I've never seen "underneath" a car look so clean!! I'll be interested to see if the exhaust wrapping keeps inside the car any cooler 
seeya,
Shane L.
seeya,
Shane L.
Gerry's CX Restoration--restored pics
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You must be getting excited. How far off complete is it now ?
seeya,
Shane L.
seeya,
Shane L.
Door trims, screen, rim painting, fluids and battery to add, then of course sorting out any electrical issues and the niggly little problems that always occur just when you think that your ready to start it up.
Cheers Gerry
Cheers Gerry
That looks fantastic. dying some colour back into the handles really improves the look of them!
seeya,
Shane L.
seeya,
Shane L.
I love it all white....i want another white cx now....damn you
I am so envious of you, Gerry. That is some damn nice work. I've seen cars at judged Concours events that weren't that well restored.
Hmmmmmm.......someone here had a spare CX S2 Prestige bodyshell. Now I just need some spare cash.
Hmmmmmm.......someone here had a spare CX S2 Prestige bodyshell. Now I just need some spare cash.
Gerry, this is just so impressive. Unbelievably good no great work.
Laurie
Laurie
Hi Gerry,
pleased to see that you're keeping up the standard that we've come to expect and enjoy. Fantastic work!
Can you elaborate on how you managed to find/resurrect door trims like that.
roger
pleased to see that you're keeping up the standard that we've come to expect and enjoy. Fantastic work!
Can you elaborate on how you managed to find/resurrect door trims like that.
roger
What an impressive effort. :adrink: Really impressed with the door cards and also keen to know who did them please
Rob they are original cards. I was just lucky! Many thanks to Shane.
Cheers Gerry
Cheers Gerry
Hi Gerry,
Just looking at your photos again, always inspires me, and on the boot lid I noticed two things. You painted white all the way up and didn't put the black strip in. I am assuming that is a choice decision. Did you do that last time you painted it? Have any impact on rear vision?
Second, what is the badge you have placed on the right hand fac of the boot?
Thanks, back to looking at a few more photos.
Laurie
Just looking at your photos again, always inspires me, and on the boot lid I noticed two things. You painted white all the way up and didn't put the black strip in. I am assuming that is a choice decision. Did you do that last time you painted it? Have any impact on rear vision?
Second, what is the badge you have placed on the right hand fac of the boot?
Thanks, back to looking at a few more photos.
Laurie
Gerry, a further question after looking at your pictures. I see that you have used about 8 of the black clips/guides on the fixed rear windows. The diagrams or installation show 4 - an reason for using more?
Laurie
Laurie
Pat is not a fan of blackout panels. So I have always had it white and did it that way again.
The badge is a CCOCA badge and has a traction as its motif.
I had that badge on it before in place of the very poor looking C-Matic emblem.
As for the black plastic clips on the rear glass I put in the same number as was on it when I removed the glass. They were available from Andrew Brodie in England back in the year 2001. I do not know if they can still be obtained, but I am glad I purchased them. Makes holding the stainless in place a breeze. The originals were all broken and last time I had the trimss hel with double sided tape-----NOT satisfactory!
Cheers Gerry
Yes, the clips are still available. I got a batch of them from Miles last year. They're actually quite cheap (under 2.00/ea), but be aware there are two different sizes, depending on the thickness of your glass.Pat is not a fan of blackout panels. So I have always had it white and did it that way again.
The badge is a CCOCA badge and has a traction as its motif.
I had that badge on it before in place of the very poor looking C-Matic emblem.
As for the black plastic clips on the rear glass I put in the same number as was on it when I removed the glass. They were available from Andrew Brodie in England back in the year 2001. I do not know if they can still be obtained, but I am glad I purchased them. Makes holding the stainless in place a breeze. The originals were all broken and last time I had the trimss hel with double sided tape-----NOT satisfactory!
Cheers Gerry
It was a great pleasure to see this car in the flesh recently. It is the closest thing to a brand new CX that I'm sure I'll ever see, with attention to original detail that leaves you speechless. I admit I was more focussed on the Tractions on my visit. What an inspiration..and to think he stands ready to advise on restoration of my (originally his!) 64 DS 19 Pallas!
Incredible, Gerry.
Tim
Incredible, Gerry.
Tim
I can't wait to see this car on the roads, it's going to look amazing 
seeya,
Shane L.
seeya,
Shane L.
Slow progress being made at the moment. At last the rims have all been soda blasted by a very efficient firm in Colac. They came back etch primed and undercoated and were sent to the local panel shop for a two pack finish in AC140. The painter was able to reference the code on line to come up with the exact formula.
Incidentally for all of you who are still criticising the use of powder coated finishes I have it on good authority from the blasting operator that the original finish for these wheels is Powder Coating.
Incidentally for all of you who are still criticising the use of powder coated finishes I have it on good authority from the blasting operator that the original finish for these wheels is Powder Coating.
