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[minbin 69]

good luck..i went with damp cloths for welding the top edges of the skins and weld through just in the corners and the paint stayed fine for me

[ryan22_lgm]

good luck..i went with damp cloths for welding the top edges of the skins and weld through just in the corners and the paint stayed fine for me

I will do that!!!! Cheers mate

My splitrims are painted!

Not for the van for my daily!

[ryan22_lgm]

Right sprayed out the testers !

Smoke grey along the front, yukon top left and tweed grey top right! Now me and the family have ruled out yukon grey so it's between the other two I just can't decide I think I will leave it to the mrs later :s

[SAL 821X]

Shame i like the yukon the most then tweed grey and least smoke grey.

[Spud_133]

I preferred yukon grey too. Lol

[minipickup]

As I said, it has to be tweed!

[steven]

Not looked at this for a while great progress, tweed looks good !

[ryan22_lgm]

Cleaned up the rest of the door tonight on the inside and gave it a coat if zinc 182 need to drill the drain tubes in still!
Still undecided on colour I'm going to give them a polish and then make the decision ! Been talking engines with my dad's mate tonight (built lots in the 60s) and 1293 turbo is what we are aiming for no cut bulkhead and hidden intercooler to keep it looking standard !

Edited by ryan22_lgm, 18 October 2013 - 08:41 PM.

[ryan22_lgm]

Got done paint on the inside of the door today but had a slight issue with what looks like silicon reaction might be sumin to do with my overalls bleeding brakes the other day ! But it's not seen so it dosent matter!

Tweed grey ! Looks green in this pic in the sun/ rain it looks grey don't worry ! Aiming for this look!

I will get them joined together soon and paint the inside!! Still need to get another door ...

[ryan22_lgm]

Started stripping my engine down today :)

[666junky]

Awesome, is that the engine that came with the van?

[ryan22_lgm]

No i didn't get one with the van this ones out of my old bright green one ! Going to be fully rebuilt 1293/1330 turbo when done

[666junky]

i was going to say, if it was the engine that "was" in the van then be careful,  i seem to remember the former owner mentioning a few issues with it.

As you already know the engine then it sounds like its going to be an easy build :) So looking forwards to this being finished!

[ryan22_lgm]

Yeh that engine was taken out by the guy I bought it off I think for his minivan so I'm lucky then! It's coming along slowly

[SAL 821X]

Slowly, slowly, catchy monkey.

Got a few hours on mine tomorrow now i don't feel like im dying from man-flu!

Colour looks good mate.