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Just a small update. Shes pretty naked right now as the rear and front light clusters, c pillar badges and bumpers are all away being re chromed. I wont post all the little jobs as there have been too many.

I have purchased a new pillar antenna and re located it from the front wing (shouldn't have been there at all) and fibre glassed the hole.

Whilst the rear bumper is away for chroming I have removed some self adhesive reflectors they fitted to cover some holes in the rear with and fibre glassed and flattened them. All will be made good when she gets her full bare metal respray in 18 months time.

Oh, and fitted the exclusive SSS steering wheel I sourced from overseas,

Last photo is her with her lights in before she went away. Decided to remove the rubber over riders on the bumpers to provide a cleaner look.

 

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17 hours ago, ShortPaul said:

It coming along buddy looks like you have been busy mate, i bet the chrome is costing a arm and a leg, i know it did for me many moons ago i think it was around £1.00 per square inch and that was twenty years ago on a mk1 escort

Thanks I negotiated a great deal. £300 for the light clusters, badges etc and £450 for the pair of bumpers which included removing some minor dents, welding the holes from the over riders I am removing.

Drove over to see the progress yesterday. Here's some photos. Next stage is for him to re enamel the SSS badges in red and cream and to satin black some areas of the light clusters. Collecting next Friday. Bumpers will be another few weeks.

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3 hours ago, Payco said:

Thanks I negotiated a great deal. £300 for the light clusters, badges etc and £450 for the pair of bumpers which included removing some minor dents, welding the holes from the over riders I am removing.

Drove over to see the progress yesterday. Here's some photos. Next stage is for him to re enamel the SSS badges in red and cream and to satin black some areas of the light clusters. Collecting next Friday. Bumpers will be another few weeks.

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Looking good mate, being done for a good price then:thumbs:

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3 hours ago, Andy_Muxlow said:

Looking lovely Martin, Thanks for keeping us updated. :thumbs:

Hope you are keeping well Andy and we can meet up before the winter months descend.

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20 hours ago, Payco said:

Hope you are keeping well Andy and we can meet up before the winter months descend.

Hi Martin, yes all's well with us here. I am now back at work which is a massive relief, especially for Sarah :lol: hows things with you guys? Yes it would be great to be able to meet up and stuff.

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Small update. All my light clusters and pillar badges are almost ready for collection. The triple SSS pillar badges have been completely redone. The SSS and the chequered flags have been syringe injected with enamel and look fantastic. You cannot find originals of these and the replicas are around $800 a pair. He's done a very impressive job. Full photo library and pics to follow next week.

UPDATE. ALL DONE. Just the bumpers to go.

 

 

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15 hours ago, The Big Miester said:

You got a cracking project car there over here in the UK we don't see many Jap cars from this age so good to see, I was watching a Wheeler dealers a few weeks ago and doing a 510 and when they finished it looked ace :thumbs:

Thanks mate. Its only 1 of 2 registered here in the UK as SSS. Saw the WD episode too. :thumbs:

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Done a bit of cosmetic tidying today. Shelf under the glove box and ignition was a bit crappy with scratches on the hardboard. Covered it with speaker box carpet. Much better now. Going to tidy up that messy wiring next.

 

 

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Very nice Martin. B)

Just reading this for the first time and seeing all the pics. 

 

Can't beat a good old classic car, ...I do love modern cars tbh but worked for a few years as a Classic Car Restorer so do have a love for the older motors as well. 

What a rare car to have and enjoy. Look forward to seeing how it progresses more. :thumbs:

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So pleased today as re fitted my rear c pillar badges and front light surrounds. Now all  re chromed. Looks great.

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22 hours ago, GMballistic said:

Very nice Martin. B)

Just reading this for the first time and seeing all the pics. 

 

Can't beat a good old classic car, ...I do love modern cars tbh but worked for a few years as a Classic Car Restorer so do have a love for the older motors as well. 

What a rare car to have and enjoy. Look forward to seeing how it progresses more. :thumbs:

Thanks Gareth. Hope all is well with you.:wave:

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