Here's a couple of pics in a crowded garage of the new paint. No windshield installed, top not fitted.
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Looks a lot better than the last set of pics you posted shortly after the wreck.
Looking good, David! Is that the top that you and Carl got last year?
Great lookin color Dave.
Looks great, David! Can't wait to see her on the road again with you smiling behind the wheel.
Should we dub her the Phiberglass Phoenix?
Ted
Thanks, Lads. Yes Rich, That's the top Carl gaffed late in 2013. He's one slick bugger...still can't believe how he pulled that one off. :-)
"Gaffed"...pretty funny, eh!
Well, now you have to share that story...
Carl Berry and I seem to share the same philosophy that thrifty is good and build it yourself if you can. Each of us tried from time to time to get a hardtop but usually they were too expensive, the wrong top, the cost of shipping was prohibitive or the seller insisted on cash and carry / no shipping.
This was a tough nut to crack but Carl is persistent. In late 2013 he found a seller in California with two tops that looked like they would fit. Dirt cheap too at less than $200 each I think it was. Somehow Carl talked him into fitting a two by four across inside the hardtops for support, plastic wrapping each separately and then shipping one to him in Connecticut and one for me to Upstate, NY that I picked up. I think the shipping was only about $130 each. Who would ship all the way across the USA for that price and not properly crated ? Non other than Greyhound Bus Lines.
It worked well and the fit is pretty good. Thanks again, Carl.
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Waaaay impressed !
Glad it's all coming back together, David. Once the snow is gone in six months, you'll be ready for a nice drive.
Yeah, man! Getting there!
Going to take a few thousand miles to get that patina back!
Originally Posted by Bob: 2015 Intermeccanica S6:
Glad it's all coming back together, David. Once the snow is gone in six months, you'll be ready for a nice drive.
We're booked into Key West for May 7th - 11th... :-)
Nice !
David,
Is this the only thread here for your re-build? Since the big mash-up, I've been keen to follow your progress, but haven't found much to look at. What I see here looks pretty nice -- gonna be like a new car when finished. Have you run it yet? How are the engine works?? And since you are averse to sun-screen, I think the hard top is going to be just the right thing for your spring-time jaunt down the coast.
Hope to see you in Carlisle in May,
Kelly
Originally Posted by frazerk1:
David,
Is this the only thread here for your re-build? Since the big mash-up,
Kelly
Ah, it wasn't that big a mash-up after all, Kelly. Most of it just buffed out. New right side mirror head and headlight lens, some chrome trim and that's really about it...plus the paint. :-)
I'm not doing a thread, only asking for a few rebuild tips along the way. A thread would become very disjointed for lack of regular content and would surely drift in many directions. Cheers....
Thread drift -- it's what we live for, David, eh??
So, you have put the old "Oh, that will just buff out." to the test. Can't wait to do a full inspection in a few months.
Rave on!!