd use the large Dzus fasteners on a bonnet and you'll want 10 of them. I find using the pre made brackets is easiest even if you have to alter them, making the whole lot from scratch is a pain. Give me a call if you need any advice, 'cos I know most of the tricks, I've fitted hundreds of 'em!

Rich · Post by **Rich** » Fri May 18, 12 8:17 pm

wicked cowl Guy,, love that front end look.. 6 or 8 inches ???

Jon Connolly · Post by **Jon Connolly** » Fri May 18, 12 8:35 pm

looks Good Guy

Mick · Post by **Mick** » Fri May 18, 12 8:52 pm

I opted for pins on the front, i fixed my old bonnet with dzus fasteners and it was a pain in the arse.
Looking good Guy, be nice to see it go down the track.
Mick

Cannonball · Post by **Cannonball** » Fri May 18, 12 9:01 pm

Rich wrote:wicked cowl Guy,, love that front end look.. 6 or 8 inches ???

with estimations like that rich, no wonder she did one,

Guy · Post by **Guy** » Fri May 18, 12 11:03 pm

Blue wrote:Getting there mate! The hood isn't too bad a job once you get going, I normally start at the rear corners and work forward. I'd use the large Dzus fasteners on a bonnet and you'll want 10 of them. I find using the pre made brackets is easiest even if you have to alter them, making the whole lot from scratch is a pain. Give me a call if you need any advice, 'cos I know most of the tricks, I've fitted hundreds of 'em!

I was going to use dzus fasteners but after chatting with Jon (Turnip) at the easter thunderball I decided to go with six of http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AEROCATCH-Plu ... 5644aebc70 they keep his hood on well into the nines so thats more than enough for me

Rich spot on mate 8"