dt4's 914 journey, From USA to UK |
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dt4's 914 journey, From USA to UK |
dax1969 |
Aug 19 2019, 08:56 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 360 Joined: 10-March 14 From: belgium Member No.: 17,103 Region Association: None |
All you need is an honest seller, a buyer who keeps his word and a shipper who knows his business...the rest is peanuts (to me at least, I am in the shipping business since 1990).
Will do it again if the right car comes along but only with reputable forum members (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) some pics of the journey delivered by Bob (burton73) who owned both cars this is how they possibly get stowed in the container... mine were (at my request) stowed flat cheers Dax |
dt4 |
Aug 28 2019, 02:00 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 502 Joined: 26-May 19 From: England Member No.: 23,161 Region Association: England |
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dt4 |
Aug 28 2019, 02:01 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 502 Joined: 26-May 19 From: England Member No.: 23,161 Region Association: England |
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dt4 |
Aug 28 2019, 02:03 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 502 Joined: 26-May 19 From: England Member No.: 23,161 Region Association: England |
and continued for a couple of hours tonight
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dt4 |
Aug 30 2019, 02:40 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 502 Joined: 26-May 19 From: England Member No.: 23,161 Region Association: England |
Its like progress but slower
Overall I am pleased with how its going Using wire wheels with an angle grinder means needing be careful of hitting anything delicate and avoiding too much heat build up to prevent distortion I will go and buy some poly discs today as an alternatve to the wire wheels plus some paint stripper for the hard to reach areas |
dt4 |
Aug 30 2019, 03:09 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 502 Joined: 26-May 19 From: England Member No.: 23,161 Region Association: England |
Its like progress but slower
Overall I am pleased with how its going Using wire wheels with an angle grinder means needing be careful of hitting anything delicate and avoiding too much heat build up to prevent distortion I will go and buy some poly discs today as an alternatve to the wire wheels plus some paint stripper for the hard to reach areas |
dt4 |
Sep 3 2019, 12:56 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 502 Joined: 26-May 19 From: England Member No.: 23,161 Region Association: England |
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dt4 |
Oct 29 2019, 02:41 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 502 Joined: 26-May 19 From: England Member No.: 23,161 Region Association: England |
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dt4 |
Oct 29 2019, 02:42 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 502 Joined: 26-May 19 From: England Member No.: 23,161 Region Association: England |
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dt4 |
Oct 29 2019, 02:44 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 502 Joined: 26-May 19 From: England Member No.: 23,161 Region Association: England |
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dt4 |
Oct 29 2019, 02:45 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 502 Joined: 26-May 19 From: England Member No.: 23,161 Region Association: England |
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dt4 |
Oct 29 2019, 03:13 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 502 Joined: 26-May 19 From: England Member No.: 23,161 Region Association: England |
So it took many hours of work with the wire wheel, poly disc and palm sander and a needle gun to remove all the paint from the internal and external surfaces.
The selection of photos show some of the work. I then had to empty the garage blow down all the dust and crap, vacuum and wash it down and then move onto the car to completely clean it down ready for preparation for the primer. It was starting to get cold and damp over here in October so wanted to get the primer on before too long. I have always used "Ken & Lyn" car restoration paints in the UK as they give great advice, provide period paint colours and a great over all customer service. After a long conversation with Ken we arrived at a cellulose 2 pack acid etch primer. I am applying it to the internal surfaces before moving onto the exterior panels |
dt4 |
Oct 29 2019, 03:15 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 502 Joined: 26-May 19 From: England Member No.: 23,161 Region Association: England |
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dt4 |
Oct 29 2019, 03:27 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 502 Joined: 26-May 19 From: England Member No.: 23,161 Region Association: England |
Getting the bonnet off and then back on again single handed was a bit tricky, not something I would risk when the final colour is on the car.
I have decided to paint the car in Zambesi / Forest green and although the weather over here means that it will be getting on for 6 months before the colour can be applied I doubt I will be able to resist painting a head light cover or two to see what it looks like I will be finding a new compressor between now and the spring, the compressor I am using has been great and I have used it for stripping and then repainting 3 other cars and it is is fine for the primer but its getting tired and noisy so I will look for a bigger belt driven one to make for an easier / quieter life |
Chi-town |
Oct 29 2019, 09:12 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 850 Joined: 31-August 18 From: Disneyland Member No.: 22,446 Region Association: Southern California |
Car is looking great!
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dt4 |
Oct 29 2019, 02:52 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 502 Joined: 26-May 19 From: England Member No.: 23,161 Region Association: England |
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dt4 |
Nov 3 2019, 12:39 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 502 Joined: 26-May 19 From: England Member No.: 23,161 Region Association: England |
I spotted this going through an auction around 60 miles from me
https://mathewsons.co.uk/auctions/auction-d...i-1000-city-e-8 I went to look at it last weekend It was past saving in my view, the chassis integrity was gone and it was folding in the middle and nipping the doors up The floor, front and rear boot, doors, wings, A pillars, rear quarters were shot through It had been a Jersey (channel islands - UK) car most of its life and was complete and the interior wasnt too bad, the dash and centre console, door cards, and back pad were in good condition so valuable to some one with a US import with sun damage It was a 2.0 litre model but not running so if it turns out to have a good engine and transmission it would have value. I went back yesterday to see it go through the auction I set my limit based on the nominal value of parts that were of interest to me and I pulled out at £1600, it went for £1650. I was initially going to go to £1800 which would have then cost circa £2000 including the commission but decided I could buy a lot of parts for £2000 hence pulling out a bit earlier than planned I hope the winning bidder is a member here, it would be good to know his plans and how he valued it |
Cairo94507 |
Nov 3 2019, 12:51 PM
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Michael Group: Members Posts: 9,650 Joined: 1-November 08 From: Auburn, CA Member No.: 9,712 Region Association: Northern California |
You are making great progress. Thanks for the update pics. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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Dion |
Nov 3 2019, 03:16 PM
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RN Group: Members Posts: 2,754 Joined: 16-September 04 From: Audubon,PA Member No.: 2,766 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
You are really knocking it out David.
Really nice progress. That green is a great colour choice. Cheers |
dt4 |
Nov 10 2019, 12:31 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 502 Joined: 26-May 19 From: England Member No.: 23,161 Region Association: England |
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