NEW CAR AGAIN.... 1956 Bristol 405 CHASSIS - 4106. 405GMT

[hesketh786]

Thank you Andrew !

Hahhaha yes which one of the two ?!

Yes - been slaving away at it with every spare second I get !

I polished the front nose this evening - take a look at the results, i cannot wait for the whole car to look like that !

How are you Andrew, you and the motors keeping well ?

Best
h

[Raymond]

That looks smart!

If you have the courage to do it, then polish the whole car.! It will look more expensive than it is!

[hesketh786]

Hiya Raymond !

Hope you are keeping well.

Thank you very much ! I will be doing the whole car !
And my other 3 Bristols to match !

best
h

[Raymond]

You have four Bristols?

No wonder they are getting rare...you have them all!!

(No worries...Bristols should always come in pairs!)

[hesketh786]

indeed sir !

405,407,408 and a 411s3 !

I got bitten by the bug !

best
h

[AndrewA]

Car looks great and polished section excellent .
All quiet with my cars - just occasional drives. Am doing up a house and that's consuming almost all my time at the moment.
Best wishes
Andrew

[hesketh786]

Thanks so much Andrew ! Really appreciate it !

Oh thats nice to hear - hows the Bristol running ?

Yes i can imagine so ! House renovation is very time consuming, hopefully you
will be over it all soon.

Take care sir,

best
h

[hesketh786]

Hello all

Hope you are well

My woodworker has some spare time so time to start on the ash frame on the 405

does any one have templates of the frame so that he can replicate them and replace my rotten ash.


Does anyone know if SLJ or the Bristol Club have any templates ?

Please let me know !

Thanks all

Hesketh

[405dh]

Originally Posted by hesketh786

Hello all

Hope you are well

My woodworker has some spare time so time to start on the ash frame on the 405

does any one have templates of the frame so that he can replicate them and replace my rotten ash.


Does anyone know if SLJ or the Bristol Club have any templates ?

Please let me know !

Thanks all

Hesketh

Hi Hesketh,

Having just acquired 405 C/N0: 4012 Regn: PCD 405 I also need to repair / replace all the woodwork.
Did you manage to find any template or suchlike for your woodworker to refer to?
I'm just starting to remove the old paintwork to bring back to bare aluminium. I plan to use combination of hot air gun / blow torch / paint stripper. Initial trials with the blow torch and stripper are promising, though I'm very scared of causing any damage to the aluminium through excessive heat.
I plan to get removable panels, such as doors, soda blasted.
Any comments / advice on these methods much appreciated!

Regards,
Chris.