davo Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 pure car porn !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Abbott Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Looking good, can't wait to see the full effect and those wheels are the dogs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Fish Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 (edited) larverly jarberly Edited January 22, 2011 by Devil Fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opel2000 Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 I was at Retrropower on Weds when the paint was going on the car, but had some sub contract work to finish off on Thurs and Fri, but knew I'd be back over onSat to see the painted article in all it's glory, and was gonna come on here all smug and gloating that I'd seen it in the flesh/steel........ B4stard it was all being mopped down, with any leading adges masked to stop intrusion of polishing compound and 2 people working on it, so just come on here to look at the piccies that everyone else has seen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cact1972 Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Cal and Nat said you were off working elsewhere. So will hopefully catch you on my next visit. Btw you missed out on the choc chip muffins! ( Doubt they saw the end of the day !!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro Power Posted January 23, 2011 Author Share Posted January 23, 2011 Looking good, can't wait to see the full effect and those wheels are the dogs cheers Kev, have sent you a PM, Gordon was down yesterday and your name came up!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmad Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 pure car porn !! i thought the same when i said phwwwwwaaarrr my wife came in and asked what you looking at lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro Power Posted January 25, 2011 Author Share Posted January 25, 2011 ok, big photo update - I'll let the pics speak - any questions ask and i'll reply when I get a sec Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monzta Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 That thing looks awsome ! Absolutely stunning. Will it just be basic white, or will you make it a Rothmans edition or other ? Whats the plan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro Power Posted January 25, 2011 Author Share Posted January 25, 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith1200 Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 (edited) Nice What type of paint did you use? (and colour shade). How many coats? Cheers, Keith Edited January 25, 2011 by keith1200 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro Power Posted January 25, 2011 Author Share Posted January 25, 2011 Nice What type of paint did you use? (and colour shade). How many coats? Cheers, Keith Helios Solvent Base Coat in Polar White, (this is built up gradually in lots of light coats, so can't really say exact numbers, but it took 9 litres) followed by a 2k Clear Lacquer - one light 'grip' coat followed by 2 heavy coats. pics are a bit rubbish really as it was getting dark, but was dying to get a few shots!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Barrett Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueosis1 Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 have to say the quality of the work looks fantastic ,cant wait to see it finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adz the stig Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 that looks bloody amazing! I WANT A ASCONA NOW!!!!! lol just imaigine a garage with a ascona 400 and a manta 400 in it. i could spend days just looking at them listing to some good tunes! and people say im weird! ha ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stradacab Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Now you get to fit it up which is the best bit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Abbott Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 That looks fantastic! 2k lacquer over the white is great and looks flat as fook, don't tell me you got that finish 'off the gun'? If so, what gun are you using and are you HVLP? Cheers Kev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volksdevil Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 That looks absolutely stunning Lucky owner and what looks like fantastic work as always. I'm probably gonna speak to you guys about giving my Corrado a makeover when i take it off the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro Power Posted January 30, 2011 Author Share Posted January 30, 2011 That looks fantastic! 2k lacquer over the white is great and looks flat as fook, don't tell me you got that finish 'off the gun'? If so, what gun are you using and are you HVLP? Cheers Kev Hi Kev, the pics where the masking is still on and the car is in the booth are before flatting, straight from the gun, and the pics taken outside with the masking off are after flatting and compounding. Engine bay, bumpers etc are as from the gun. Gun is a Devilbiss GTI Pro, not HVLP. Great gun apparently (its Cal that painted it and its Nat writing this! ) The floor extraction in the new booth helps, there is no mist in there whatsoever while painting! cheers Nat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cact1972 Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 (edited) Thought I would do the honours for Retro as they are soooo busy................And dog thought it was a good time to get up! Barking at 5.50am! Mind you he aint well at the mo........... More progress! Next move is to prepare the rear axle. We are using a Salisbury 4HA unit, with a custom made full 5-link setup designed along similar lines to the original 400 rally cars. The first job is to strip the axle, and remove the old brackets, and also strip down the LSD donor (Jaguar diff with Dana LSD). The casing is then checked for straightness with a laser. Thankfully it's dead straight, so it's on with the new brackets. Moving on to slightly less heavy duty work, the MK1 Escort Bias pedal box is fitted and the steering column converted to accept the Corsa electric power assistance setup. The pedal box was chosen as it is bulkhead mounted, but keeps the cylinders inside the car, thus allowing a super-clean engine bay and no clearance issues with the throttle bodies. Next a bespoke heater box arrangment is being designed to give a clean underbonnet look, and extra clearance to the back of the engine. A slim heater matrix with an integral valve is mounted to the bulkhead along with a Yamaha R6 engine cooling fan (5.5" and very powerful!). A bespoke box is then made up (thanks Clive!) and engraved with the '400' logo before being painted and fitted. A stainless plate is also made and fitted over the bulkhead where the servo would originally have sat. Edited March 16, 2011 by cact1972 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cact1972 Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 We also have alot of things happening behind the scenes at the mo!! Upholstery,Flocking etc ! Here is a bit of a taster tho And alot of parts are getting ready for the crucial bolting up Before After Poly bushed and quick rack assembled Obviously not both of the axles !!!! And the headlinig is in too Really good to see some soft touches going in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shug Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Are you doing the upholstery yourself? I'm halfway through my seats. Not nearly as hard as I thought (though I'm still to see if the finished product looks good, but so far the bases look pretty decent.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cact1972 Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Are you doing the upholstery yourself? I'm halfway through my seats. Not nearly as hard as I thought (though I'm still to see if the finished product looks good, but so far the bases look pretty decent.) No! The seats are at the upholsterer who is 5 mins away from Retropower ! A guy over on Total Opel has had his done with the blitz fabric . See below http://www.totalopel.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10708 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manta88 Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Had a quick look at this today at Retropower,and it looks realy great,can't wait to see it finished. Nat and Callum realy know what they are doing think i saw some of Clive's work on it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Abbott Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Looks top Is it on the cards for billing as it's only 106 days away ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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