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The Old Girl Is Back Post Restoration....
Posted: Wed May 13, 2015 7:22 am
by Mark Elvin
and mighty fine she looks too....

Re: The Old Girl Is Back Post Restoration....
Posted: Wed May 13, 2015 7:30 am
by cuchillo
Re: The Old Girl Is Back Post Restoration....
Posted: Wed May 13, 2015 7:33 am
by silage
A fine looking Girl, final cost?
Re: The Old Girl Is Back Post Restoration....
Posted: Wed May 13, 2015 7:38 am
by Mark Elvin
Original quote £2500 assuming outer arches only required.
Additional work required above the quote:-
Inner arches, were rotted away, needed 4" all around replaced.
New screen
Surface rust evident after screen removed was sorted
Colour coding of the plastics
Colour coding of rear panel
New sill section required
Repair to front panel required
Total cost £3400
Re: The Old Girl Is Back Post Restoration....
Posted: Wed May 13, 2015 8:27 am
by mikeonb4c
Mark Elvin wrote:Original quote £2500 assuming outer arches only required.
Additional work required above the quote:-
Inner arches, were rotted away, needed 4" all around replaced.
New screen
Surface rust evident after screen removed was sorted
Colour coding of the plastics
Colour coding of rear panel
New sill section required
Repair to front panel required
Total cost £3400
Looks fantastic, worth every penny, and may you get many good years out of her.

Re: The Old Girl Is Back Post Restoration....
Posted: Wed May 13, 2015 8:30 am
by Bob
Well worth it.

Re: The Old Girl Is Back Post Restoration....
Posted: Wed May 13, 2015 10:35 am
by helen&tony
Hi
Very nice price for that amount of work!....
Cheers
Helen
Re: The Old Girl Is Back Post Restoration....
Posted: Wed May 13, 2015 5:25 pm
by Spencer54
Two tone hook up flap, genius
Looks awesome, I think early front ends are the way forward

Re: The Old Girl Is Back Post Restoration....
Posted: Wed May 13, 2015 6:06 pm
by silage
very nice

Re: The Old Girl Is Back Post Restoration....
Posted: Wed May 13, 2015 6:22 pm
by Gasy
Looking lovely
I'd put the black side / rear windows in next
I'm gonna do my aft in a dark silver to match the bottom half
Think that looks cool
Re: The Old Girl Is Back Post Restoration....
Posted: Wed May 13, 2015 6:46 pm
by Simon Jones
Looks fantastic now. How much have you had to spend bringing the mechanicals and bodywork up to that standard since it was purchased from a certain gentleman in Bristol well known for his eBay shenanigans?
Re: The Old Girl Is Back Post Restoration....
Posted: Wed May 13, 2015 7:02 pm
by Cab-ova pete
That looks the cats whiskers matey

how long would you say it took? Very impressive! Can't believe it's from the Hayat stables

Re: The Old Girl Is Back Post Restoration....
Posted: Thu May 14, 2015 9:39 am
by jockenglish
Lovely looking, congratulations. The Missus wants to do the front garden to park ours on, and likes the look of yours, could you tell me what it is please?
Re: The Old Girl Is Back Post Restoration....
Posted: Thu May 14, 2015 9:45 am
by Mark Elvin
jockenglish wrote:Lovely looking, congratulations. The Missus wants to do the front garden to park ours on, and likes the look of yours, could you tell me what it is please?
Printed concrete.
Re: The Old Girl Is Back Post Restoration....
Posted: Thu May 14, 2015 12:53 pm
by BongoBongo123
Very stylish, clean, tidy not over the top but still very classy, nice work.