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Post by Matt of the Vivas on Feb 21, 2017 21:56:36 GMT
The panel that the bonnet attaches to under the bonnet was a little tatty - flaky paint, surface rust, and some overspray and general gunge. It was letting the engine bay down so i roped in Red Feather and between us we lifted the bonnet off. Then, after wire cup brushing the flaky bits down, and flatting the old paint and overspray, i ended up with:  then primed:  Im out of Mallard green so i will get an aerosol can made tomorrow, and finish the job. |
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Post by Matt of the Vivas on Feb 21, 2017 21:57:17 GMT
op coat -  Yep its shiny black - shame as the car is green :roll: They appear to have cocked the paint mix up, no  how as they made it perfectly the last time. So i need to be doing that again then :twisted: To cheer myself up, i dug out my drill and polishing wheel ( an original Black and Decker, probably older than the car im using it on):  To make these:  Into these:  Happier now. |
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Post by Matt of the Vivas on Feb 21, 2017 21:58:01 GMT
Well - a repeat trip back to the accessory shop, and someone who was able to actually mix paint properly produced:  Happy with that.  |
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Post by Matt of the Vivas on Feb 21, 2017 21:59:04 GMT
Continuing the theme of underbonnet paintwork:  Round here is always manky on Dolomites - a seal sits on here which collects dirt, and surface rust breaks out. Cleaned, degreased and etch primed, then:  Some more Mallard Green...  8) |
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Post by maxbranning on Feb 24, 2017 7:53:02 GMT
Love it!
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Post by Matt of the Vivas on Mar 5, 2017 19:55:58 GMT
 All stripped out ready for the paintshop |
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Post by Matt of the Vivas on Apr 17, 2017 21:08:50 GMT
Sadly this was all i could save before the previous forum went down, there was a lot more.....
Moving forward, its just passed its MOT so i have two classics on the road this year... which is nice
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Post by bent8rover on Apr 18, 2017 11:35:58 GMT
Sadly I have some but it is incomplete as the forum was up and down so much in the last few days. Plenty of John Green's threads survived for some reason! I have some of the threads, however many of your Postimage links from this time are broken: Dolomite, 2016 Dolomite, 2015 Dolomite, 2014 Dolomite, 2013 Oh Dear.. (the paint rectification thread) (2012) Dolomite wheels and tyres Dolomite - Toolkit, bumpers, bodywork Dolomite - front subframe mountings Dolomite - Rear subframe mounts, steering rack mounts Dolomite - brake rebuild & auto box service Dolomite - wheels painted, cavity's waxed Dolomite - general repairs, more servicing, and some paint Dolomite - boot floor repairs Dolomite - servicing, and tidying the underbonnet My new Dolomite, rustproofing! However, don't get too excited as many pages are missing amongst the mess that took over two days to build on and off.  |
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Post by Matt of the Vivas on May 23, 2017 21:15:52 GMT
The Trumpet has been out and about:   Local evening show, no booking in, turn up and get a pint. My kind of event... |
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Post by Matt of the Vivas on May 23, 2017 21:16:50 GMT
Plans for this year:
Erm. Could do with a new battery. Maybe change the foglights?
I like this car....
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Post by Matt of the Vivas on Jun 25, 2017 17:53:04 GMT
Its still being used occasionally. A slight stutter turned out to be a broken Thackeray washer on the rear carb, since replaced, other than that its been faultless. Its due an oil and coolant change, ill do that shortly.
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Post by bent8rover on Jun 26, 2017 11:09:14 GMT
What don't you like about the spotlights?
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Post by Matt of the Vivas on Jun 28, 2017 20:31:23 GMT
 Ive found some old Wipac stainless steel ones, ive fitted those instead, just think they look better! |
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Post by Matt of the Vivas on Aug 6, 2017 20:06:08 GMT
At Newark back in July i bought a new-old-stock bumper - its the last piece of chrome on the car thats marked and pitted. It needed modifiying to fit, as it was for a very early 1500 FWD and had different brackets, although the bumper was the same.  Note the welded on internal brackets  They had to be cut off, the welding ground back, and then square holes drilled and filed to take the Dolomites bolt-on brackets - without damaging the perfect chrome....  With the back of the bumper rustproofed it could be fitted on the car  Lovely! |
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Post by Father Ted on Aug 6, 2017 21:49:35 GMT
Lovely!
I really like the colour of your Dolomite.
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how as they made it perfectly the last time. So i need to be doing that again then :twisted: 
