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Offline radiomarty

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Latest restoration
« on: 17, May, 2013 - 20:34:20 »
Hi Folks - Here are a few snaps of the latest restoration I am currently working on . Firstly the before :














And after :


























Notice the very nice original tyres supplied to the owner by Adam Harper some years ago and never fitted  :)

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Re: Latest restoration
« Reply #1 on: 18, May, 2013 - 09:59:58 »
how long have you been working on it :)

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« Reply #2 on: 18, May, 2013 - 10:54:23 »
Hi Luke -I have spent about 8 hours on it so far  :)

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Re: Latest restoration
« Reply #3 on: 18, May, 2013 - 11:05:28 »
Looks good Marty, and not a dusty spider to be seen  ;D


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Re: Latest restoration
« Reply #4 on: 18, May, 2013 - 14:38:57 »
Well done looking great ....

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Re: Latest restoration
« Reply #5 on: 18, May, 2013 - 20:16:31 »
It looks brand new!

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Re: Latest restoration
« Reply #6 on: 19, May, 2013 - 10:32:24 »
Looks very nice Marty, If anyone ever whats the metal work sand blastered and powder coating then I can arrange for Johnsons ironworks near King's Lynn at a very good price. Keep the pictures coming Marty.

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Re: Latest restoration
« Reply #7 on: 19, May, 2013 - 20:50:31 »
Looking good Marty! How did you clean up the motor 'fingers' and surround?

Looks very nice Marty, If anyone ever whats the metal work sand blastered and powder coating then I can arrange for Johnsons ironworks near King's Lynn at a very good price. Keep the pictures coming Marty.

Retro Andy.

I'm not too far from Lynn in Norfolk so may give you a PM later in the year about blasting and powder coating my two chassis'.

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Re: Latest restoration
« Reply #8 on: 20, May, 2013 - 21:24:25 »
Looking good Marty! How did you clean up the motor 'fingers' and surround?

Hi Kamil - I used a scrubbing brush and old tooth brush with a splash of  cif

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Re: Latest restoration
« Reply #9 on: 20, May, 2013 - 21:41:41 »
Looking good Marty! How did you clean up the motor 'fingers' and surround?

Hi Kamil - I used a scrubbing brush and old tooth brush with a splash of  cif
Looks great like that, maybe I should use that technique for my motor

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Re: Latest restoration
« Reply #10 on: 20, May, 2013 - 21:57:35 »
Looking good Marty! How did you clean up the motor 'fingers' and surround?

Hi Kamil - I used a scrubbing brush and old tooth brush with a splash of  cif

Thanks. Will have a go over the half term, both of mine are looking rather filthy.

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Re: Latest restoration
« Reply #11 on: 02, June, 2013 - 17:18:22 »
A few more snaps - the C5 was completed last weekend and picked up by it's owner to appear on the streets of Wimbledon  :)


















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Re: Latest restoration
« Reply #12 on: 02, June, 2013 - 18:52:52 »
Great retoration well done The new owner should be very happy with it .....

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Re: Latest restoration
« Reply #13 on: 03, June, 2013 - 01:13:26 »
This looks amazing

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Re: Latest restoration
« Reply #14 on: 03, June, 2013 - 06:44:14 »
What do you use to clean the body