When I say paint, I mean a proper spray job. Surfaces will be getting coats of red oxide and the like so the new metal doesn't detoriate in storage. It doesn't help that I know this is appreciating in value and easy to get sucked into that, wanting a nice car. But at the same time, I don't want a car that solid but mostly red oxide. Biggest annoyance is the quantity of filler on it. Filler that is a good quarter inch thick in places - mostly over good strong metal. I don't really want to build up equal levels of filler then paint. But then I don't want to remove all the filler and have an even bigger paint job on my hands.The Reverend Bluejeans wrote: ↑Sun Nov 29, 2020 12:22 pm Projects end up on ebay as unfinished because of this. I would at least get the welding complete, paint the unseen bits and build the car up again before putting it into storage.
The thought of ditching it on eBay has passed through my mind a few times though. Not least I should be easily able to make my money back on it. A running Sprint engine now is worth at least half what I paid for this...
It doesn't help that Captain70s & Gingernutz are doing such a good job on his... Unfortunately I don't have a Gingernutz to help me get it done as fast nor as good.
It definitely does need some welding and there are a few MOT patches on the bottom from this current decade, where it's been kept alive. So I feel less guilty about lobbing a few more on too.The Reverend Bluejeans wrote: ↑Sun Nov 29, 2020 12:22 pm The E28 WILL need welding somewhere and rust is rust is rust.
It's 12 years newer than the Dolomite and of better build quality. But then 12 years ago, the Dolomite was being patched/tarted up for MOT. Very much like my intention on the E28. All the stuff I'm moaning about that I'm having to redo on the Dolomite.
My intention for it is pretty much what I said 2 years ago in Steve thread on it at the time:
https://autoshite.com/topic/31942-dingo ... nt=1642373
Basically get it fixed for MOT, serviced and belts done. Then have a fun blat around in it for a bit.
I'm starting to feel this way. All my cars need something doing to them. The money and time drain getsThe Reverend Bluejeans wrote: ↑Sun Nov 29, 2020 12:22 pm I don't do resto projects anymore. I just have once nice old car and keep that up to scratch.
frustratingly irritating at times. Any projects in the future I need to be a bit more brutal about. Just have too much going on for projects and getting on with life.