pbura
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| posted on 21/2/05 at 03:27 AM |
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Beautiful job, Mark! What kind of paint?
Pete
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James
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| posted on 21/2/05 at 03:21 PM |
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Hi Mark,
Really nice job. Bit annoyed you've stolen the paint colour I'm looking for (I want the Honda Blackbird Candy Blue which I reckon looks
similar to yours) but that plan's gone on hold slightly after I got a few quotes for getting it painted! 
What colour is yours btw? It's not Rover Tahitian Blue is it?
Cheers,
James
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 21/2/05 at 08:03 PM |
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The colour is rover trophy blue, like the MGZT 75 things.
The type of pant...
2K etch first, then 2K hibuild primer, 1k polyester basecoat, followed by 2K clearcoat. Should be durable!
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 21/2/05 at 08:14 PM |
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nice job mark.
not unlike the renault megane ottoman blue
atb
steve
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soggy
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| posted on 24/2/05 at 08:31 PM |
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nice paint
i have to agree the paint is a good colour my (still unfinished)avon has been this colour for over a year now, trying to get to stoneleigh this year
how long will it take you to finish yours?
if at first u dont succeed use a bigger hammer!
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 24/2/05 at 09:11 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by soggy
i have to agree the paint is a good colour my (still unfinished)avon has been this colour for over a year now, trying to get to stoneleigh this year
how long will it take you to finish yours?
I think this weekend will have the whole car finished, then book the SVA ( ), I have got to mrefit the rear arches and rear lamps, refit the dash and
thats about it! 28 months from start to finish - a bit longer that I first thought
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Danozeman
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| posted on 24/2/05 at 11:02 PM |
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Mate thats a very nice colour!! Nicely done too. Should look excellent when its all together!!
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk
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jambojeef
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| posted on 24/2/05 at 11:20 PM |
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James! Rover taihiti blue - mmmmm!!
Sprayed my last motorbike fairing in that colour after seeing it randomly in the car park at work on a metro!
Am thinking of it for my nose cone and arches.....but natural carbon fibre keeps getting in the way - dreams are healthy..
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chunkielad
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| posted on 25/2/05 at 08:15 AM |
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Nice work mate
I like Ford Metallic Java blue myself
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James
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| posted on 25/2/05 at 11:26 AM |
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Reason I wanted blue in the first place- after seeing my mates Honda Blackbird in Candy Blue. Unfortunately I can't find a google of a picture
that does the bike justice!
 
Honda Blackbird Candy Blue
Anyway, phoned around a few places and was getting quotes of £600 plus for the proper paint job.
So in the end I'm gonna go for something as close to this as possible:
 
Prost's Blue
Which I reckon is very pretty indeed!
Cheers,
James
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 25/2/05 at 07:31 PM |
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I will post a pickie of the car together on sunday night, the colour does look very similar to the F1 car. i also considered ford imperial blue
(st200) which is fractionally darker but a bit more pearly
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andyps
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| posted on 26/2/05 at 10:47 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mark Allanson
When finished the car will be doing quite high mileages so I don't think a bike engine would cope, I think the pinto will be staying for a while
(until I find a Lancia thema 8.32!!)
Just get a Ferrari 308/328 - slightly higher state of tune for the same engine. Would be a real shame to break up a Thema 8.32!
Car looks great - is it re-assembled yet?
Andy
An expert is someone who knows more and more about less and less
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 26/2/05 at 11:07 PM |
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I spent today putting her back together, nice feeling to see so much progress in one day, I might paint the wheels tomorrow (something a bit
special
 
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MikeR
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| posted on 26/2/05 at 11:54 PM |
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Your car looks amazing................
but i think you've missed a bit
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 27/2/05 at 12:03 AM |
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Originally posted by MikeR
Your car looks amazing................
but i think you've missed a bit
Yeah, OK, I still cannot decide what colour to do the rollbar, blue, silver or satin black
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MikeR
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| posted on 27/2/05 at 12:13 AM |
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if you do it in silver, then you have to have silver elsewhere - wishbones?
Black will just make it disappear which is normally a good thing but your car looks so nice i'd be tempted to do it in that rather lovely blue.
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 27/2/05 at 12:22 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MikeR
if you do it in silver, then you have to have silver elsewhere - wishbones?
Black will just make it disappear which is normally a good thing but your car looks so nice i'd be tempted to do it in that rather lovely blue.
The wishbone are silver, so will be the wheels, there is a lot of chrome on the car, and I am tempted towards silver for the rollbar, The blue is so
bright (the photos don't do it justice), that I think that it would be too much at the rear, but than again the transition from the rear panel to
the bar looks really good
 
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clbarclay
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| posted on 27/2/05 at 12:31 AM |
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Personal experiance of painting model cars says that blue and silver goes very well together.
Looking at the picture you've made one of the trailing arms adjustable in the middle, won't that potetial weaken it as its under
compression most of the time?
[Edited on 27/2/05 by clbarclay]
[Edited on 27/2/05 by clbarclay]
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pbura
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| posted on 27/2/05 at 12:34 AM |
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Looks like you're going to have ally sides? Should look v. good 
I'll vote for a blue rollbar. You could put black pads on it to break the monotony a bit
Pete
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Chris_R
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| posted on 27/2/05 at 10:49 AM |
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Would be silver for me. The car looks fantastic and the blue is excellent, but it's might be a little excessive on the roll bar too. It's
Cracking job though and will look good no matter which you choose.
A bit of slapstick never hurt anyone.
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bob
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| posted on 27/2/05 at 10:53 AM |
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as said before very nice colour,good choice since the darker version of that blue is very common.
Cars going to look great.
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Danozeman
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| posted on 27/2/05 at 11:01 AM |
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My vote is with silver for the roll bar.... I love that colour!!
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 27/2/05 at 02:00 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by clbarclay
Looking at the picture you've made one of the trailing arms adjustable in the middle, won't that potetial weaken it as its under
compression most of the time?
They aren't fabricated arms, they are from a Nissan Bluebird IIRC. If it's good enough for Nissan...
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 27/2/05 at 08:24 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MikeRJ
quote:
Originally posted by clbarclay
Looking at the picture you've made one of the trailing arms adjustable in the middle, won't that potetial weaken it as its under compression
most of the time?
They aren't fabricated arms, they are from a Nissan Bluebird IIRC. If it's good enough for Nissan...
Dead right Mike, Bluebird rear arms. They are only under compression on accelleration, and under tension on braking. Most of the time they have very
little load. There are no stresses at any angle other than 0° or 180° so nothing to worry about. The tubes are 19x3mm and the adjusters are M12 and
extend into the tubes by about 50mm each side and have large lock nuts. I have 3 adjustable and one static to act as a datum on which to adjust the
others. A forth one has been extended to make an adjustable panhard rod.
Back to the car, I promised a few shots of it assembled
 
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 27/2/05 at 08:25 PM |
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The bonnet to scuttle ...
 
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