Spray Time

A few weeks late, but tonight the car is going in for a spray. This is the last time it will look like this:

The rear doors will be black, the roof will be white, and the whole car is getting a respray. The original plan was to patch up the paintwork to give a rougher look, truer to the original. The chrome strips are being removed and the lights will be mounted on the roof. The 7 foot areal and mount has also been aquired and will be on the car when it leaves the workshop. The number plates will be mounted too. All the work is due to take about 1 week. The longest week of my life I reckon.

According to the sign writer, the logos can be put on the car in a matter of hours, and so as soon as the car leaves the bodyshop the artwork will be in place shortly after.

This is the final leg of the design stage.

Anyone going on Gimpo's M25 spin is likely to see me there..........

Ladies and Gentlemen: We have an MOT

The hurdle of acquiring an MOT has been overcome. After almost 2 months since the initial failure parts have been sourced, work has been done and we're now in a position to progress with the project.

Which is a good job, because tonight the car is booked in for the respray of the roof and rear doors. While it's there the mountings for the lights on the roof will be welded. And once that's all complete the logos will be applied.

Tomorrow I will head down to the DVLA office and attempt to register the car now that I have everything I need to do so. I've already ordered the registration plates which should arrive in a few days. By the end of next week it'll be on the road.

Due to some work commitments I am having to delay the trip to Spain for about 3 weeks, so we're looking to leave in the second week of April now.

Over the coming few weeks the car will transform quite rapidly and should start to look very similar to the original, pictures will be posted of course, so check back regularly as there will be quite a few.

Getting the MOT is a major step forward, it's great news. It's been very hard work to get a US spec car of this age up to MOT standard in the UK, getting hold of parts has been a real challenge and I've learnt a lot about the car in that time. The rest of the project from here should be a lot easier, and I'm looking forward to having a bit of fun with it.

Check back very soon.

Over and out.