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We have a very good contingent of British car nuts nearby. Great club and lots of shared wisdom.
The dash that came with the car was OK, but I didn't like the placement and choice of some of the switches and indicator lights. Unfortunately, the previous owner had epoxied the bezels of some of the indicators to the wood, and when I tried to remove them, some of the finish cracked. So I started playing around with different designs, and what I came up with seemed most useful for the gauges that came with the car. They, and the ones that would fit in the center, are smaller than TD/TC gauges, and I thought it distracting to look over to the side to monitor them. So I decided to place them in front of me for better vision. I still need to come up with something to go over on the right side and in the middle, between the switches and indicator lights. Thinking about the radio trim plate in the middle, and maybe a radio over on the right side. But that decision can wait a while.
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She tolerates me and my quirks well!
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Took Advantage of a warmer day today and completed the fuel and brake lines on the frame while the body is at the paint shop. Sitting on old wheels/tires; I have a set of new 15" tires and wheels waiting in the garage. Fuel tank will get installed next week. I'm assembling and painting the engine at a friend's shop and hope to install it and the transmission onto the frame next week. Once the body tub is set, I'll get to the wiring.
Getting there!
Getting there!
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Shhhh!
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Engine's painted! (No idea why it's posted sideways - proper orientation on the computer...)
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Thanks, Tom. Guess I musta enjoyed too much 'shine from my new still...
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Visited the paint shop yesterday; body tub has paint on underside and interior. All the prep work has been done, and the tub should be finished by the end of next week. (Painter has a day job.) The outer surface is really smooth - even the entire firewall area. I'm posting a few pictures, though it's hard to see much from them. The underside and the floor have a couple of coats of Rhino Liner and then color on top. All "raw" fiberglass surfaces have been coated, so there's little chance of fibers escaping (and blowing up my nose!) The painter (Randy) said he's extremely impressed with the integrity of the body; much better than any of the T-Buckets he's done. And he has a helper who has a lot of experience with boat work; he said the same thing.
The color, as I mentioned above, is Connaught Green - really dark. However, in the sunlight it really shows nicely. One of the pictures below shows some overspray where you can see the green tint.
The color, as I mentioned above, is Connaught Green - really dark. However, in the sunlight it really shows nicely. One of the pictures below shows some overspray where you can see the green tint.
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Thanks, Tom. He is good. Can even paint upside down, as shown in the pictures!
No idea why they posted upside down; they show up fine on the computer. As the body is on its side, the second and third pictures look OK. Tried to rotate them, but no luck.
No idea why they posted upside down; they show up fine on the computer. As the body is on its side, the second and third pictures look OK. Tried to rotate them, but no luck.
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OK - I had done that, but they didn't change. Just tried again, and it worked.
I HATE computers!!
I HATE computers!!
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Whew! Good to see that propane tank on the floor, and not on the ceiling.
If you want to read an epistle on why photos are *sometimes* rotated, depending on the device used, and update level of the device's software, and position of the moon, and temperature at the 12,000 foot level of Mt Kilimanjaro:
https://www.howtogeek.com/254830/why-your-photos-dont-always-appear-correctly-rotated/
If you want to read an epistle on why photos are *sometimes* rotated, depending on the device used, and update level of the device's software, and position of the moon, and temperature at the 12,000 foot level of Mt Kilimanjaro:
https://www.howtogeek.com/254830/why-your-photos-dont-always-appear-correctly-rotated/
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Something else I just noticed: Rotating the pictures makes it a right-hand-drive TF!
