Project - Cosmos Eagle (New owner)

[wilkie senior]

Well

The Cosmos Eagle is now being stripped, cut apart & sorted properly

A tip, don t go to inspect a car coming out of the body shop when your recovering from a operation, and on crutches!!!!

Last thing I am wanting to do is post a rant re the previous bosy shop, I will keep that off the forum.

But outline:-
I am trying to get a full refund off the body shop concerned.
I cant afford going the legal route re money (MR2 & Guitars take all that)

Im not sure if the small claims court is worth a try, I will investigate.

I have presented the Body Shop concerned all the information photographs & opportunity to inspect at the new shop.

We shall see, but thanks to Matt Clarke in Walsall, Gavin-John Earnshaw for putting me in touch with Will Barker In Bradford for all their help obtaining rear sections for me to rebuild her.

Once Carl starts sending photos I will post them up charting the progress of the Cosmos Lady getting back to full beauty


examples of underneath the rear bumper




More



So shocking workmanship

with these




And other parts taking the opportunity to replace the rear cross member with this powder coated one


and some other goodies

I might even get these fitted Ive had lying around for years (I did buy them for Wilki the Younger when he had the Cosmos

[Draven]

That is some bad paintwork.

[wilkie senior]

Yep

lazy lazy workmanship, as i say don t go to review a spray job after a operation on crutches

the re birth is under way

[Draven]

Glad to hear it

[wilkie senior]

HI the Cosmos "Phoenix" is now in the spray shop

I still have a further communication to send to the previous cowboys! Colonel Huruph thanks for your help

So hopefully in a week or so should be able to take her home & get her put back together, while shoe like this I am hoping there will be pennies left to spruce up the sofa & chairs inside:-)

Will update ASAP

regards Brian

[wilkie senior]

well shes back, just need to put all the trim back to get it MOT'd

quick pics not even had a wash!


she found a friend on her travels




All solid metal now any rust cut out for what its cost me, phew... she should be good for another 20Years

I can start putting some nice goodies on, one thing im finding difficult is finding tryes for 16" 205/45x16 & 225/45 x16 that aren't a king ransom or ditch finders!

[wilkie senior]

well the rebirth is well under way now MOT sailed through phew!!!

So now Custom seats are on order should be ready week or 2, fresh yellow billies, new tyres, update on trim for the interior.

Will post photos of the repair & horror of the "bodgers"

Brian

[wilkie senior]

some of the horrors found

All cut out and fresh metal put in

Im still recovering from Cardiac Arrest of the wallet for all this

mind boggling, these guys got a award for their work!!!!

Mine is Cowboys of the decade!!




Filler for strength!!!


from



to this


Anyway shes having ADRs fitted today

After getting home Sunday morning 1.30am after a gig, up at 6am Sunday to get the seats out of the 2 & off to Mansfield to get my seats, door cards & gaiter



Hoping its fine on the trip back form the garage tonigh

Brian

[Vapid]

Those seats look awesome!

[Ryan S]

Oh dear! Mine was going the same way!! The sills were awful! Those seats do look great! Is that the covers you can buy?

[wilkie senior]

ell i jumped in opened the slush fund and got it done right

Got to leave the office but will put details up shortly

[wilkie senior]

HI Ryan

Yep this guy does them as covers so you can replace yours, i did a seat swap he re did his own, & i took him mine down

He repainted the runners the plate underneath everything a top job, a lovely chap too.

I realised how much mine had "submarined"

[Ryan S]

you got a link? Mine are in great condition but I wouldn't say no to a nicer colour.

[wilkie senior]

he does it on the side so to speak, i will PM you, dont want to overload the guy.

The nicest Latvian you could wish to meet, he had a business in Latvia doing this, but now works all hours in a sandwich factory

Regards

[Ryan S]

he does it on the side so to speak, i will PM you, dont want to overload the guy.

The nicest Latvian you could wish to meet, he had a business in Latvia doing this, but now works all hours in a sandwich factory

Regards

Those eastern Europeans are some of the hardest working people I've ever met. The guys doing my bodywork on the car run a garage next door to my recording studio. Their standard of work is incredible. I also have a polish who works for me as a guitar tech. Again, his standards really are the highest.

[wilkie senior]

Ive Faceache pm'd you Ryan, this guy I was impressed, he took out his seats of the 2 hes restoring, recovered the seats at short notice as i could come down 3 days earlier, he said no problem & cracked on.

As i say obvious hard working chap and a good skill level

[Ryan S]

Awesome mate, i'll give him a shout!

[wilkie senior]

got started on the interior, got the gear & handbrake gaiter to do, pulling out the centre trim Ive wrapped looks pants, new steering wheel on the way

[Ryan S]

Looks amazing mate. Totally swaying me to go the same colour!!

[Jaspa]

I approve