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Re: LOTUS MK1 CORTINA RESTORATION

Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 3:07 pm
by mach1rob
Are we talking about classic car rescue again? :lol:

Re: LOTUS MK1 CORTINA RESTORATION

Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 5:33 pm
by TerryG
No, they wouldn't do the chicken wire, they would just fill the sills with concrete as they use it for building car parks so why not cars?!?!
OR they would just buy another less scruffy example, give it a quick blow over and hope nobody notices.

Re: LOTUS MK1 CORTINA RESTORATION

Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2013 9:20 pm
by chap foose
Ian wrote:Looking fantastic :thumbs:
Cheers mate

Re: LOTUS MK1 CORTINA RESTORATION

Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2013 9:21 pm
by chap foose
TerryG wrote:You must have limitless patience. I would have got bored of working with the metal by now and gone off to do something else.
Cheers Terry

Re: LOTUS MK1 CORTINA RESTORATION

Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2013 9:24 pm
by chap foose
SirTainleyBarking wrote:It's a measure of the man that he's skimming the underside that no-one is going to see without a torch, so that you can't see the repairs.

-Poor guy would probably have a fit if he saw some of the pigeon crap welding * holding together the underside of my Discovery

*Functional and strong enough, but done on the drive with a deadline of being able to get to work on Monday morning
Theres nothing wrong with pigeon **** welding.The power of pigeon **** is unreal.Have you ever had a pigeon crap on you.I have and its hard to get off,lol

Re: LOTUS MK1 CORTINA RESTORATION

Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2013 9:25 pm
by chap foose
rich. wrote:ive seen loads of repairs to structural points finished with filler like that... just without the welding.... :lol:
lol

Re: LOTUS MK1 CORTINA RESTORATION

Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2013 9:26 pm
by chap foose
SirTainleyBarking wrote:Yeah, I know what you mean. Chap's is proper metal with a few microns of skim to get the surface show perfect.

I'm not referring to the "Period Correct" type of repairs involving two pounds of isopon and a 10 foot roll of chickenwire :roll:
Just spat my tea over the keyboard.
Really funny mate

Re: LOTUS MK1 CORTINA RESTORATION

Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2013 9:27 pm
by chap foose
mach1rob wrote:Are we talking about classic car rescue again? :lol:
lol

Re: LOTUS MK1 CORTINA RESTORATION

Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2013 9:27 pm
by chap foose
On with the prep and more and more and more.
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Re: LOTUS MK1 CORTINA RESTORATION

Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 5:54 pm
by chap foose
Done abit more over the weekend.Time consuming as its mostly done by hand as its
awkward work at the moment.
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