Amazing story and pictures, glad everyone was ok! Buckle up is the new trend!
Amazing story and pictures, glad everyone was ok! Buckle up is the new trend!
what a great reminder to always have a seat belt on. so glad your all ok and great to hear how the members on this forum gladly helped you out
Bit of a update, how it looks with a roof now (dusty)
Starting to hook into the other panel repairs now, spent the last couple of nights sanding off the old paint, had to refit the LHF door in preperation to attach the skin, this will make sure the skin lines up perfect with the rest of the car.
We have decided to go the whole hog and paint the entire outside of the car, so this means i will have also have to strip the other side of the car as well now, but will mean a much better finish in the end.
Tomorrow i plan to strip the rest of the painted areas that need repairs, then its really up to the pro's to get the panels perfectly straight ready for primer.
So apart from removing the side cargo area window, the finish welding of the A and D pillars, and applicating the bog, ive actually done everything else myself up to this stage.
Once the car is in primer, ill bring it home for a few weeks, i also need to remove the whole dash out of the car now, so will strip that at home as the car wont have to be moved at my place, i can then work at putting all the inside back together before going back for the top coat of colour.
Coming along nicely mate..... Are you gonna stick to white or go with something else?
Taps a lot!!!!!!
You have gone the hole hog mate, can't wait for this to be finished and be brand new again!!!
You'll get there mate, well done so far!
Why dor you have to take out the dash? Are you going to put a later model dash in it?
I know its totally boring, but white is my absolute favorite colour on a Patrol, easy to keep looking clean, looks good in pics (important to me)Originally Posted by clunk71
The boys (@ the panel shop) suggested to put a clear coat over the standard GU white (unlike from factory) this will improve shine, resistace to scratching and fading etc so sound good to me !
They also suggested to put about 10% mettalic in the clear to give it a very subtle bit of bling (they described the effect a bit like the new Mazda's White ??), i said OK, i can't really remember what that looks like on a Mazda, but just as long as it wont make it a pain to match the colour when i dent it again (being realistic, lol)
With all the sandblasting i did, some sand got into the heater controls (the main heater core box section, attached to the cabin side of the firewall) only way to get it apart is to remove the whole box, the dash has to be removed to get it out.
Id have done it at the panel shop, but i will most likley need to remove the Airbag and unplug ECU etc, not being able to "drive" or move the car while i fix it, would not be practical (or fair) with the limited space at the shop.
Sounds good mate, I love the whiteys too........ I think know the mazda white they're talking about, kind of like a pearlescent sparkly white.......... that'll set you rig a cut above the rest for sure. Tis gonna look spangly ......... very jealous
He-he, thanks mate, they said you only see the effect at certain angles/light, most of the time it will just look same as Nissan white, ill go check out some Mazda dealers before i commit, make sure im not going to be driving around in some christmas tree ornament !
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