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by **jimbob** » Sat 24.03.2007, 00:53

Got the shell into primer tonight, tomorrow and maybe Sunday will be lots of prep and possibly even in colour by the end of the weekend. :smt023

by **Dico** » Sat 24.03.2007, 09:18

Good effort Jamie. Hows the family doing?

I promise I will look into that ducting for you soon :oops:

by **Monty** » Sat 24.03.2007, 10:52

WoW

Is that your own spray booth?

Oh got to do it in midnight blue, so i can buy it of u when u come to sell it next year :-D

by **surfboardfiller** » Sat 24.03.2007, 19:41

Wow! what a project, I should have bought another bodyshell in the Lotus January sale and taken it up there! Although you are doing a fantastic Job!

by **Costas** » Sat 24.03.2007, 20:49

I shall be watching this thread as much as I can and will keep dreaming that one day I may have the Home-space and time to do the same to the Sh4rk.

by **jimbob** » Sun 25.03.2007, 01:59

Monty wrote:WoW

Is that your own spray booth?

Oh got to do it in midnight blue, so i can buy it of u when u come to sell it next year

Hey Monty do you think Im made of money? :smt009

How about Midnight black ! :banana:

and not for sale :smt018

Oh if anyone's interested Spraybake do a nice line of external low bake ovens for your back garden starting at approx £40k (subject to planning and enviromental regulations) :smt044

by **jimbob** » Sun 25.03.2007, 02:15

Dico wrote:Good effort Jamie. Hows the family doing?
I promise I will look into that ducting for you soon

R U trying to stir it Paul ?

Or is there a web cam in my house? :smt014

by **surfboardfiller** » Sun 25.03.2007, 13:45

jimbob wrote:
Monty wrote:WoW

Is that your own spray booth?

Oh got to do it in midnight blue, so i can buy it of u when u come to sell it next year

Hey Monty do you think Im made of f##king money?

How about Midnight black ! and not for sale

Oh if anyone's interested Spraybake do a nice line of external low bake ovens for your back garden starting at approx £40k (subject to planning and enviromental regulations)

Better off with a greenhouse, less risk of melting the car :wink:

by **jimbob** » Sun 25.03.2007, 23:58

11.30 Sunday night now and seems like the first time Ive sat down since Friday morning, managed to get the shell painted though. My fingers ache after spending the best part of 17 hours rubbing down shell with 800grit wet or dry - wet of course. For anyone thats interested, shell primed with standox 2k high solids primer then painted with 3 coats of standox brilliant black basecoat and finished off with 2 coats of standox 2k crystal clear laquer and then baked at 60 degrees c for 90 mins. Monday will see a few hours spent with the machine polisher not that there's much to do, the finish was pretty good off the gun!

So all I have to do now is : 2 doors
1 bonnet
1 front top shell
1 boot lid
1 spoiler
1 hood stowage lid
2 head lamp pods
2 bumpers
1 fuel flap

Hope Ive got enough colour to see that lot through!

Anyway having painted the shell I can now concentrate on starting the big change over of parts :shock:

The rest will be painted at a later date :smt023

by **paulwatkins** » Mon 26.03.2007, 07:45

That looks awesome! What a great job!

Keep it up jimbob, I really look forward to seeing the project coming together!

Have you got any timescales for completion?

by **jimbob** » Mon 26.03.2007, 12:43

paulwatkins wrote::shock: That looks awesome! What a great job!

Keep it up jimbob, I really look forward to seeing the project coming together!

Have you got any timescales for completion?

Yes one day! :shock:

Then I can sit back admire my car and :beer:

by **Gazza** » Mon 26.03.2007, 12:58

Jimbob

Your car is looking superb in Midnight Black. I'm sure it will be better than new by the time you finish.

Monty looks like if you want a car in Midnight Blue, you will still have to see me :wink:

Gary

by **surfboardfiller** » Mon 26.03.2007, 13:25

A high quality bit of work there Jimbob! and all in time for the good weather!

by **jimbob** » Mon 26.03.2007, 15:44

A bit premature but my folks are just back from the states and went well out of their way to get these for me. Am I delighted or what!
:banana:

by **Enright** » Mon 26.03.2007, 16:46

Cor that's good! Do you mind posting how much you paid for the idler and tensioner pulleys?

Ah. I see you have done now. :wink:

What shocks me is how quickly the work is progressing.

by **Monty** » Mon 26.03.2007, 17:31

Superb work and got to be A1 Elan when complete

by **Doug** » Wed 28.03.2007, 03:44

Holy Shnikeys :shock:

just found this thread

wow, what a fun excellent job you have going!

I will be watching with envy.

secretly hoping the twin smoke-grey stripes will appear down the car soon . . .

by **jimbob** » Wed 28.03.2007, 17:21

Just spent the last couple of days flatting and polishing new shell.
(1500dry - 3000wet on palm sander then machine polish)
Tryed to take pic to show shine but just unfortunately too much glare, photo just doesnt do justice! Posted anyway :smt080

by **Dico** » Wed 28.03.2007, 17:26

Jamie, you do know you can't stop with just the bodywork?
Hethel retrim, Samco hoses, brake upgrade?

Is you lookin at me coz I is black?

by **johnny** » Wed 28.03.2007, 19:39

Dico could be right.. then finish her off with a lovely set of black wheels just like mine. Dico wishes he had wheels like mine, dont you Dico... :lol:

Keep up the very good work. :smt023

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