Bob the disco, can i build it????

[justMike]

and im still learning everytime i go near the damned thing.............lol

that's part of the fun though huh..??

your ummmm... shades come c/w ear defenders too..??

j/k...

[charliedenny]

might need you to do the prince when I finally pick it up (not till mum and dad have seen the finished building work!)

[kbraidwood]

that's part of the fun though huh..??

your ummmm... shades come c/w ear defenders too..??

j/k...

Yes its all part of the fun, and thats just what im making with this project.............FUN..........the last landy, (Yoda the 109) was a large project too, convertion to 19j TD, full suspension and steering rebuild etc etc, and i did it with the wrong attitude, it had to be done as quick as possible, i wanted it finished like yesterday............in the end i ended up with a finished motor more than capable of doing anything i wanted it to do, but i didnt feel happy with it, there were niggles here and there, and it was a complete lack of satisfaction that led to me selling it.

This time, im just taking my time doing a bit when i either have time or just feel like it and im paying attention to the details. The satisfaction factor is 100% more than the last one, and im enjoying the challenges as they come along. I intend to keep this one for a long while so its gotta be right when its done.



Kev.

[justMike]

that "take yer time, do it once, do it right" is the perfect atitude... despite having to hoof it back n fore to work every day and bus it to Banchory at the weekends to work on her, that's how I tackled HRH's partial rebuild (everything forward of the bulkhead got some kinda treatment ranging from a lick of paint to radical upgrade).

The only part of the job I've lasting niggles with is the one part of the job I'd no option but to send out... the painting...

Did my research re paint selection... bought primer and top coat that were both compatable and about as user friendly as it gets.. I'll spare the details, but now I'm seriously contemplating having all the panels bead blasted back to bare metal to start again, but this time done properly... (like actually using the primer)..

Still faced with the lack of control over the outcome wories though, and with so much of the jobs on the list to be tackled this year revolving around a decent paint job, I'm rapidly increasing the count of worry lines...

[Fish13]

Aaaaargh! Not the Big Orange!!!

Well, mind you, anyone who knows it, it's blue anyway!! Go figure.....

Ah yes, the 'Flying Seive' 88"!

Hmmm, should be ok once chassis is there, in fact, probably a lot easier than welding thin air!

Let me know your plans for that and what I can do.

Looking excellent, and I love the colour!

Hugo.

[Backs4more]

its a lot easier to paint as much as you can in one go,

Sorry..did not explain myself too well. I was going to prepare all the panels at once and spray them individually..as in, they would not all be joined together but laying seperate, then bolted back together...if that makes sense I want to do the insides as well as the finish on the 90 aint great and it seemed a bit silly just painting the bits you can see if the rest is falling off

[kbraidwood]

Ok, so i admit it..........i was a lazy git last night and didnt even go out to the garage..............sorry, wont happen again...........

Pulled the beast out of the garage this afternoon to turn it round so i can work on the back end again, so i thought id take the opportunity to picture the colour in daylight.......................oooooooooooooohhhhh crud...........still loks way tooooooooo bright.

Never mind though, im gonna change the appearance of the bonnet with the decal below, measures 600 x 400 mm so should take the eyes off the brightness of the bonnet anyways.........lol

Kev.

[justMike]

ayeeeee.. yer nae ga'n t loose that in a car park in a hurry...

[Madoobri]

Just saw it on Google Earth

Looking great Kev!

[kbraidwood]

ayeeeee.. yer nae ga'n t loose that in a car park in a hurry...

Ach............the mud will tone it down..........

[kbraidwood]

ok, so tonight sees the start of the rubbing down for the rest of the passengers side, stripped the dorrs to get the handles etc off the exterior............nothing worse than seeing handles that have been masked round in my book!!!!. removed the side repeater and front light surrounds, so tommorow should see it in primer by mid evening im hoping.

Wish the weather would get a bit warmer so i can get her out in the sun, the polyurethane paint that im using is taking a good bit longer to harden properly, which is a ******, means that ive got to be extra careful around it in case i scratchit.

Hey ho..............more to come tommorow!!!

Kev.

[Backs4more]

KEV...SOMEONES NICKED THE BACK OF YOUR DISCO!!!!!

Cass reckons you should call it Seville, as in the oranges..but as its a "bob" you could bob the name to Sevvy!

Most folk would find a bigger garage rather than chop there vehicle to fit!

This is going to be a very very special vehicle, looking good!

[l4ndymac]

Fantastic, just read all this thread and that is one very nice bobtail job my friend , as to your question of what would we have done differently only one thing , cut off the tailgate hinges on new rear crossmember, you may find them getting in the way when loading things in the back , i dont know just thought i would mention it . Like i said fantastic job , well done.

[kbraidwood]

Fantastic, just read all this thread and that is one very nice bobtail job my friend , as to your question of what would we have done differently only one thing , cut off the tailgate hinges on new rear crossmember

Funny you should mention them, i did think about cutting them off, but then i thought nah.........couple of small D shackles and they will make excellent recovery points. They are solid welded to the heaviest part of the crossmember so i reckon they should be ok for towing with.

Kev.

[kbraidwood]

OK, so today saw the rest of the passengers side rubbed down, took bloody ages and still has a few rough areas,but what elsedo youexpect from a 93 disco??.......manged to get it all masked up and into primer this evening, so still going to schedule.

Four nice thick coats of primerhave hidden the worst bits, but ill see what it looks like in the morning. If its ok, and the primer is hard enough i will get the whole side into colour............ SCARY!!!!

Pics to follow, forgot to take the bloody phone out with me.....lol

Kev.