Basil's Ramblings

I have been wet-sanding the frame (sometimes called bird cage) on teh Etype. I took the bird cage off the car (4 pieces) and took to a local paint shop to have it stripped and primered, then I took the pieces back home where I am wet-sanding them myself. After I get them sanded I will take them back to get painted. (By sanding myself I'm saving a ton of money because it's such a tedious job)

I finally got around to refitting my EType gas tank. I first had the tank boiled out and coated with a rubberized tank coating to prevent rusting on the inside. Then I use glass bead media to strip the old paint and, while I know it isn't "original" I painted the tank with POR-15 to give it an extra bit of durability and rust resistance. I also applied some Road Kill sound dampening material in the boot where the tank sits.

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I am going to start working on my E-Type again and will try to document things here, in this blog.

Plan to attend international car show tomorrow. The new Lotus will be there. I will have my Canon 7D in tow!

Well, another Christmas has come and gone. Yesterday was Christmas and we had the whole clan over. The son's and daughter-in-law came out Christmas Eve and spent the night so we could all get up early and open presents! I already knew what my "main" present was - a Canon 7D. My wife agreed to let me buy it early with the provision that I would let her wrap it and put it under the tree. I also got a couple of nice Hawaiian shirts from my SIL who just got back from Oahu. Mary and I ...