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by **stevo** » Wed 25.07.2007, 17:35

ah, peir pressure, it's been a while.

BIB!

by **Paul.P** » Wed 25.07.2007, 18:12

Doug wrote:
chris.t wrote:perhaps he's getting old like the rest of us and just wants to blend in

Or perhaps he's to old to be a bit adventureous

yes, and the hand squeezing his danglies is not his own any more!

Was it ever :shock:

by **chris.t** » Fri 27.07.2007, 23:10

has the poll finished now?

by **Michael** » Sun 29.07.2007, 08:03

I don'ty seem to be able to get my vote into the poll

I I love Stevo's choise for Orange because:
1. It is the Dutch National color (but then he should paint our majesty's Royal Lion on the backside of the car

)

and fix an orange tail to it as well like this one :-D

2. Its is nest best to the Mustard Yellow

by **Sy V** » Sun 29.07.2007, 09:39

Yes, orange would have been my choice too, and I really don't see why Stevo didn't go down this route:

He says, in jest and somewhat controversially.

by **chris.t** » Sun 29.07.2007, 09:43

uncanny resemblence, Sy :lol:

Stevo grow your hair long and curly and paint that car orange :lol:

by **stevo** » Sun 29.07.2007, 13:22

pacific blue with and orange lion rampent on one side a portrait of billy on his horse on the other.

mmmmm, no. not if i want half of glasgow to kill me and torch the car.

by **dapinky** » Mon 30.07.2007, 00:03

stevo wrote:pacific blue with and orange lion rampent on one side a portrait of billy on his horse on the other.

mmmmm, no. not if i want half of glasgow to kill me and torch the car.

Well then, just make sure you only go to the Rangers games, not Celtic, then you'll be okay :-D

by **stevo** » Mon 30.07.2007, 21:13

day 1. off to slow start as i had a bit of to tummy bug this weekend but i dragged my sorry ass out of bed and made a start.

by **chris.t** » Mon 30.07.2007, 21:26

stevo wrote:day 1. off to slow start as i had a bit of to tummy bug this weekend but i dragged my sorry ass out of bed and made a start.

weekend, tummy bug emmmmm
question where are the grilles from? you're right though - no going back now. I'll be really interested in how this project develops, good luck with it.

by **Paul.P** » Mon 30.07.2007, 21:31

Clearly your sense of adventure has returned Stevo, perhaps do all these grilles orange eh ? :wink:

by **Doug** » Mon 30.07.2007, 23:18

what the F are the grilles for??

certainly there's got to be better things to do then that?

by **stevo** » Tue 31.07.2007, 00:39

the grills are from a post facelift subaru impreza turbo uk. given the pattern that my laquer had started to peel off the bonnet i think that its heat build up thats be doing it. so to reduce under bonnet temp im fitting these second hand scooby vents off ebay :-D

. they have the same curve formed in them as an elan bonnet and once they are smoothed in i think they will work well.
that and im getting a hold of some heat matt stuff of a guy who laggs pipes in factorys, it's about 10mm thick foil backed insulation gear that im going to glue to the underside of the bonnet. this should reflect the heat away from my new paint.

you'll see :wink:

by **paulwatkins** » Tue 31.07.2007, 07:45

stevo wrote:....... this should reflect the heat away from my new paint.

.......and reflect it back into the engine that is trying to lose the heat!

Will this overstress the engine cooling system?

Just a thought!

by **stevo** » Tue 31.07.2007, 18:57

damn that looks good...www.bad350z.com/
anybody want to buy 2 litres of pacific blue paint?

by **stevo** » Tue 31.07.2007, 19:08

Day 2 got off to a shitty start when I had to drive across Glasgow to a shithole industrial estate to pick up a parcel which I had missed the delivery of at home, only to find that the parcel was due to be redelivered today - wasted journey. All other road users are twats and won't get out the way when I'm driving in a bad mood.

Anyhoo, I bought a new airline for the compressor and a couple of odds and ends and got started on sanding the panels I have removed. I've started to blend in the bonnet vents. Sand, fill, repeat..........

by **chris.t** » Tue 31.07.2007, 19:54

when it rains will the grilles have some sort of channel to safely get rid of the water or will it be additional cooling :lol:

by **Paul.P** » Tue 31.07.2007, 21:46

chris.t wrote:when it rains will the grilles have some sort of channel to safely get rid of the water or will it be additional cooling

Good point Chris, & one i should think Stevo has already addressed :wink:

, had a nephew who did similar thing..........couldn't drive it in the wet cause of water going under bonnet in all the electrics :!:

by **stevo** » Wed 01.08.2007, 00:13

im getting some heavy negative vibes here man

by **Doug** » Wed 01.08.2007, 01:54

well I have a gaping hole in the bonnet of my Evo 8 and it is no problem with rain. Granted the Elan can be more fickle with the electronics though.

Stevo, seems your bonnet is taking on the face of some nautical creature like a manatee or such . . .

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