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This is the day I bought it car looking really run down.

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Stripping and rubbing down process.

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Down to the gel coat.

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Before the rub down.

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Who's this Mush?

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The NARDO dart!!! 

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After the spray

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Finally getting it back together.

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On the trailer waiting for a new interior, roof etc. 

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Final result

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After recent detailing job

 


Edited by Roy, 14 January 2016 - 08:36 PM.


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Very nice job Roy        :up_it:



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Now I can see why you refer to Nardo as undercoat ;)

 

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6th picture down cant believe that is you Roy ? Certainly looks like you - but then that is someone working !!  ;)


Edited by ColinC2, 14 January 2016 - 07:48 PM.

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That was like an episode of Wheeler Dealers in picture format :D

 

Mike Brewer has put on even more weight by the looks of things :lol:



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Thanks very much Sean ,,,,,,,,,,, me old ed CHINA !


Edited by Roy, 14 January 2016 - 07:55 PM.


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Wow what a great job, must if taken ages to prep the body work, must be so proud of it!!

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From start to finish about 4 months working on it almost every day,,, I have a lot more pictures but just chose a few to give you and idea,,

 

The rechoming was probably the most expensive part , worth it in the end .... 



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From start to finish about 4 months working on it almost every day,,, I have a lot more pictures but just chose a few to give you and idea,,

The rechoming was probably the most expensive part , worth it in the end ....


Yeah and these are the details most people scrimp on when do restorations ,

But it looks as if you have done a top job ! Good colour too !

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The paint looks amazing Roy.

Needs some wheels spacers on the rear though! (Where's the flaming smiley faces gone?)

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Dont think they do wheel spacers mate not got enough spare thread on the hub anyway,,

 

would love some white walled tyres for it cant find any anywhere 

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Dont think they do wheel spacers mate not got enough spare thread on the hub anyway,,
 
would love some white walled tyres for it cant find any anywhere 
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I do not think it should have spacers anyway Roy, the whole point of the restoration was surely to return it to its original state??

I found a link about white wall tyres, didn't dog far though as I have no idea of the specs you have. Hope it may help though.

http://www.longstone...whitewall-tyres

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Many thanks Oz,

 

would not put them on anyway.......... :)



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This is something else Roy, I've spent loads of time on the Corrado and would love to take it to this level!

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This is something else Roy, I've spent loads of time on the Corrado and would love to take it to this level!


Did someone mention a Corrado ???

Please tell me it's a VR6


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Thanks Steve,

 

Very kind of you to say mate,

 

it was a labour of love and the job I had at the time I could almost do by phone so I could spend all day on it helping out

 

running bits and pieces here there and ordering bits so it was full on for a few months 



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I was only kidding about the spacers and couldn't find any emoticons on my ipad!



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I did gather that Mike  :)



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I must've been hearing things then.

Thought someone mentioned a Corrado.


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Dont see many of them about anymore !






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