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Goodbye Silver, hello **PISTACHIO**. Re-spray time!
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by tweetdriver63 » Tue 22.07.2008, 03:39
Kier, I'm not a fan of the color (as you might have gathered), but I must admit it looks a whole lot better sprayed on the real car. Nice work. It's always good to be unique, and I'm sure your car will be noticed when you're on the road. Hope it's not the coppers, though.
Chris
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by theelanman » Tue 22.07.2008, 20:26
gold horizontal stripe round its middle.....with white under....
its an elan sprint
its an elan sprint
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by Paul.P » Tue 22.07.2008, 21:18
Nige wrote: I for one like the colour.
So do i Nige !, just thought it needed a stripe or something to break it up /
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by Nige » Tue 22.07.2008, 22:34
Don't disagree with the stripe at all, think it will be broken up when the maskings off and all the trim etc is back, black will sit nicely against the green.
Quite like the elanmans idea of a 2 tone sprint scheme though using the body line as the colour division.
Quite like the elanmans idea of a 2 tone sprint scheme though using the body line as the colour division.
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by tweetdriver63 » Wed 23.07.2008, 02:09
Nige wrote:Don't disagree with the stripe at all, think it will be broken up when the maskings off and all the trim etc is back, black will sit nicely against the green.
Quite like the elanmans idea of a 2 tone sprint scheme though using the body line as the colour division.
Perhaps somebody will photoshop it for you.
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by theelanman » Wed 23.07.2008, 08:26
heres a baby elan.....in the sprint scheme
one drop head and fixed head.....
one drop head and fixed head.....
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by dapinky » Wed 23.07.2008, 08:55
That reminds me of just how pretty they are!
(My old S4 SE was in the Gold Leaf colours - started off as a coupe, then had the roof chopped).
It's interesting from the pictures - none of them with the standard wheels..........
..........but those Minilites look great.
(My old S4 SE was in the Gold Leaf colours - started off as a coupe, then had the roof chopped).
It's interesting from the pictures - none of them with the standard wheels..........
..........but those Minilites look great.
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by GeoffSmith » Wed 23.07.2008, 08:58
Shame about the gold stripe at the back of number 2. 
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by Stef » Wed 23.07.2008, 10:05
Makes me think of nuts..
Men are like a fine wine.
They begin as grapes, and it's up to women to stomp the sh * t out of them until they turn into something acceptable to have dinner with.
They begin as grapes, and it's up to women to stomp the sh * t out of them until they turn into something acceptable to have dinner with.
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by theelanman » Wed 23.07.2008, 10:14
the top two pics show the car on aftermarket minilites
the last pic shows the car on lotus std alloys.......
fitted as and extra in 71~72...then fitted as std 73 on.....
the last pic shows the car on lotus std alloys.......
fitted as and extra in 71~72...then fitted as std 73 on.....
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by dapinky » Wed 23.07.2008, 10:28
Ah, i didn't realise the alloys went to a standard fitment on the elan (only on the plus 2) - mine was a 'G' plate so i had the steel 'knock-ons'.
The minilites look nice though
The minilites look nice though
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by carryondentist » Wed 23.07.2008, 12:21
I think that looks great! Well done for being brave.
I disagree about putting a two-tone and stripe on as well - leave it as it is. I have yet to see a M100 with it done well.
I disagree about putting a two-tone and stripe on as well - leave it as it is. I have yet to see a M100 with it done well.
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by Monty » Wed 23.07.2008, 18:25
carryondentist wrote:I disagree about putting a two-tone and stripe on as well - leave it as it is. I have yet to see a M100 with it done well.
Someone did one on the Gold leaf theme and it looked s**t, for some reason two tone doesn`t seem to work on the M100
Be good to see the finished product
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by Rambo » Wed 23.07.2008, 20:50
Monty wrote:carryondentist wrote:I disagree about putting a two-tone and stripe on as well - leave it as it is. I have yet to see a M100 with it done well.
Someone did one on the Gold leaf theme and it looked s**t, for some reason two tone doesn't seem to work on the M100
Be good to see the finished product
This car was up for sale a couple of years ago Monty - a guy from Burton-on-Trent IIRC ? And you're right - it looked shite - as we say up in these parts.
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by addict » Wed 23.07.2008, 21:40
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you keeping the bumper green or going black like this one ?
your car looks the bomb
you keeping the bumper green or going black like this one ?
your car looks the bomb
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by Kier » Wed 23.07.2008, 22:29
Cheers all for your comments so far, I was expecting a bit of a difference of opinion, but I did think generally it wouldn’t be a popular colour so it's good to hear there are a few fans.
As for the debate about the stripe to make it look like the Elan sprint, I’m not going to be doing that for the moment. My plan with the colour and clear indicators is to make it look a bit more modern and I think to then also try and add the sprint element to the car wouldn’t really work (in my opinion) as that’s more of a retro look which I don’t want.
Nige’s comment about “the colour being broken up when the masking is off and all the trim is back” is spot on!!! I have this picture below which demonstrates that. I was going to leave off any half finished pics and wait until it’s all back together but thought I may as well stick this one on.
Still needs to be t-cut & polished, plus there are a few bits of over-spray to clean off the tyres, but you get the idea as to roughly how it will look!
I have clear indicators to fit on front and the rear (clear side repeaters are already on), plus the wheels will be done a dark metallic Gray in the next few weeks. As I write a full leather interiors is also on its way to me from Taiwan , courtesy of kmckmc.
I think it will look pretty good, but as with everything ‘one mans meat is another mans poison’ as they say!
As for the debate about the stripe to make it look like the Elan sprint, I’m not going to be doing that for the moment. My plan with the colour and clear indicators is to make it look a bit more modern and I think to then also try and add the sprint element to the car wouldn’t really work (in my opinion) as that’s more of a retro look which I don’t want.
Nige’s comment about “the colour being broken up when the masking is off and all the trim is back” is spot on!!! I have this picture below which demonstrates that. I was going to leave off any half finished pics and wait until it’s all back together but thought I may as well stick this one on.
Still needs to be t-cut & polished, plus there are a few bits of over-spray to clean off the tyres, but you get the idea as to roughly how it will look!
I have clear indicators to fit on front and the rear (clear side repeaters are already on), plus the wheels will be done a dark metallic Gray in the next few weeks. As I write a full leather interiors is also on its way to me from Taiwan , courtesy of kmckmc.
I think it will look pretty good, but as with everything ‘one mans meat is another mans poison’ as they say!
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