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[Jared Mk3]

Looking good 

[72gt]

So, a bit of a thread revival here, and a sad story to tell , after being promised the earth at the body shop it was at , it became increasingly apparent that they were totally sh*te at anything to do with restoration and I wouldn’t trust them to work on a wheelbarrow , the shell came from there before they had time Completely destroy it.
I then was recommended another shop and the shell was taken there for them to have a look at and all sounded good and it was left there with the intention that it would started within four months , roll on 12 months and I get a call to say they were moving premises and had no storage and couldn’t give me a date for starting the job so there went another year of time wasted.Back home it came again.
The lesson learned here is don’t get sucked in with a good price....pay cheap and you pay twice ?
However the good news now is it’s now where I should have taken it in the first place , a brilliant mini specialist who have been exceptional throughout , and soon the shell will be in paint .  02C8DAEC-B86A-4529-8121-A54989CAE438.jpeg   69.03K   7 downloads

[72gt]

So this was the start of undoing the horrible mess made at the first body shop, the new panels fitted were so badly bashed about and poorly fitted that they had to come off ,tragic and painful I know but it’s been more cost effective to replace them rather than spend the hours trying to save them.  F94079B6-25B3-4411-891A-0C825AD5C12B.jpeg   66.5K   2 downloads  3BAA974D-7E1E-4291-8A05-F1D502067BE4.jpeg   75.24K   2 downloads  9FCDF363-7599-4C58-916C-54550F8F91A7.jpeg   69.63K   2 downloads

[johnR]

What a shame you've had your fingers burned - makes you wonder how these cowboys stay in business in these days of social media! Presumably you've restored all the parts to go back on by now once the shell's ready for them?

[72gt]

A very important lesson learned, I have more or less got everything ready for re assembly, going to need a new loom as the old one is brittle, still got the interior to clean up and new foam for the seat bases , really struggling to find carpets in lime flower, I suspect I will have to opt for a black set if I can’t find anything  0EDD8BE9-537A-4DAC-8623-004EFEA82727.jpeg   58.59K   1 downloads  3FFF12AF-8CC9-40BB-BFD3-351911924810.jpeg   45.48K   1 downloads  F79F433B-8336-417A-A110-2ED1245D96F8.jpeg   29.55K   1 downloads  66F5F2F3-D33A-48A9-999E-0F5DE2DF0D9D.jpeg   37.67K   0 downloads  6C7FDDF9-B0DB-4BA2-8D84-7282BA864AF5.jpeg   40.23K   0 downloads

[72gt]

More progress  085F15F9-0C1D-4CE4-BD62-F5731EF62180.jpeg   43.22K   0 downloads  B67BFF38-776E-420C-B546-3CBAD818E024.jpeg   50.78K   0 downloads  E464E96B-FDF6-4A69-B8C5-33F6478FD4C4.jpeg   33.42K   0 downloads  707EB945-34AB-4F27-958B-E42D2A213314.jpeg   46.78K   0 downloads  9C135FD0-116F-49C9-BB4F-1471934AC3DF.jpeg   47.4K   0 downloads

[Ben_O]

Well that looks like a much better job.

It's a shame you have had issues with the previous people but looks like you have found the right person for the job now.

 

Cheers

Ben

[72gt]

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[72gt]

And the latest progress pictures are of the underside zinc primed , seam sealed and protected with Upol Raptor with colour tint added  4FA7F9BD-5B71-4597-97D6-08557CFAACB6.jpeg   36.99K   1 downloads  7D7DB5E9-F9B9-4DE9-B227-79489BDFABB6.jpeg   41.65K   2 downloads  219F35BE-F391-47EA-8A7C-41F321FF2661.jpeg   30.44K   1 downloads  A797F44E-25BD-43CE-8ADF-B95F3C14B8A5.jpeg   25.54K   0 downloads  4AD3FABD-3A4C-4A9C-B047-E8216459A6AC.jpeg   15.28K   1 downloads  B02700DE-2236-4D89-845A-7FE54D1863BA.jpeg   44.68K   2 downloads  EC325F54-BFFF-40C1-85D5-04A23CE0C337.jpeg   57.85K   1 downloads  2AF5FB86-ED8A-4DF4-93CD-76504C0054BC.jpeg   70.45K   0 downloads  36017D99-1FA9-48BC-9EA2-39ED717011AD.jpeg   34.82K   0 downloads  03795370-5617-4F5B-9CE6-E0C0758AB3A7.jpeg   58.11K   0 downloads  2C451B3C-939E-4C4B-B8D7-ED76DB7BA529.jpeg   59.68K   0 downloads

[Jase]

Looks fantastic, I think I started my thread about the same time as you and you are probably further on than me :) keep the pics coming.

[minimissions]

This GT looks awesome, what a shell and the work is spot on.

[bpirie1000]

Don't loose faith..... sun will be here again and late night building is awesome.....

[g111mds]

Difficult times with the other body shops, but making great progress now :)

[Verderad]

Where in Wales are you? I’m in Porthcawl, any recommendations on body shop for final paint welcome.

[72gt]

Where in Wales are you? I’m in Porthcawl, any recommendations on body shop for final paint welcome.

I live in Denbigh, North Wales, and the company that’s repairing mine is taking care of the paint .

Edited by 72gt, 06 January 2019 - 04:58 PM.