new projet 2 tone

[mk1 dal]

hi , i sold my white over gray car and took this car in as a trade in for something to do over the winter months . its not to bad at all only needing the rear arch doing rust wise .

pics off car after a bloody good mopping





wanting to keep the cost down on this project i used an old front wing for a replacement for the rear arch , the profile is spot on but is only good for about 40 mm of lip edge anymore and you will need the replacement arch of ebay or the n12 cherry arch what Paul woods discovered fits years ago .

arch cut out



tacked in then fully welded .





the rear arch return fabricated and welded in and blended with the arch





lining out for the 2 tone , 6mm and 3 mm lining tape used for the arch profiles , the original paint was flatted first and then bar coated then 2 packed primed ready for the base coat .



in base coat





then clear coat put on and unwrapping the result and loving it , the blue is super editions blue and its a fabulous colour .

hope you like it , i do









click on pic to see vid









gary

[wilki]

The two tone has come off fantastically, you must be chuffed with it

Very nice mk1, intrested to see what else you do to her

[mk1 dal]

hi thanks mate , i not sure what to do about the wheels . i could polish the tear drops or go for some deep dish wheels . the pin strips are going to be gold to match the original blue colour . the engine bay needs cleaning up and i have started already with pics to follow soon .

gary

[wilki]

Deep dish alloys, do it!!!

yea the gold should go well

[wilkie senior]

DEEP DISH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol

[PW@Woodsport]

Nice job on the arch repair, but it looks like you painted straight over the sideskirts and seals in situ? Is it still white under there?

Naughty naughty

Looks nice though.

[Tiger Tim]

Great job. Looks fantastic .Just wondering is there a ridge between Blue & White & how do you blend it in?.

T.

[mk1 dal]

Nice job on the arch repair, but it looks like you painted straight over the sideskirts and seals in situ? Is it still white under there?

Naughty naughty

Looks nice though.

hi paul , not been naughty mate . i painted the bottom first, removed all the kit and front splitters as the drivers side was damaged and replaced with a new one . i then refitted the lot with a few fixings so i could paint it easier and get a even spray on the kit to match the main body .

gary

[mk1 dal]

Great job. Looks fantastic .Just wondering is there a ridge between Blue & White & how do you blend it in?.

T.

hi tim , there is a ridge between the blue and white but its very slight , the only way to blend it in is to lacquer the sides of the car , this will then seal over the ridge , but i would have the do the whole car so it matched up . this will be done over x mas when i change the white to 040 white in stead of 043 white .

[PW@Woodsport]

Nice job on the arch repair, but it looks like you painted straight over the sideskirts and seals in situ? Is it still white under there?

Naughty naughty

Looks nice though.

hi paul , not been naughty mate . i painted the bottom first, removed all the kit and front splitters as the drivers side was damaged and replaced with a new one . i then refitted the lot with a few fixings so i could paint it easier and get a even spray on the kit to match the main body .

gary

Good man Gary, being a painter myself it's a personal hate of mine when people just paint over things like that , top job

[pk_090]

OH MY GOD!
That looks awesome Gary!

[mk1 dal]

hi thanks for comments guys . now the holidays are here and 2 weeks off and plenty of time on my hands i can get more done on the car , suspension and brakes . the engine bay is now coming along and cleaned up nice .






still lots to do but its getting there .

gary

[Finn]

Me likey.

[muckyman]

Me likey.

Me too. A lot.

[muckyman]

is it just me, or does the drivers side headlight need realigned a little to close up the gap between the lid and the bumper?
(still loving the paint scheme)

[0233winch]

Love what you've done! the arches didn't look to bad your lucky mine are awful.

[mk1 dal]

is it just me, or does the drivers side headlight need realigned a little to close up the gap between the lid and the bumper?
(still loving the paint scheme)

well spotted mate ,its the cover on the p1$$ and it needs resetting .

got some new pics i took today .








and my new car im doing up for tatton show .

[jumpman33]

Love the colour of your new one, definately my favourite!
Swap mine for that one when you've done with it after tatton

[Lauren]

It looks good enough from a distance, the pics are very low res.

What's it like?

[mk1 dal]

It looks good enough from a distance, the pics are very low res.

What's it like?

its very good body wise with very very little corrosion and runs a treat but the paint looks tried with slight peel on the bonnet . it did machine polish up but it still needs a fresh paint job to be right .