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This is the car BEFORE the restoration! It looks pretty good but it needed a little attention. |
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Before the Restoration |
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Even though the car had been restored in the past the car was showing its age |
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As you can see the engine bay was in need of a freshen up |
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Restoration has bugun! The doors, Bonnet and Boot are repaired and primed off the car |
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Front subframe Stripped, Cleaned, Treated and primed ready for painting |
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Rear Subframe Stripped and ready for anti Corrosion Treatment |
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Fuel tank ready for reinstallation |
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Repainted Underside, Treated, Primed, Stone Chip Protection and 2 Pack Paint |
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Rear Subframe installed |
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Rear Subframe installed |
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Doors painted off the car |
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Everypart of the doors are painted including the bits that are hidden by trim! |
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Car is now back on its wheels and in Primer, the freshly painted underside is masked off |
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The inside floor is not left out, this gets the same treatment as the rest of the car! |
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The roof has now recieved its top coat of Old English white |
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Whole car is now painted in its original colour of Smoke Grey with old english white roof |
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The interior floor in its full glory |
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The Ancillaries are all cleaned and painted before refitting to the freshly painted engine bay |
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Starting to go back together now |
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This is how the seats started off |
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They were then totally stripped to the bare frames |
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New Springs and Diaphragms fitted |
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They were then fitted with new foams and padding |
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Finally they are fitted with covers that match the origional specification |
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The Rear seat gets the same treatment |
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And here they are fitted to the car |
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New Dash liners are also fitted |
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The engine bay is almost complete |
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Front Suspension fully rebuilt |
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Rear suspension is complete |
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