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28-01-11, 01:09 PM
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Hi All,
Greg – excellent link to the mini headlamps page, thanks! Janne – you’re accurate in your understanding, I am a novice! And I therefore appreciate all the helpful advice you have provided! I will be down at my parents house next weekend so will hopefully upload some photos and you can see the current condition. My father’s original intention was to strip the paint to the bare aluminium and then treat with a protective coating (no paint respray), but as we strip the paint off it looks like this will not be possible (too many small scratches etc.) A professional paint job might well be the way forwards, but for now we will continue to do as much as we can ourselves. One more question, as the car is not garaged, but under a gazebo-type marquee (no sides), could anyone recommend a reputable external car cover manufacturer? Hopefully get some photos uploaded end of next week. 
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28-01-11, 01:18 PM
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Protech Shelters UK: Car / Van Garage / Boat Cover -PS-788-200, Car Cover and Storage >> click for product listings, PS-788-200
or cheap rubbish 6m x 3m GAZEBO EZ Pop Up Instant Marquee Canopy Tent B on eBay (end time 06-Feb-11 09:00:56 GMT) I bought the latter and the snow destroyed it :-(
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28-01-11, 01:32 PM
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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog....8/10/slr-3.jpg
If you like the idea of polished aluminium, maybe you could be the first to have a vinyl wrap on a Bristol ! you can get chrome !! Or this one http://gallery.seloc.org/albums/user...DSCN3854LR.jpg Maybe for Cass ! Oop's wrong link I mean't this one - quite like matt black Google Image Result for http://i.ytimg.com/vi/hhHDEMy9geY/0.jpg Last edited by Kevin H; 29-01-11 at 03:35 AM. Reason: Merged three consecutive posts
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29-01-11, 05:21 PM
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The Protech shelter looks rally good, and at a very good price!
Untill my Garage is finished (June) I need to protect the paint on my car (quite sunny here), so I orderd an Auto Storm Classic cover, to arrive at the same time as the car. Yes please, lots of pics! Another thing I did on my headlamps was that I bought bowls made from black plastic. Will not rust. The front grill is quite easy to dismantle. I took it to pieces, replaced the tube spacers with new ones I made, and painted the pieces individually. One thing I learned is that in the area where the sheet aluminium attaches to the inner wings (just under the edge of the bonnet) a very common fault is that people fill the join between the wing panel and inner-wing panel. (I hope this makes sense?) so it is smooth. You should be able to see the overlap.
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03-02-11, 08:22 PM
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22-02-11, 12:09 PM
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Hi All,
My apologies for not getting these photos up sooner, haven't been to my parent's in a while and have been out of the country for a bit. I have uploaded a few photos so you can see the current state of the car. Any comments are welcome! Mike
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22-02-11, 02:54 PM
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Take all the bright work off and number plates.
Get a few painters around to quote with pictures of their previous jobs Order screen and window rubbers from Bristol or ACCS -- ACCS have a good deal on screens at the moment if needed. Drop them off at the painters. Send any chrome away that needs doing -- it may be cheaper to get new hub caps ! depending on who you use. Remove and restore any of the interior that need doing while the car is at the painters -- Woolies have a good colour kit for the leather if needed and carpet dye from ebay will freshen the carpet up. Check for rot on the bottom of the door cards wood -- all the wood :-) and renew /repair. If the headlining is discoloured , Woolies sell a aerosol spray colour that works well -- and ebay of course. The veneered wood capping's and dash are tricky to get right, so if they are bad you may want to send them away. I have a good contact up North if you need them. Put it all back together and service the car, under seal and treat any rust underneath. Careful putting the bumpers back on so that you don't scratch the new paint. Get your dad to put the car in your name. Book a ferry ticket and enjoy the drive to the south of France - via Luxembourg to fill up with cheap fuel :-) Sell your now stunning car to a rich oil Sheikh in Monaco for £200k and fly back to London. Get a taxi to Bristol Cars, Kensington High Street and buy a 411 S6 and with the change buy a 405 project from Andrew Blow. Simples - Enjoy
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