Introducing Doddy - My 71 Deluxe

[rallye dale]

One thing leads to another with the engines, i know :roll:

 

[Mark6455]

Wow :shock: that is one bling motor I'm so jealous of your skill and patience mark
What exhaust is that


Mark

 

[89Rallye]

No idea tbh :lol:

Its full stainless thats about all I know, it was a drunken ebay purchase :lol:

Might not use it yet as theres no room for heat exchangers but I might cut it up :shock: and see if that can be rectified.

 

[Mark6455]

I'll have a good look when I call over next week mate if ok

 

[89Rallye]

OMFG!!!

PROGRESS at last!

15 weeks to the day it was collected, so I thought I'd check in with the paint shop to see if they had even started it..

It was a pleasant surprise for once.

I was sat close to tears :lol: as I'd completely given up on the van.

 

[Mark6455]

Great news mark at last some work has started



Mark

 

[rallye dale]

:mrgreen:

Yay , at last 8)

 

[89Rallye]

We went up Friday and there cracking on with it, doing to much talking so didn't take many photos.

Here's the couple more I took,

Hopefully in etch primer at the end of the week.

 

[89Rallye]

Visited the (slowest but hopefully the best!) paint shop (in the nw) yesterday ( 19/6/13 - for my own use )

Super smooth and nearly ready for etch primer.

Sorry lots of boring photos really but I like to keep this updated, as with it all being dated I know when and where things are up too.

 

[Heebee_GB]

Excellent work Mark. What colour are you going for?

 

[89Rallye]

Excellent work Mark. What colour are you going for?

Cheers Gary,

Can't take credit for the work though, handed the paint over to the professionals.

Colours going to be green and cream I think, narrowed the green down to three choices and the painters basically chosen the cream/white.

 

[Mark6455]

getting there slowly Mark i think british racing green and magnolia would be cool B and Q have a sale on at the mo :lol: :lol:

i'll call over for them seats next week mate i'll bell you first

 

[89Rallye]

Pleasant little update from the paintshop.

Etch primed,

High build and guide coated,

So close now I can taste it

 

[rallye dale]

8)

 

[hippysteven]

Looking good!

 

[Mark6455]

8)

 

[89Rallye]

Paid my monthly (actually about 5 weekly) visit to the (slowest) paint shop (in the northwest) not much has changed really but they have been busy blocking... Priming.. Blocking..

























Still no progress in here though




And hopefully a sign of things to come!



On the plus side the colours have now all been chosen and the paint has been ordered, being told the end of the month but knowing now how they work ill be happy with the end of sept/oct.

Fingers crossed anyway.......

 

[89Rallye]

I'm not doing the maths but it left my driveway on January 18th and today (FINALY!) she returned :lol:

Being a photo freak (check this thread and my other :lol: ) I'm going to find it difficult keeping things under wraps but I've decided to hibernate for the winter :msn4:

Can't leave without a sneak peak though...

8)




Well I hope you weren't expecting to see the colours :lol:

 

[89Rallye]

Loving the reflections even in the black and white 8)

 

[Mark6455]

Ooh you little tinker
talk about dangle a carrot i'll be over monday if your in