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02-16-05, 10:25 PM
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#41 (permalink)
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Join Date: Apr 2002 GT40: Houston, Texas
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Thanks guys. The car is Diamond Blue and the stripes at Acapulco Metallic Blue, both from Ford, 1968. Also, not coincidently, the color of my old long gone, but not forgotten, Mustang, also from 1968.
Three coats of clear over the stripes. Front clip and spider both fell real good. I can still get a fell of the stripe on the rear clip, so I'll probably add anoth coat there. Don't know how I did that.
Oh yeah, the wheels will be painted in the stripe color. | 
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02-16-05, 11:36 PM
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#42 (permalink)
| | SPHameka A Tenth
Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Texas coast GT40: RF GT40 #81
Posts: 190
Rep Power: 6 | Re: RF52
Car looks really good Pat. How's the engine coming along, & how long before she's on the road. I'm hoping to have mine finished in time for the Glen in June but really busy with work right now.
Simon | |
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02-17-05, 06:22 AM
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#43 (permalink)
| | delaneyp Peter D 
Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Sydney, Australia GT40: DRB #27
Posts: 1,230
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Pat, the car looks fantastic - I love the colour combo - subtle, but in your face, all at the same time !!
I bet you are so glad to have got the sanding & painting behind you - now you get to do the fun part where you see real results every day !!
Well done.
Kind Regards,
Peter D. | |
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02-17-05, 11:44 AM
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#44 (permalink)
| | Hershal Byrd 10 tenths
Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Phoenix GT40: RF
Posts: 1,262
Rep Power: 19 | Re: RF52
You really got to give credit to Pat and Rolf Bronkhorst. Niether has ever painted a car before and both have done great jobs on their GT's. It's hard work but worth it. especially when you think about what it would have cost if somebody else did it.. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
Pat I like this color combo soooo much better than the first choice. What was noww...purple , sunflower, and red?? [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img]
Hersh [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] | |
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02-17-05, 12:55 PM
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#45 (permalink)
| | Mark Worthington Bronze Supporter
Join Date: Dec 2001 GT40: Massachusetts
Posts: 1,786
Rep Power: 24 | Re: RF52
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I can safely say, that while happy to have done this (for over a year now), I will never paint another car!
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Well, it would've only been six months if you painted it the right color the first time! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] I agree with Hersh, that color combo looks great. The other color was...well...the color you ended up with looks great!
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02-17-05, 09:38 PM
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#46 (permalink)
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Join Date: Apr 2002 GT40: Houston, Texas
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Simon, as of last week Dan had the engine bored to 25 over and needed to bore/hone the last 5 with a torque plate on. Then line bore the crank. Heads need to be milled, very rough, tear down the heads, etc. Probably a couple of weeks away before being able to start building it up.
Peter, Hersh, Mark, thanks guys. I too like this color much better. I had my doubts when there were no stripes on it, but seems to have come together nicely. | |
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02-17-05, 11:42 PM
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| | cward2 A Tenth
Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Houston, Texas GT40: ERA
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Rep Power: 7 | Re: RF52
Looks great Pat. That color combination is outstanding. Can't wait to see it in person.
Best,
Chuck Ward | |
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04-03-05, 08:44 PM
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#48 (permalink)
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Slowly moving forward. Got the wheels done. Amazing how much time is spent in taping things off. | |
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04-03-05, 08:45 PM
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#49 (permalink)
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Doors and nostril | |
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04-03-05, 08:46 PM
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#50 (permalink)
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And somewhat assembled. Need to do a bit of touchup to one door, we'll see how good I am at that! | |
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04-04-05, 05:52 AM
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#51 (permalink)
| | brettmcc 10 tenths 
Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Essex, UK GT40: RSGTD
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Pat,
Looks fanatastic [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img] Thanks for giving me some extra motivation
Brett | |
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04-04-05, 11:15 AM
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#52 (permalink)
| | Faili F 6 Tenths 
Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Axis Of Evil GT40: A Fake one
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WOW, I like the color of those wheels. Everything looks great [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img] | |
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04-05-05, 09:31 PM
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#53 (permalink)
| | Gold Supporter
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Geez, I just looked and the first post I put down on body work was a year ago! Even with all the agony, I will be glad to have done it myself when done.
Thanks for the kind words! | |
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04-07-05, 05:30 AM
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#54 (permalink)
| | Pete Lifetime Premier Supporter
Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Brisbane, Austr GT40: GT40 Australia.
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Pat you are doing great. My first post was Wednesday November 5th 2003. Still a way to go and I'm paying for the factory to build it for me. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img]
Is patience really character building?? [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img] | |
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12-11-05, 07:32 PM
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#55 (permalink)
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well, it's been a long summer with work really cutting into fun, but today was a good day. Wheeled it out and lo and behold, the engine started the first try! Unbelieveable. | |
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12-11-05, 07:39 PM
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#56 (permalink)
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Join Date: Apr 2002 GT40: Houston, Texas
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and another. Needs adjusting, find out why the radiator fans never kicked on, small oil leak at the junction block for the oil pressure gages, install transmission, adjust header pipes... the list never gets any shorter!
Engine souonds great. I am currently enjoying post orgasamic bliss. | |
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12-11-05, 08:27 PM
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#57 (permalink)
| | SPHameka A Tenth
Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Texas coast GT40: RF GT40 #81
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Hi Pat,
Car looks fantastic, all that hard work will soon payoff. The first run I took in mine was so much fun I just new I was doing something illegal. How long do you think before you can go for a drive?
[img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/driving.gif[/img]
Simon | |
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12-11-05, 09:02 PM
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#58 (permalink)
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Join Date: Apr 2002 GT40: Houston, Texas
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Thanks Simon, yours too looks great. Gearbox is done, I just need to pick it up, up at Moorespeed in Austin. Then I need an alignment, then tags. I'll do the interior finish after all that. Oh, and I need the glass installed.
Never seems to end, does it? | |
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12-12-05, 12:10 AM
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#59 (permalink)
| | Hershal Byrd 10 tenths
Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Phoenix GT40: RF
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Come on you guys..admit it..you're having fun. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beerchug.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
Hersh [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] | |
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12-12-05, 08:00 AM
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#60 (permalink)
| | A Tenth
Join Date: Feb 2005 GT40: Glous, UK
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HI Pat,
Looks great! What did you use for the finish of your engine bay panels? | |
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