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June 4, 2019 at 5:00 pm #28841
Judge1 FrazerParticipant- new zealand
- 1983 VB LSA MG9 6060 6 speed
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Posts: 775That’s a lot of windows
June 4, 2019 at 6:10 pm #28843
VRSenator065Participant- Adelaide SA
- VR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project)
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Posts: 5 777Sure is! Mines officially an “11 Window” Can’t really find a pic if exactly what I have planned. I think that’s a good thing!
June 16, 2019 at 4:48 pm #28907
exec24Participant- 2004 VY S2 Berlina 1996 VS 5L Sedan
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Posts: 435Yea agree the rat is cool but not my thing. Yep the colour combo is picked, ivory over a bronze/metallic orange that Ford did for the 5oth anniversary Falcon called Sunburst. There’s a few similar colour, BMW have one too. I keep coming back to the change is look with angle of the Ford colour.
Reminds me a bit of the HSV colour Jaffa on the 10th anniversary VT HSV’s
June 17, 2019 at 11:52 am #28925
VRSenator065Participant- Adelaide SA
- VR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project)
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Posts: 5 777Reminds me a bit of the HSV colour Jaffa on the 10th anniversary VT HSV’s
Thanks might check that out… As I say now there are a few similar colours.
June 17, 2019 at 11:56 am #28927
VRSenator065Participant- Adelaide SA
- VR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project)
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Posts: 5 777Also just sorted out all the panels I need, planning a 4 week holiday possibly in November to have a decent crack at it. The parts all need to be freighted out from Germany so there’s quite a lead time. Got a decent price for them all, freighted to my door (as long as you are sitting down when they tell you). So should be placing that order soon. Then it’s sit back and wait until they arrive.
June 25, 2019 at 9:10 am #28971Not sure if you have seen it but one of the nicest oranges I have seen is the new renalt colour
June 26, 2019 at 4:09 pm #28974
VRSenator065Participant- Adelaide SA
- VR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project)
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Posts: 5 777Thanks, will keep an eye out on the road. But I like the Ford colours because its sort of bronzey not orange.
December 6, 2019 at 1:30 pm #30699
VRSenator065Participant- Adelaide SA
- VR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project)
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Posts: 5 777Thought I would do a bit of an update. The Senator has taken all my time, but the shed is done now, so I can move it out of the workshop and into it, freeing up the workshop. First thing is to get the MG up on the hoist and get it driving. But we have ordered all the replacement panels for the Kombi, and they are on the way from Germany and should arrive within a week or so. I am then taking off pretty much all of January, and the plan is to really get stuck into Walter. I won’t go near finishing it but just want to give the project a real kick along. Can’t wait to get stuck into it again.
December 6, 2019 at 5:22 pm #30703Bad time of year for body work though!
Might be an idea to buy a camel back
December 8, 2019 at 2:00 pm #30723
VRSenator065Participant- Adelaide SA
- VR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project)
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Posts: 5 777Yea I know right, but its the only time I can get off of any length.
Finally managed to find a sample pic of the colour I have in mind. Its called Sunburst.
December 8, 2019 at 3:18 pm #30725That and Off White/Cream in all the Kombi bits would be awesome, on it’s own I think it’ll be too much but that’s just me…
36c here tomorrow so CBF’d day for sure..
December 8, 2019 at 3:48 pm #30727
VRSenator065Participant- Adelaide SA
- VR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project)
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Posts: 5 777No you are 100% right. It’s that and classic ivory but with a touch of pearl. I am not a fan of them single colour.
December 8, 2019 at 3:51 pm #30728December 8, 2019 at 5:15 pm #30729The pearl white on the new Ford Monroe looks killer
December 8, 2019 at 8:15 pm #30730Not feeling the Pearl, personally I think it’s too much sparkly but again that’s just me, I think it’d look much classier with the plain ivory white..
December 9, 2019 at 8:36 pm #30737Yeah I have to agree with IJ I think the sunburst is so sparkly you should just use the classic ivory off white without any pearl, that way both colours stand out differently and still blend. The pearl ivory might be to much and close in sparles and might look like it should have been all just one colour. Check out the 50’s chevies, they all use the classic ivory as the trim colour with metallic and solid body colours. Oh by the way gary, vin is short for vince
December 9, 2019 at 8:50 pm #30738oh by the way gary, whats that nice small hoist you are using ???, is it air operated / electrical going by the top hose, I have never seen one, would be handy in a flat or low roof shed roof.
December 10, 2019 at 10:29 am #30745
VRSenator065Participant- Adelaide SA
- VR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project)
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Posts: 5 777Hi Vince, yea sounds like sense re the ivory colour, might when the time comes, do some test panels, at the end of the day Suesy will have the final say, this one I am building for her
The hoist is a MaxJax, its hydraulic. A fantastic piece of kit, lifts the car to 1.3m, which is about all the height I have in a 2.4 tall shed.
December 23, 2019 at 9:57 am #30847
VRSenator065Participant- Adelaide SA
- VR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project)
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Posts: 5 777BIG day today, Today is BIG!! All the panels from Germany are due to be delivered, woo hoo!! So have moved the MG across to my other shed and cleared out the Senator. And got it up on the lift and gave it a good blow down and inspection. Looks sweet as.
One thing Dad taught me was the importance of a jig in a job like this. In my case I took a lot of time to make the frame I made to move it around dead square and level. It also picks up on the suspension points making sure they are dead plumb. Whilst waiting for the panels that are coming today I thought I would check it since I haven’t touched it in a couple of years. Its absolutely spot on, dead true and level. Happy days
December 23, 2019 at 11:52 am #30850Jigs are important
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