tiny and stephen get there first project and its a 20 millionth edition

now painted with 5 coats of 2k black
owen n w







WANTED PRE 67 HUB CAPPS SET OF 4 OR WHY

 

to day the new replacement hub cap clips arrived , we didnt have the tool to fitt them with factory rivets , so we used standard rivets . i let colm do this as it was his first time using one , another bit of experience ,
he also stripped the front hubs and brakes and rebuilt them with all new parts for the first time on his OWN , just shows he was watching and listening ,
we then refitted the wheels




adjusting the brakes him self
1 rear wheel needed 2 new clips the front 2 wheel s needed all 5 on each wheel ,

 

decided to fit the adjustable coil over s to the back of the buggy instead of the front , perfect fit , greased up the king link pins beam etc

 

finally got the engine in 12v engine to a 6 volt box , plenty of good advice from caddy and shane , thanks chaps . all the bits of the engine now stripped engine degreased and cleaned , order new tin wear 2 shrouds and all bottom tins as well as the pinon shaft bush to convert from 6 volt to 12 for the starter ,fitted complete clutch kitt as well owen nw
perfect exhaust and heat exchangers not needed for this as iam fitting dual cannons

 

sold the 2 heat exchangers , worked out great cause it paid for my new dual cannons for the buggy , well second hand ones lol
new sexy tin wear


wrong starter bush asked for the one to convert from 6 v to 12 this is what irrived and labled wrong to , but to be fair jk sorted it in 2 mins graet service again

ready for a coat of paint



these are ready too

original 6 volt 1500cc complete engine turns over nicely
the original owner told me the make of the exhaust system , i don t like it ,



not the hole that i have to repair

owen nw

 

well to day i sanded all the tin wear, scotch brighted the new tin wear , then sprayed it all with eitch primer , when dry sprayed it all with FANTA GREEN VERY BRIGHT LOL .
painted the block with silver , fixed the end of the manifold pipe welded it up with new metal . ALso the new replacement 6v to 12 v bush arrived supper SERVICE FROM JUST =KAMPERS











£5 in tesco s PERFECT FOR MIXING PAINT OWEN N W

 

replaced the starter bush and replaced the engine with a little help from TINY , then realised i cleaned up a dud starter . and trail fitted the new 2nd hand dual cannons great looking they are .
then tiny showed me he lost his first tooth lol owen nw and tiny

tinys bug behind him

fitting the 17 mm nuts or as he calls them the wan seven things


spannering away



my tooth fell out lol

 

Awesome i now will call 17 mm nuts the wan seven things

 

lol i no wouldnt it be great to be that young and happy again thanks owen n tiny

 

one down 3 more needed owen nw

 

out in the day light , few bits left to do top the chassis , i need a couple of gaskets fro the exhaust , so while am waiting i make a start on the body ,

wheres the floor lol

a few crack minor one s but still need surgery #


colms mates help

cut a slit on the head of the bolt so i could hold it with a screwdriver

same on the other side

 

well today i sanded down one side of the body with 120 10 80 discs to get the ole paint and primer of back to the gel coat , which is in fair shape .
i tracked out the cracks using the grinder and 1 mm disc, and there was plenty to do lol .
then filled up the cracks and surrounding areas ,
i the cut the support bar that holds the petrol tank in , am going to modify this so the tank can come in and out , its a ***** the
why it is now ,
and it needs a good flush out and painted , also took of the front indicators and broke one rear light taking it out was changing them anyway lol DOH

 

SHOWN SOME OLE DAMAGE

 

TRUSTEY OLE ONION BOARD

 

Those onion boards are worth there asking price

I know the effort your going through with that shell dude
I used to fit and repair a lot of fiberglass bodykits on a regular basis and the time and effort that needs to go into them never shows on the finished product

If it was a crack id use glass fibre mat and resin
If it was a deep gouge id use a mix of upol easy sand and chopped fibre resin
Most often id end up 80 gritting the whole lot then slapping on upol easy sand and blocking and papering the lot by hand


It used to ******* me right off when i spent a week doing that and getting parts painted in time for the sat night racing
Then sunday afternoon they would pitch back up after losing the bottom of the front bumper and cracking the side skirts

The money was good as a second earner but it tought me to hate prepping bodywork

 

i no where you r coming from para , by the way WHATS THE CRACK HOWS THE FORM . i ve started sanding the small areas of filler as i run out of 80 100 120 da discs to remove the paint on the ps side , like u say its a pig of a job but someone has to do it , it will be worth it in the end , at least i dont have to spend time WELDING IT LOL owen nw

 

spent 4 hours sanding the ps it seemed to be harder than the ds .
then skimmed up the bits here too only this side needed very little , to day should see the last of the filling well hopefully lol
what a big difference owen nw









about 4 inches in from thr front panel on the flat of the bonnet, they was a ridge in the mould but not on the ps , so i leveled it out , again made a big difference
owen n w

 

I love the shape of the mantaray shell. They are even cooler with a corvair engine in the tail though.

 

well to day finished the last of the rubbing and filling , and 3 coats of high build primer 2k , 2 parts primer 1 part activator and 10 mm of rocket ,
turned out very well now with the primer i can see some bits that need stoppering , which will be done when the primer is fully flattened , agin top tip £5 blender from tesco s is great fro mixing paint ESPECIALLY 2K PRIMER THAT SINKS TO THE BOTTOM OF THE TIN , THE BLENDER MIXES IT ALL UP SO ITS NICE AND THICK , OWEN NW




LOOKS ILKE IT SNOWED

 

All that prep will be worth it in the end
What colour is it going?