Pulling things apart is certainly always easier than trying to remember how things go back together, in what sequence and what nuts and bolts go where.... But half the fun!
spent a few hours rooting around putting the bloody radiator condom back together... It was a pain to pull apart, and even more so to reassemble it! It was my first go at bifurcated rivets - not the easiest suckers to intall, especially in confined spaces like the shroud...
But the result turned out quite well!
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The second part (after the pesky rivets) were the staples. They actually went in ok after drilling out the holes in the straps. I was quite happy with the result... And then realised I put the vinyl sleeve onto the outside of the top frame, not from the inside - thought it was a little tight. So I had to pull the whole frame apart again, lucky I glued the felt onto the frame as well..., NOT!
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Just in case: here the rivets, from Bunnings...
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The Sunday was occupied adding the wheel arch covers, the radiator shroud and the air ducts, as well as the front valance - my first blue metallic panel! Looks fantastic! The blue with the white wall tyres, the black frame and the golden bolts... Very nice, really like the combo!
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Beats me... Sorry for the photo being upside down (again).
Needed some fine finger work to get all the screws for the air ducting in place. Normally I guess they are being installed before the shroud and valance panel goes on, but I couldn't remember which bit goes where, so it was a bit tight. anyway, all good now, bolts still left loose, to enable adjustment.
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Next will be the front bumper and some more ancillaries like horns, then onto the side panels.
no good news from the upholsterer: he can not find the right fabric...
does anyone know of a supplier of the blue velour fabric in Australia? Might ring around a few more trimmers to see whether they can help... Worst case I might have to get seat and door trim covers from Citro-Toon. But not really what I like to do.
so, any help would be appreciated!
Sven
I wonder why I never thought of turning the car on its back to show off that beautiful paint job on the underpan.
SF.