2 years into restoration 1970 early bay shell built at home

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boody2008

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hi all
bit of a mess when i got the shell.

but 2 years on,lots of welding and sanding, and days on ebay.. and vw shows, she~s taking shape.
hope to be on the road by next year. hopefully!
done all the work myself, and im going to spray her burnt orange, in 2k paint. this summer
if we get one.
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have now bought my paint
this funky orange, but will have metal flake in my base coat.
hopefully will spay her in next couple of months.
and i~ll put some more pics on when im done
thx paul

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Well done mate..nothing better than the honest graft of a home resto....keep those pics coming!

P.s. Have you seen 'cockney play boy's bus? He's just painted his orange...might give you a glimpse of what yours will look like....
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Doris said:
Well done mate..nothing better than the honest graft of a home resto....keep those pics coming!

P.s. Have you seen 'cockney play boy's bus? He's just painted his orange...might give you a glimpse of what yours will look like....
http://forum.earlybay.com/viewtopic.php?t=17187" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
thx for the compliment fella
never done a project this big before.
but im enjoying it. i think???
 
good work fella ,ime doing the same but no garage lol ,really need this weather to change .bowt time updated my thread ,keep up the good work :D
 
Great work there - hats off to ya 8)
How good will it feel when your all off on your first camping trip - keep at it and keep the pics coming ;)
 
john the horse said:
Fookin nice one, does your neighbour think you are a hero or a zero, the first i hope.


jth
cheers for the comments every1
thankfully the neighbours are cool !!
but im up for work early, so get back at dinnertime normally.
so most of em are out.
gives me a few hours to get the loud stuff out the way,
cheers paul
am now a zero with the nieghbours!
have to finish by hand now!!!!!!
 
Great work 8) but please be careful with your language (after a Spl@t.... :evil: ) on here as it may upset some folk...
 
gninnam said:
Great work 8) but please be careful with your language (after a Spl@t.... :evil: ) on here as it may upset some folk...
:lol: :lol: :lol:
 

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