OB body restoriation begins... **Now with PAINT
03-16-2011, 03:49 AM
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Racer
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OB body restoriation begins... **Now with PAINT
...the body shop send me pics like this and it's all I can do not do call in sick and get down there and help them! This is going to be awesome... 
Joel
79 928 with 86 4.7 engine, Koni/Hypercoil, Crank scraper, 86.5 manifolds, 3" custom single-pipe exhaust, 3 point rear belts, R888s :-)
Joel
79 928 with 86 4.7 engine, Koni/Hypercoil, Crank scraper, 86.5 manifolds, 3" custom single-pipe exhaust, 3 point rear belts, R888s :-)
Last edited by hopwood; 04-12-2011 at 07:47 AM.
03-16-2011, 09:32 AM
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Keep the pictures coming. Question - how is an 86 a 4.7 engine? Is it a euro spec?
03-16-2011, 11:32 AM
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Racer
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It's a great engine, I had it dynoed at 260rwhp with the restrictive old 79 exhaust but have since had a y-pipe and custom 3" system fitted, along with 86.5 manifolds. I need to go back to the rolling road but first things first, the paint shop!
Joel
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04-01-2011, 01:05 PM
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Nice one Joel, must be great to see the work in progress following a lot of thought and deliberation. Looking forward to seeing the finished article in the flesh later in the year.
04-12-2011, 07:46 AM
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Racer
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Here is the latest - 2 pics showing car ready to be painted and after paint (in wrong order). My body guy is painting the bumpers and all the other bits right now.
They are aiming to get it all finished by Saturday I am hoping to pick it up by Monday. It looks a lot closer to silver grey than Hellblau in these pics but hopefully that is just the poor camera phone pics.
The body show I am using is Dunmow Coachworks in Essex / Cambs just outside London. I have been really impressed with their thoroughness, they have even removed the glass from the rear tailgate to root out corrosion there.
The only bummer about the whole job is that I have had to lose the original paint colour sticker on the door jamb, but I am hoping that my wife can produce a really nice reproduction along the lines of the Car of the Year sticker which she did.
Cheers,
Joel
They are aiming to get it all finished by Saturday
I am hoping to pick it up by Monday. It looks a lot closer to silver grey than Hellblau in these pics but hopefully that is just the poor camera phone pics.The body show I am using is Dunmow Coachworks in Essex / Cambs just outside London. I have been really impressed with their thoroughness, they have even removed the glass from the rear tailgate to root out corrosion there.
The only bummer about the whole job is that I have had to lose the original paint colour sticker on the door jamb, but I am hoping that my wife can produce a really nice reproduction along the lines of the Car of the Year sticker which she did.
Cheers,
Joel
