Rico Posted October 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2015 So today I got the wings, nose cone, inside of the bonnet and around the tops of the engine bay painted. The engine bay itself will be going satin or matt black. Tomorrow will be topside of the bonnet, the headlights, bootlid and most likely the roof and door checks if I have time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rico Posted October 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 A bit more work done today but not quite as much as I'd planned. The louvres on the bonnet had a few bits of flaking paint which turned into having to strip them right back. Took the best part of an hour and a half so it set me back a fair bit. Finally got the bonnet in high build primer along with the headlamp covers which also had to be stripped right back. Once they were primed, I moved on to masking the roof and bootlid for painting. And painted them. That's today's little update, tomorrow will be flatting the high build and painting the bonnet and headlights. possibly get the doors off to do the checks if I have time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Topoff Posted October 6, 2015 Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 This car has a Coventry reg number, it could be an ex-works car. Â Have got a heritage certificate for if ? Â Laurence. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rico Posted October 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 (edited) This car has a Coventry reg number, it could be an ex-works car. Â Have got a heritage certificate for if ? Â Laurence. Â Sadly not Laurence, I got very little in the way of history with the car when I bought it. Is there any way of finding out from the chassis number? Â According to the chassis number decoder, my car was built at Solihull. (403283) Â Â The following chassis number series were used on Solihull-built cars, with all models mixed in the same series of numbers: a) 1980 m.y., April to September 1980: 400001 to 410918 (mostly limited edition models for North America) 1981 m.y., September 1980 to May 1981: 402027 to 405636 (402001 to 402026 built at Canley) c) 1981 m.y., with SAT in front of prefix, May to October 1981: 406001 to 408534 Edited October 6, 2015 by Rico Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rico Posted October 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 I had to work this morning so didn't get onto the TR until after lunch. Â Started by removing the masking from yesterday and checking over the roof and bootlid. I'm happy with them apart from a few bits of dirt that I'll sort out when it's time to start polishing. Â Â Moved on to the bonnet and headlights next and got the primer flattened ready to paint. I wasn't 100% happy with the front panel, it had a couple of silicon reactions so I flattened them out to re paint it while I was doing the bonnet. Â Â Â Â Â Â Doors off tomorrow to paint the quarters, door checks and the fuel filler panel. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rico Posted October 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2015 Had a day off from painting today and got the front end built up. Loving the red against the black details. Back to work on it tomorrow, doors off to paint the quarters and door checks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pogo Posted October 8, 2015 Report Share Posted October 8, 2015 Looking good! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TR NIALL Posted October 8, 2015 Report Share Posted October 8, 2015 Great Job your doing there,it's all coming together nicely,Enjoy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rico Posted October 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2015 Thankyou both. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rico Posted October 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2015 Had a couple of days away from the car but got back on it yesterday. Both doors are now off, sills are both cleaned up and any rust treated and primed. I focused on the passenger side quarter panel and door. The door had the usual rust along the bottom edge which I've cleaned up, treated and given a skim of filler. Ideally I want to replace the doors at some point but I've not found a pair yet that are decent and the seller doesn't want a fortune to deliver! The n/s quarter panel needed a little bit of work around the leading edge of the arch. I did that and sanded back a huge amount of stonechip paint from the sills, thankfully no horrors unearthed there. Next it was masked and high build primed. Once cured I flattened it back and re masked for painting. And painted. Followed by refitting of a few parts. Hoping to get the opposite quarter and passenger door painted tomorrow, the drivers door still needs a bit of work before I'm happy with it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rico Posted October 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 So now that I'm back at work, I'm not able to spend as much time on the car but I've still made a bit more progress. Both doors are now repaired, primed, smoothed and painted. The passenger door is fully rebuilt and back on the car which was a bit of milestone, seeing the car all one colour and built up. I still have the drivers side quarter to paint which I'm hoping I'll get done this weekend which will allow me to get the drivers door back on. That will just leave the engine bay to paint and interior to refit. Oh, I'm refurbishing a set of Mini Cooper S wheels for a friend so it would have been rude not have done this... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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